BBC Asian Network Schedule Thursday 19 February 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Underground heat and Desi geets
  Manara jumps on the decks for a Shades On mix that marries underground heat and Desi geets
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—For the ravers!
  DJ Manara goes in the mix for the ravers and garage lovers!
3. 01:00
  AJD—Zack Knight, Drake and Tegi Pannu
  AJD connects the dots between Bollywood nostalgia, global rap and everything inbetween.
4. 03:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, R&B inspired AR Paisley, Nivair Pannu and Nijjar
  AJD starts hard with Byg Byrd and showcases a triple threat of R&B inspired tracks.
5. 04:00
  Asian Network Celebrates—Palak Muchhal
  Asian Network Celebrates Indian singer and lyricist Palak Muchhal.
6. 05:00
  The Everyday Hustle—Naseem Mohammed
  To mark Valentine's Day, Harleen Nottay speaks to expert matchmaker Naseem Mohammed.
7. 05:30
  Not Even Water—Series 5, 2. Behind the Bling with Ebraheem Al-Samadi
  2/4Star of hit-Netflix show Dubai Bling, Ebraheem Al-Samadi talks about Ramadan with Nadia.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Asian Network Certified Mashups—Jay Sean, Priya Ragu and Panjabi MC!
  The biggest Certified Mashups from the Asian Network.
2. 07:00
  Asian Network Breakfast—with Nikita Kanda
  We hit the streets for Poll the People! Can you guess how the public answered?
3. 10:00
  Asian Network Certified—with Nikita Kanda
  Your daily mix of Bollywood, Bhangra, UK garage, R&B, hip-hop and more with Nikita Kanda.
4. 11:00
  Haroon Rashid—The Vault
  Haroon is playing all the hottest tracks and pulls out a classic from The Vault.
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Afternoon
1. 12:45
  Newsbeat—King's brother arrested
  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being held by police. He always denied doing anything wrong.
2. 13:00
  Haroon Rashid—Haroon keeps you company
  Haroon has all the big tunes, current and classic, to keep you company through the day.
3. 14:00
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with Haroon Rashid
  Asian Network Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
4. 15:00
  Jaz Singh—Jaz is the music man!
  Jaz is playing an iconic South Asian tune on a kazoo, can you guess the song?
5. 17:45
  Newsbeat—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
  We answer your questions about the former prince's arrest. He denies doing anything wrong.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  AJD—Arif Lohar, Sammy Virji and Zulekha
  AJD spins Badshah and Davido before mixing Arif Lohar, Sammy Virji and Zulekha.
2. 20:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Karan Aujla, Khushi K and Panjabi MC
  This is Punjabi music doing what it does best - take over the room.
3. 21:00
  The Official British Asian Music Chart—with Jasmine Takhar: Will Zayn remain on top?
  Will Zayn's track Die For Me hold on to the top spot for the second week?
4. 22:00
  Bobby Friction—Ramnik spins Anish Kumar, Manj and Shazia Manzoor
  Ramnik Schools the Nation on A.S Kang and LL Cool Singh's Gidhyan Di Raniye (Loverman Mix)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—Ramnik
  Ramnik has this week's Love Friday Mix to get you ready for the weekend!
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—DJ SHRAII
  DJ SHRAII has this week's Love Friday Mix to get you ready for the weekend!
3. 01:00
  Asian Network Certified—MR.O, MR.O is soundtracking your Friday night party!
  MR.O brings the energy to Friday nights!
4. 04:00
  Asian Network Trending—Women's sport, Ramadan & Desi singles finding love
  Cricket star Smriti Mandhana on inspiring women and Muslims preparing for Ramadan.
5. 05:00
  Asian Network Trending—Indian matchmaker Sima Aunty on love and marriage
  Reality TV star Sima Taparia on love, marriage and the reality of modern matchmaking