100 Best BBC Podcasts

1. Global News Podcast

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The breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Hear the most important global stories from the BBC, the most trusted name in international news. With reporters on the ground in every country, we're always where the story is. We bring you unparalleled access and exclusive updates that you won't get anywhere else. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. From Trump's White House to Putin's Kremlin, from the Ukraine War to the Israel-Gaza conflict. From Damascus to Delhi, from Silicon Valley to Singapore, from Washington DC to Wuhan...MORE Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 13.6KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 500k active Podcasts in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted podcast contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Football Daily

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The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League, WSL and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us!Get in touch with us @5liveSport on social media and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.MORE Hosts Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates, Steve Crossman, Darren Fletcher
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 6.5KFacebook 61.3MTwitter 42.1M Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Newshour

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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Hosts James Menendez, James Coomarasamy, Julian Marshall
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Best of Nolan

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Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster
Host Stephen Nolan
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
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Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 211Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 79 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Rugby Union Weekly

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Ugo Monye, Chris Jones, Danny Care and Chris Ashton bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in rugby union.We'd love to hear from you on the pod; email rugbyunionweekly@bbc.co.uk or search for 5 Live Sport on social media to send us a message.MORE Hosts Danny Care, Chris Jones, Ugo Monye, Chris Ashton
Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 5.5KFacebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Test Match Special

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Insight and analysis from the Test Match Special team, including interviews with top players.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 2.6KFacebook 409.4KTwitter 529.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Wake Up To Money

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News and insight from the business world. Download the podcast via the BBC Sounds app.
Host Sean Farrington
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 810Facebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

8. Radio 1's All Day Breakfast with Greg James

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This is the place to catch daily chat, extra fun and highlights from Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James - hit subscribe to stay up to date!
Host Greg James
Producer/Network BBC Radio 1
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9. Focus on Africa

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Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.MORE Host Audrey Brown
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 775Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Ten To The Top

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Can you make it all the way to the top in Radio 2's mid-morning music quiz with Vernon Kay?
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 595Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. Witness History

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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the 'Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia...MORE Producer/Network BBC
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12. F1: Chequered Flag

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Your go-to destination for Formula 1 news, interviews and reactions.F1 Chequered Flag from the BBC offers expert analysis of every F1 race, with exclusive insight into every twist and turn of the F1 season. Each episode brings you in-depth race reviews, breaking down the strategies that shape each Grand Prix and the key players making headlines. Hear from F1 stars like Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris, and the bosses of powerhouse teams like Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren. And get up to speed on the cars and tactics changing the game...MORE Hosts Harry Benjamin, Sarah Holt, Josh Hartnett, Holly Samos, Jennie Gow, Andrew Benson
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 2.6KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Business Daily

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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
Hosts Devina Gupta, Hannah Mullane
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 61.3MTwitter 15.6KInstagram 29.6M Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Jul 2014 Get Email Contact

14. BBC Music Introducing Mixtape

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An hour of fresh new tunes from BBC Music Introducing handpicked by Emily Pilbeam each week in the early hours of Monday morning.
Host Emily Pilbeam
Producer/Network BBC Radio 6 Music
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 235Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Business Matters

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Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC.
Host Amanda D. Lotz
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 203Facebook 9MTwitter 15.6KInstagram 8.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

16. BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire

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Listen to highlights of Dave Gilyeat and his team of new music aficionados as they deliver all the best Oxfordshire and Berkshire bands you've never heard before.
Producer/Network BBC Radio Oxford
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17. Science In Action

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The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Host Roland Pease
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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18. Talkback

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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines, chat to the people making them and ask you, the audience, what you think? From BBC Radio Ulster
Host William Crawley
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 82Facebook 109.2KTwitter 49.7KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

19. Americast

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Americast is the authoritative US news and politics podcast from the BBC. Each week we provide audiences with the best analysis from across the BBC, with on-the-ground observations and big picture insights about the stories which are defining America right now. The podcast is hosted by trusted BBC journalists including the BBC's North America editor, Sarah Smith, BBC Radio 4 presenter, Justin Webb, the BBC's disinformation and social media correspondent, Marianna Spring, and BBC North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher...MORE Hosts Sarah Smith, Anthony u2018The Zurchu2019 Zurcher, Justin Webb, Marianna Spring
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3.1KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. CrowdScience

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We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 61.3MTwitter 42.1M Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Today in Parliament

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News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Hosts Susan Hulme, Sean Curran, Alicia McCarthy
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 214Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Six O'Clock News

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The government has ordered an investigation into the fire that forced Heathrow airport to close.
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 726Facebook 9.3MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

23. The Interview

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Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. The best interviews from the BBC.The HARDtalk podcast has become The Interview. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time...MORE Host Stephen Sackur
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.3KFacebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

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Weekly podcast about mental health, wellbeing and disabled people. Life stories and solutions with a friendly touch for listeners around the world.
Host Emma Tracey
Producer/Network BBC Sounds
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 199Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. World Business Report

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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 977Facebook 9MTwitter 15.6KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

26. Any Questions? and Any Answers?

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Alex Forsyth presents topical debate in which guests from politics, business, science, arts and the media answer questions from members of the public. Anita Anand presents listeners' responses to the issues raised.MORE Hosts Alex Forsyth, Anita Anand
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 439Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

27. Moral Maze

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Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
Hosts Michael Buerk, David Aaronovitch
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 753Facebook 61.3MTwitter 42.1M Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

28. Health Check

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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Host Claudia Hammond
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 384Facebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

29. Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn't Read.
Hosts Angela Barnes, Andrew Hunter Murray, Andy Zaltzman
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@angelabarnescomedy.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 17.9KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

30. Tailenders

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Greg James, Jimmy Anderson and Felix White take an alternative (and sometimes musical) look at cricket...
Hosts Greg James, James Anderson, Felix White
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 4.8KFacebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. Fighting Talk

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A hilarious look at the volatile world of sport where guests compete for points with their sporting punditry. Informed comments are rewarded but witless outbursts are penalised.
Host Rick Edwards
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.4KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

32. BBC Inside Science

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A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Hosts Marnie Chesterton, Victoria Gill, Adam Rutherford
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

33. Africa Daily

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One question to wake up to every weekday morning. One story from Africa, for Africa. Alan Kasujja takes a deep dive into the news shaping the continent. Ready by early morning, five days a week, Monday to Friday.MORE Host Alan Kasujja
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 310Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

34. Add to Playlist

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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.MORE Hosts Jeffrey Boakye, Anna Phoebe
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 185Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

35. In Touch

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News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Host Peter White
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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36. People Fixing the World

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Brilliant solutions to the world's problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
Host Myra Anubi
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 614Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

37. In Our Time: History

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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4.9K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

38. Limelight

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The Limelight podcast - for fiction and drama serials you won't want to miss from Radio 4.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 849Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

39. Evil Genius with Russell Kane

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It's good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.
Host Russell Kane
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@offthekerb.co.uk
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3.2KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

40. World Football

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Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.
Host Mani Djazmi
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 277Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

41. Broadcasting House

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The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Host Paddy OConnell
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 147Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

42. Newscast

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The BBC's daily news podcast, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth.Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond.Follow the new Labour government led by Sir Keir Starmer. How will Kemi Badenoch do as leader of the Conservative party? Newscast will give you all the best insights from BBC News so you're across all the day's top stories...MORE Hosts Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, Laura Kuenssberg, Paddy O Connell
Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 6.9KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

43. Tech Life

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Tech Life discovers and explains the ways technology is changing our lives, wherever we are in the world. We meet the people with bright ideas for rethinking the way we work, learn and play, and get hands-on with the products they dream up. We hold tech giants to account for their huge power to affect our lives, and ask who wins, and who loses, in the technology transformation. Tech Life is your guide to a future being made, and remade, at lightning speed in front of our eyes.MORE Hosts Imran Rahman-Jones, Alasdair Keane, Graham Fraser, Chris Vallance, Shiona McCallum, Zoe Kleinman
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 406Facebook 801KTwitter 15.9KInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

44. Private Passions

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Guests from all walks of life discuss their musical loves and hates, and talk about the influence music has had on their lives
Host Michael Fitzhardinge Berkeley
Producer/Network BBC Radio 3
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 294Facebook 161.6KTwitter 123.7K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

45. Learning English Stories

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Improve your English with these short dramas and stories. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Producer/Network BBC Learning English
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

46. From Our Own Correspondent

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Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
Host Kate Adie
Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.8KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

47. File on 4 Investigates

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News-making original journalism documentary series, investigating stories at home and abroad.
Host Jo Glanville
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 249Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

48. Sunday Supplement

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Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
Host Vaughan Roderick
Producer/Network BBC Radio Wales
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

49. Westminster Hour

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The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
Host Benjamin Wright
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 297Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

50. Rams Daily: A Derby County Podcast

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Daily updates from Derby County with Dominic Dietrich and Ed Dawes. If it's happening at the Rams you'll hear about it here.
Hosts Dominic Dietrich, Ed Dawes
Producer/Network BBC Radio Derby
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 84Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

51. Sporting Witness

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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You'll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded...MORE Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 139Facebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

52. Drama of the Week

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Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

53. Inside Health

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Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Hosts James Gallagher, Mark Porter
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 810Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

54. Shut Up and Show More Football: Nottingham Forest

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Explore Nottingham Forest F.C with exclusive interviews, debate and stories about the Mighty Reds. With David Jackson and Colin Fray.
Hosts David Jackson, Colin Fray
Producer/Network BBC Radio Nottingham
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 172Facebook 49.7KTwitter 98.6K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

55. Soul Music

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Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2008 Get Email Contact

56. Over to You

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Talk back to the BBC and challenge the programme makers.
Host Rajan Datar
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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57. The World Tonight

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In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective
Hosts James Coomarasamy, Jane Hill, Shaun Dominic Ley
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 250Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

58. 5 Live's World Football Phone-in

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Expert answers to your questions in World Football: The Phone-in from BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night programme.
Hosts Dotun Adebayo, Tim Vickery
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 154 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

59. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

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Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Host Nick Robinson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 2.5K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

60. Inheritance Tracks

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Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 210Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

61. Sacked in the Morning

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From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manager.
Hosts Craig Levein, Amy Irons
Producer/Network BBC Radio Scotland
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 208Facebook 305.9KTwitter 90.9KInstagram 43.9K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

62. Sport's Strangest Crimes

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When sport collides with true crime.
Host Greg James
Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 489Facebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

63. How to Invent a Country

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When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
Host Misha Glenny
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 352Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

64. Profile

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An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Hosts Stephen Smith, Mark Coles
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 512Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

65. Record Review Podcast

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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your libraryMORE Producer/Network BBC Radio 3
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Apple Rating 2.7/5Apple Reviews 243Facebook 161.6KTwitter 123.7K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

66. Short Cuts

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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Host Josie Long
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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67. Composer of the Week

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BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday, it is only available in the UK.
Host Donald Macleod
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Apple Rating 2/5Apple Reviews 662Facebook 161.6KTwitter 123.7K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

68. The History Hour

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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Host Max Pearson
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

69. The Archers

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Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 10.7KFacebook 92.5KTwitter 60.2K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

70. The Archers Omnibus

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The week's events in Ambridge
Host Charles Collingwood
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71. 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

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Discussion, analysis and the latest news from big fight nights and the world of boxing, featuring special guests.New episodes every Monday, get in touch with the pod via 5 Live Sport on social media and remember to share your ratings and reviews.MORE Host Steve Bunce
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3.2KTwitter 146.3K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

72. The Lazarus Heist

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Hackers, North Korea and billions of dollars. Lazarus returns in fact, the criminals never went away. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you. With Jean Lee and Geoff White. Investigators claim a secretive, elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe. Pyongyang denies having anything to do with cybercrimes, saying the United States is making these allegations to try to tarnish its image...MORE Hosts Jean H. Lee, Geoff White
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 4.9KFacebook 61.3MTwitter 42.1MInstagram 672.1K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

73. Unexpected Elements

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The news you know, the science you don't. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.MORE Host Marnie Chesterton
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

74. The Inquiry

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The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
Hosts Tanya Beckett, David Baker, Charmaine Cozier
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

75. Jill Scott's Coffee Club

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Jill Scott speaks to some of the Lionesses who have made it to the World Cup final. England legend Jill delves into life on and off the field with Ben Haines and guests.
Hosts Jill Scott, Ben Haines
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 353Facebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

76. Not by the Playbook

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Inspirational stories from around the world. Interviews with people defying the odds. Discover Not by the Playbook - the podcast which seeks out the most incredible stories from sportspeople and athletes. We bring you interviews with the sporting heroes who have achieved success in the face of seemingly impossible challenges.Formerly known as Sportshour, Not by the Playbook is brought to you by the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.Tune in to hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before...MORE Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 1/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 1.1M Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

77. Sound of Cinema

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Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
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Apple Rating 2.3/5Apple Reviews 149Facebook 161.6KTwitter 123.7K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

78. Dough

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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up… Dough. Dough is the series from BBC Radio 4 which looks at the business behind profitable, everyday products and considers how they might evolve in the years to come.In each episode, entrepreneur Sam White speaks to industry experts to find out how these products manage to make a profit and what game-changing - and pointless - innovations they have seen in their time.Tom Cheesewright, a technology expert and applied futurist, then offers his predictions on what might be coming beyond the current production pipeline...MORE Host Greg Foot
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 727Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

79. The Bottom Line

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The definitive business podcast from the BBC. Each week, the BBC's Evan Davis is joined by bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, to lift the lid on how their businesses work, and what it's like to be in charge. They discuss a big issue, a big challenge, or a big question facing their industry. From managing AI to managing millennials, from supermarkets to supercharging a new product.And our guests will share their stories of success and failure along the way.  Podcasts are published every Thursday...MORE Host Evan Davis
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 752Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

80. Stumped

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The weekly cricket show from BBC Sport in association with ABC and Akashvani.
Hosts Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 321Facebook 9.3MTwitter 2.4MInstagram 6.3M Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

81. The Coming Storm

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America through the looking glass - enter a world where nothing is as it seems.As America heads into a presidential election, Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy culture. Whilst liberals across the world worry about a possible return of Donald Trump, millions of Americans are convinced that their democracy has already been highjacked - by a sinister Deep State cabal. How did this happen? And who is behind it? That's the story that Gabriel Gatehouse is investigating in this series of The Coming Storm...MORE Host Gabriel Gatehouse
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

82. 5 Live News Specials

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Showcasing BBC Radio 5 Live's news specials, including in-depth interviews.
Host Naga Munchetty
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Aug 2013 Get Email Contact

83. Comedy of the Week

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Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 4.6KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

84. The GAA Social

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The GAA Social brings to life stories from Gaelic Games. It features pundit discussions and wide-ranging interviews with the sport's players, managers and officials.
Hosts Thomas Niblock, Oisin McConville
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 168 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

85. Curious Cases

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Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Hosts Dr Hannah Fry, Dara Ó Briain
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.9KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

86. Breaking the News

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Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.
Producer/Network BBC Radio Scotland
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 251Facebook 2.3MTwitter 90.9KInstagram 43.9K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

87. The Life Scientific

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
Host Jim Al-Khalili
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.8KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

88. The Briefing Room

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Step inside The Briefing Room for indepth explainers on the biggest news stories. A podcast and radio show hosted by Journalist and Author David Aaronovitch.Listen anytime: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07cblx9. **THE BRIEFING ROOM**Alongside a panel of academics, policy experts and journalists, each week we break down the essentials of the biggest news stories, in the United Kingdom and beyond. From international politics, healthcare, and technology; to the economy, education, and immigration. At the end of 2024 The Briefing Room covered the following topics: - What's going on in Syria? www...MORE Host David Aaronovitch
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 821Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

89. The Skewer

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A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on.The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times.With contributions from brand new and diverse audio talent, The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears.'A kind of concept album made of music and news. There's simply nothing else like it...MORE Host Jon Holmes
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 312Facebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

90. The Early Music Show

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An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.
Host Hannah French
Producer/Network BBC Radio 3
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Apple Rating 3.2/5Apple Reviews 96Facebook 161.6KTwitter 123.7K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

91. 5 Live Sport: All About...

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Showcasing 5 Live Sport's one-off specials, featuring in-depth interviews and documentaries around the biggest names from the world of sport.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 455Facebook 474KTwitter 656.1KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

92. Sportsworld

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Live sport from around the world, with news, interviews and analysis.
Hosts Mani Djazmi, Lee James, Ed Harry, Ade Adedoyin
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 1.1MTwitter 12.8K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

93. 5 Live Rugby League

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Your weekly rugby league podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live featuring the latest news, analysis and interviews with Tanya Arnold.
Host Tanya Arnold
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 181Facebook 802.3KTwitter 282.9KInstagram 924.5K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

94. Learning English from the News

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Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Hosts Beth Stacey, Neil Edgeller
Producer/Network BBC Learning English
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.4K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

95. The LGBT Sport Podcast

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Taking a look at LGBTQ issues in sport. Hosted by Jack Murley, BBC Radio Cornwall.
Producer/Network BBC Local Radio
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 96Twitter 9K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

96. Assume Nothing

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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.
Host Vinny Hurrell
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 160Facebook 109.2KTwitter 49.7KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

97. Fairy Meadow

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In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?
Host Jon Kay
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 824 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

98. Kermode and Mayo's Film Review

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Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies
Hosts Simon Mayo, Mark Kermode
Producer/Network BBC Radio 5 Live
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 9.7KFacebook 61.3MTwitter 42.1MInstagram 29.6M Avg Length 122 min Format Extended Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact

99. Digital Planet

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Technological and digital news from around the world.
Hosts Gareth Mitchell, Bill Thompson
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 648Facebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 499.3K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

100. Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

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If time is tight, what's the one thing that you should be doing to improve your health and wellbeing? Michael Mosley reveals surprisingly simple top tips that are scientifically proven to change your life.MORE Host Michael Mosley
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.3KFacebook 1.6MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 403K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

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