BBC Asian Network Schedule Thursday 30 April 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Panjabi garage heat
  A Shades On Mix full of all manner of UKG and Panjabi garage. Yay.
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Past, present and future
  A Shades On Mix that mixes Balwinder Safri into Todd Edwards & DJ O?! Stop it!
3. 01:00
  AJD—Anish Kumar, BombayMami and DJ LYAN
  AJD starts the party with BombayMami, Martin Garrix, Arijit Singh and F1rstman.
4. 03:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Shubh, Raaginder and Karam Brar
  AJD spins 60 minutes of club-ready Punjabi music from Shubh, Raaginder and Karam Brar.
5. 04:00
  Asian Network Celebrates—Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
  Gagan Grewal hosts a special show celebrating the very talented Aishwarya Rai Bachchan!
6. 05:00
  The Everyday Hustle—Food allergies: Jatinder Dhanjal
  Jatinder Dhanjal tells Harleen Nottay how her son's allergies helped create her business.
7. 05:30
  The Everyday Hustle—Pop-up to permanent restaurant: Sabzi
  Father and son entrepreneurs, Gary and Steven tell Harleen Nottay about their restaurant.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Asian Network Certified Mashups—Panjabi MC, Rihanna and D8!
  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
  Vallisa—The Vault
  Vallisa is playing all the hottest tracks and pulls out a classic from The Vault.
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Afternoon
1. 12:45
  Newsbeat—Alex Albon's on!
  The F1 driver's on Newsbeat ahead of the Miami Grand Prix kicking off.
2. 13:00
  Vallisa—Popcorn Puzzle
  Vallisa plays a game of Popcorn Puzzle and is dropping the week's biggest tunes.
3. 14:00
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with Vallisa
  Vallisa plays Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
4. 15:00
  Jaz Singh—Thursdays are the new Love Friday with Nav Mischief
  Thursdays are the new Love Friday with a mix from Nav Mischief!
5. 17:45
  Newsbeat—Golders Green latest
  We're in north London hearing from members of the Jewish community on yesterday's attack.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  AJD—Indo Warehouse, Steel Banglez and Rashmeet Kaur
  AJD brings Sliime, Indo Warehouse, Shubh and Steel Banglez with Rashmeet Kaur.
2. 20:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Karam Brar, Mohitveer and Talwiinder
  AJD brings Punjabi music rooted in culture and driven by the sound of today.
3. 21:00
  The Official British Asian Music Chart—with Jasmine Takhar: Will Zayn's track Side Effects remain on top?
  Will Zayn's track Side Effects remain on the top spot for the second week?
4. 22:00
  Bobby Friction—Schooling the Nation on Brown Munde by AP Dhillon and Gurinder Gill
  Bobby Schools the Nation on Brown Munde by AP Dhillon and Gurinder Gill.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—DJ Manara
  DJ Manara's on the decks for this week's Love Friday Mix!
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—Nav Mischief
  Nav Mischief is on the decks for this week's Love Friday mix!
3. 01:00
  Asian Network Certified—MR.O, MR.O soundtracking your party!
  MR.O brings you a Certified Party on your Friday night!
4. 04:00
  Asian Network Trending—Justice, modest fashion and Bhangra
  Life sentence for man who raped Sikh woman, Paris modest fashion and Diljit Dosanjh.
5. 05:00
  Asian Network Trending—Behind the scenes with The Apprentice winner
  Karishma Vijay and her rivals discuss The Apprentice and representing South Asian talent.