Schedule
Early
00:00
Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Feel cute, might dance later
DJ Manara goes in mix, celebrating Asian music from across the globe.
00:30
Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Shades On: All day, every day
DJ Manara goes in the mix, spinning your favourite Saturday night bangers.
01:00
Bobby Friction—Zindabad!
Whether you're from Leicester, Lahore or Lucknow, we want to hear from you!
03:00
Asian Network R&B—Jay Sean, Rhea Raj and The PropheC
Asian Network R&B bangers with Jay Sean, Rhea Raj and The PropheC.
04:00
Asian Network Bollywood—Bollywood Bangers with Noreen Khan, Happy birthday Alia Bhatt!
Noreen brings you Bollywood classics from the past two decades!
05:00
Noreen Khan—Global Beats, Tracks from SomeWhatSuper, Shaan & Swami
Noreen spins a bit of DesiRock, Angel Eyes and Lovers Eyes.
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Morning
06:00
Asian Network Chill—Celebrating impactful Asian women
Serena presses play on music from the most inspirational females in music.
07:00
Asian Network Breakfast—with Nikita Kanda
Nikita plays Who Are Ya with a mystery guest.
10:00
Asian Network Certified—with Nikita Kanda
The biggest certified mixes from the Asian Network.
11:00
Haroon Rashid—World Poetry Day
Haroon marks World Poetry Day with a couple of poems or two.
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Afternoon
12:45
Newsbeat—'Racist' and 'rotten'
Words used to describe the UK's biggest police force, as you tell us your experiences too.
13:00
Haroon Rashid—The Search Party
Haroon challenges you with the Search Party – but remember, you're against the timer!
14:00
Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with Haroon Rashid
Asian Network Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
15:00
Ankur Desai—Amber Sandhu sits in
Amber has a special programme on the police in London because a report says it’s racist.
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Evening
18:00
Bobby Friction—Kan D Man sits in
Bobby's off, but don't worry, Kans has all the beats and bants you need!
20:00
BBC Introducing on Asian Network with Jasmine Takhar—Elysian
Bringing you the best new, unsigned and under the radar British Asian music.
22:00
All Star Anthems—DJ Manara sits in: Spring clean shakers
DJ Manara sits in and has a packed 30 minutes of All Star bangers!
22:30
Not Even Water—Series 2, 1. Everything I Don’t Know About Ramadan
1/5Mehreen is joined by Akafi Ali and Farah Raja for a fun & judgement-free guide to Ramadan.
23:00
Not Even Water—Series 2, 2. Spiritual Gains, Not Physical
2/5Hamzah Sheeraz and Abdul Fattah talk training with Mehreen Baig.
23:30
Not Even Water—Series 2, 3. Best behaviour please! We’re in a mosque
3/5From Cambridge Central Mosque, Kalo Kachar and Akke Rahman talk to Mehreen about faith.
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Late
00:00
Ankur Desai - 60 Minutes—Women in sport and Budget plans
Highlights from Ankur's afternoon shows including how RRR won big at the Oscars.
01:00
Bobby Friction—Rising Hinglish pop starlet Shai is on the show!
Based between the UK and India, she talks to Bobby about her track Hide Her from Me.
03:00
DJ Limelight & Kan D Man—New Music Show
The sound of young Asian Britain. Hear the best new music first.
04:00
DJ Limelight & Kan D Man—Raf Saperra co-host
Raf-Saperra joins DJ Limelight and Kan D Man.
05:00
Asian Network News Presents—Colourism
Ankur Desai asks why people with darker skin tones are still being judged in 2023?



















