BBC Asian Network Schedule Sunday 8 March 2026

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Pure Spice—Takeover, Gunni: Cultural Connections
  Gunni connects different cultures with his second Pure Spice Takeover.
2. 01:00
  DJ Kizzi—Saturday night anthems!
  The ultimate Saturday evening warm-up on BBC Asian Network.
3. 04:00
  Asian Network's Club Hit Squad Mix—Bollywood celebrations!
  Bringing a Certified Bollywood Celebrations mix straight to your speakers!
4. 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.
5. 05:00
  Asian Network Celebrates—Asha Bhosle
  Gagan Grewal hosts a special show marking Asha Bhosle's 90th birthday.
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Morning
1. 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!
2. 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!
3. 07:00
  Asian Network R&B—Khushi K, ZAYN and Chainsmokers!
  Nonstop Asian Network bangers!
4. 08:00
  Asian Network Breakfast—with SMASHBengali
  Ease into your Sunday morning with SMASHBengali and a relaxed start to the day.
5. 10:00
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with SMASHBengali
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks goes full rewind for 60 minutes.
6. 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
1. 13:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—Dipps Bhamrah, Female Frenzy!
  Dipps marks International Women’s Day with a Female Frenzy.
2. 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!
3. 17:00
  Asian Network's Pakistani Entertainment Show with Kan D Man—Ramadan reflections
  A Special Ramadan edition on the Pakistani Entertainment Show with Kan D Man.
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Evening
1. 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.
2. 21:00
  Bobby Friction—Schooling the Nation on Jaz Dhami's Eyes On You.
  Bobby Friction Schools the Nation on Eyes On You by Jay Sean and Rishi Rich.
3. 23:00
  One More Chai—Simplify my life...
  Smash is joined by Shankeya, in for Gura and they simplify their lives!
4. 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
1. 00:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—Bhangra Bounce, United Colours of Bhangra
  This week’s Bhangra Bounce Mix brings you United Colours of Bhangra.
2. 00:30
  Asian Network Punjabi—Bhangra Bounce, Next Level Nostalgia
  This week’s Bhangra Bounce Mix brings you next level nostalgia.
3. 01:00
  The Ultimate Playlist—Ramadan, The Ultimate Ramadan Playlist with SMASHBengali
  SMASHBengali gets you Ramadan ready with his specially selected and curated playlist.
4. 02:00
  The Ultimate Playlist—Ramadan, Spiritual sounds for Ramadan with Nadia Ali
  The Ultimate Ramadan Playlist with Nadia Ali.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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

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