Schedule
Early
00:00
Pure Spice—Takeover, Gunni: Cultural connections
Gunni connects different cultures with his second Pure Spice Takeover.
01:00
DJ Kizzi—Saturday night anthems!
The ultimate Saturday evening warm-up on BBC Asian Network.
04:00
Asian Network's Club Hit Squad Mix—Bollywood celebrations!
Bringing a Certified Bollywood Celebrations mix straight to your speakers!
04:30
Asian Network's Club Hit Squad Mix—Asian hip-hop
Panjabi Hit Squad are stepping into a big 30-minute Asian hip-hop mix.
05:00
Asian Network Celebrates—Asha Bhosle
Gagan Grewal hosts a special show marking Asha Bhosle's 90th birthday.
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Morning
06:00
Asian Network Bollywood—Gagan's Throwback Bollywood Mix, Bollywood Listen
Gagan brings you the Bollywood Listen mix, one you’ll want to turn up and hear!
06:30
Asian Network Bollywood—Gagan's Throwback Bollywood Mix, Bollywood Promises
Gagan brings you Bollywood Promises, a journey through songs of love and lasting vows!
07:00
Asian Network R&B—Khushi K, ZAYN and Chainsmokers!
Nonstop Asian Network bangers!
08:00
Asian Network Breakfast—with SMASHBengali
SMASHBengali takes charge of your weekend wake-up.
10:00
Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with SMASHBengali
Asian Network Certified Throwback bangers with SMASHBengali.
11:00
Asian Network Bollywood—Gagan Grewal, Bollywood rewind
It’s time to rewind the Bollywood rhythm with Gagan Grewal as he plays classic hits!
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Afternoon
13:00
Asian Network Punjabi—Dipps Bhamrah, Punjabi power
Dipps presents the best in bhangra music and Punjabi entertainment.
15:00
Asian Network's Bengali Entertainment Show with Nadia Ali—Bangla Bants
The best Bengali music - and Nadia gets your hot takes with Bangla Bants!
17:00
Asian Network's Pakistani Entertainment Show with Kan D Man—08/03/2026
Pakistani music, entertainment and news with Kan D Man.
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Evening
19:00
Asian Network's South Indian and Tamil Entertainment Show with Pritt—Female Takeover
A female-only playlist to celebrate International Women's Day.
21:00
Bobby Friction—A Live Jam from the BBC archives
Bobby wets the appetite with a Live Jam straight from the BBC archives.
23:00
One More Chai—Simplify my life...
Smash is joined by Shankeya, in for Gura and they simplify their lives!
23:30
One More Chai—My unpopular opinion that I will defend til the end is...
Shankeya and Pritt share their unpopular opinions that they will defend til the end!
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Late
00:00
Asian Network Punjabi—Bhangra Bounce, United Colours of Bhangra
This week’s Bhangra Bounce Mix brings you United Colours of Bhangra.
00:30
Asian Network Punjabi—Bhangra Bounce, Next Level Nostalgia
This week’s Bhangra Bounce Mix brings you next level nostalgia.
01:00
The Ultimate Playlist—Ramadan, The Ultimate Ramadan Playlist with SMASHBengali
SMASHBengali gets you Ramadan ready with his specially selected and curated playlist.
02:00
The Ultimate Playlist—Ramadan, Spiritual sounds for Ramadan with Nadia Ali
The Ultimate Ramadan Playlist with Nadia Ali.
03:00
BBC Introducing on Asian Network with Jasmine Takhar—Introducing Aruna's track Love Me Slow
Jasmine hears from the BBC Introducing Artist of the Week, Aruna from Oxford.
04:30
BBC Introducing on Asian Network with Jasmine Takhar—International Women's Day Sessions
Asian Network Introducing with Jasmine Takhar has its International Women’s Day session.
05:00
Asian Network Certified Mashups—Raf-Saperra, Shreya Ghoshal and Sliime
The biggest Certified Mashups from the Asian Network with Raf-Saperra and Shreya Ghoshal
