Best BBC Radio 4 Podcasts By Category (2026)

Interviews and Life Story Podcasts

Flagship interview shows where famous guests share their lives and defining moments, from Desert Island Discs to Louis Theroux and Great Lives.

1. Desert Island Discs

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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
Hosts Lauren Laverne, Kirsty Young
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 18.1KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Grounded with Louis Theroux

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Stuck at home, Louis is using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he's been longing to talk to - from all walks of life and on both sides of the Atlantic.
Host Louis Theroux
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 10.7KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Great Lives

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Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Host Matthew Parris
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.9KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Life Changing

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In this series Dr Sian Williams talks to people who have lived through extraordinary events that have set their lives on an entirely different course.This podcast is all about the human experience, how people deal with obstacles that turn their lives upside down. The journeys are not always straightforward and there are often some remarkable discoveries along the way.Would you like to appear on the podcast? Do you have an extraordinary story to tell? We'd love to hear from you: ****@bbc.co.ukMORE Host Dr Sian Williams
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 954Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 512Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Saturday Live

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Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
Host Nikki Bedi
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 337Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Last Word

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Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently
Host Matthew Bannister
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 307Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Café Hope

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Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden, where guests pop in for a brew and a chat to tell us what they're doing to make the world a better place in big and small ways. We're all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. Trying is the key, because this is real life, and not everything goes smoothly. In Café Hope we hear about the struggles and the triumphs in equal measure.MORE Host Rachel Burden
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. Young Again

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Kirsty Young asks fascinating people what advice they would give their younger self. Authors, artists, actors and film-makers are among those revisiting the moments that made them.
Host Kirsty Young
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 814Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Amol Rajan Interviews...

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Amol Rajan interviews the era-defining pioneers, leaders and maverick thinkers who are shaping our rapidly changing 21st-century world.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 42 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

Comedy and Satire Podcasts

Topical comedy and sharp political satire, including Friday Night Comedy, Comedy of the Week, The Skewer and Mark Steel's in Town.

1. 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
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 17.9KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. Comedy of the Week

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Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 4.6KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics

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Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world, creating stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.
Host Natalie Haynes
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@nataliehaynes.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 688 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Mark Steel's in Town

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Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK, meets the locals, and creates a stand up show for them - and us - about the town.
Host Mark Steel
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 422 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. 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...MORE Host Jon Holmes
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 312Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Strong Message Here

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Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language. Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried? You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from people on the inside who are both baffled and beguiled by it...MORE Hosts Armando Iannucci, Helen Lewis
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Call Jonathan Pie

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Political journalist Jonathan Pie gets a radio phone-in show and as his personal and professional worlds collide we see why he's so incredibly angry about absolutely everything.
Hosts Tom Walker, Lucy Pearmanu2028, Aqib Khanu2028, Nick Revell
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@jonathanpie.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.3KTwitter 575.9KInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Michael Spicer: No Room

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Unique satire with topical and character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us; culture, politics, work... and other people.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 107 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

Drama and Audio Fiction Podcasts

Gripping radio drama and original audio fiction, led by The Archers plus weekly plays, serials and short stories from leading writers.

1. You're Dead to Me

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The comedy podcast that takes history seriously. In each episode of You’re Dead to Me from BBC Radio 4, Greg Jenner is joined by a comedian and an expert historian to learn and laugh about the past.History isn’t just about dates and textbooks – it’s about extraordinary characters, amazing stories, and some very questionable fashion choices...MORE Host Greg Jenner
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@gregjenner.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 60.1KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. The Archers

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Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 10.7KFacebook 92.2KTwitter 57.4K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 849Facebook 2M Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Short Story

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Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short StoryRadio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent writing from the hottest names offering compelling snapshots of the way we live now, produced by the experts behind the BBC National Short Story Award and other in-house readings teams.MORE Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 2.5/5Apple Reviews 293Facebook 61.9MTwitter 15.1M Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. This Thing of Darkness

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Award-winning drama exploring the psychological impact of murder. Inspired by a real forensic psychologist and her work in secure prisons.
Host Lolita Chakrabarti
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 121 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Life Lines

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Al Smith's award-winning series set in an ambulance control room.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 79 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

News and Current Affairs Podcasts

Trusted news, analysis and topical magazines, from Woman's Hour and The Briefing Room to global reporting and the day's headlines.

1. The Briefing Room

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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
Host David Aaronovitch
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 821Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. Six O'Clock News

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The government has ordered an investigation into the fire that forced Heathrow airport to close.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 726Twitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

3. The Media Show

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Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Hosts Katie Razzall, Ros Atkins
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 522Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 8.2K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Crossing Continents

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Stories from around the world and the people at the heart of them.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 324Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Understand

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Understand from BBC Radio 4 - unravelling the complexities of the biggest stories and subjects that really matter right now.
Host Adam Fleming
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 264Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 250Twitter 2.4MInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 147Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Feedback

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Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
Host Andrea Catherwood
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 90Twitter 5.7K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The Covid Inquiry Podcast

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Full coverage of the Covid Inquiry as it takes evidence. With Jim Reed, Vanessa Clarke, Divya Talwar, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith and Jennifer O'Leary.
Hosts Jim Reed, Lorna Gordon, Hywel Griffith, Jennifer OLeary
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 50Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Woman's Hour

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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
Hosts Nuala McGovern, Emma Barnett, Jane Garvey, Anita Rani, Jennifer Susan Murray
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Instagram 441.1K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

Politics and Parliament Podcasts

Westminster insight, political interviews and parliamentary coverage, including Political Thinking, Any Questions and The Week in Westminster.

1. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

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Nick Robinson talks to people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs. Each episode of Political Thinking features an in-depth conversation with someone who is shaping our politics. The people who run our country (and those who want to), campaigners, business and union leaders, and people who run other countries. All of them join Nick in the studio, not for a news-y interrogation, but for an extended and relaxed conversation, delving into their past and how it shaped their worldview. New episodes drop on Fridays on BBC Sounds...MORE Host Nick Robinson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 2.5K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

2. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 439Twitter 2.4MInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. The Week in Westminster

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Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 302Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2009 Get Email Contact

4. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 297Twitter 2.4MInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

5. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 214Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Politically

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NEW in Politically: Ten Years After Brexit Alex Forsyth, a BBC correspondent who's covered Brexit from both Brussels and Westminster, looks at what impact the decision to leave the European Union has had on various aspects of public and political life.MORE Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. Yesterday in Parliament

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Five-minute reports on the key events in Parliament presented with insight and humour by BBC correspondents.
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

History Podcasts

The past explained by leading experts, featuring In Our Time: History, Rory Stewart and How to Invent a Country.

1. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 4.9K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

2. Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

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Rory Stewart with a radical take on the concepts that shape our lives.
Host Rory Stewart
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@roryforlondon.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 706 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. The Long View

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Jonathan Freedland presents the series in which stories from the past are compared with current events.
Host Jonathan Freedland
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@guadian.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 106Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Three Million

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"The best history podcast I've heard in years." - The Sunday Times "Three million is great radio... and needs to be heard." - The Observer. During the Second World War, at least three million Indian people, who were British subjects, died in the Bengal Famine. It was one of the largest losses of civilian life on the Allied side. But there is no memorial to them anywhere in the world - not even a plaque...MORE Host Kavita Puri
Email ****@unitedagents.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 92 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 352Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Health and Wellbeing Podcasts

Evidence-based health, medicine and mental wellbeing from trusted doctors, including Just One Thing, Inside Health and All in the Mind.

1. 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
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.3KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

2. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 810Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. All in the Mind

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The show on how we think, feel and behave. Claudia Hammond delves into the evidence on mental health, psychology and neuroscience.
Host Claudia Hammond
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@sussex.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 700Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand

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Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken investigate the science of exercise and the dangers of inactivity.Is modern exercise a wellness cult? Or is it a vital cure for a world that's struggling with ill health and stuck on the sofa? Most of us might like to get a bit fitter, but how easy is it to actually start exercising and give up sedentary habits? In this series Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken examine exercise and how best to do it...MORE Hosts Chris van Tulleken, Xand van Tulleken
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 293Instagram 45.8K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Nature, Gardening and Countryside Podcasts

Wildlife, gardening, farming and the outdoors, from Gardeners' Question Time and Ramblings to Tweet of the Day and Farming Today.

1. Gardeners' Question Time

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A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week
Hosts Kathy Clugston, Peter Gibbs
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@petergibbs.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.3KFacebook 902Twitter 33.5K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

2. Ramblings

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Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors.Fresh air and nature, wonderful views and uplifting chat, each week Clare hikes in a different part of our glorious countryside. Walking side by side is the perfect way to cover a huge range of subjects: literature, art, wildlife, nature, taking on personal or physical challenges, dealing with grief, confronting preconceptions about the kind of people who love to ramble. The conversations are as varied as the landscapes we find ourselves in...MORE Host Clare Balding
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@jamesgrant.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 860Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2002 Get Email Contact

3. Farming Today

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The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
Hosts Anna Hill, Caz Graham, Charlotte Smith
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 434Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Open Country

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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Hosts Helen Mark, Martha Kearney
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 353Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

5. Tweet of the Day

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Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.
Host Chris Packham
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@chrispackham.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 134 Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

6. Naturebang

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Becky Ripley and Emily Knight make sense of what it means to be human by looking to the natural world... Science meets storytelling with a philosophical twist.
Hosts Becky Ripley, Emily Knight
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 76Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. Rare Earth

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Environmental journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski tackle major stories about our environment and wildlife, celebrate the wonder of nature and meet the people determined to keep it wonderful.MORE Hosts Helen Czerski, Tom Heap
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 61 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. This Natural Life

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Martha Kearney explores the importance of the natural world in the lives of her guests. Each person she meets takes her to a location which means something to them, and describes the role nature has played in their life, explaining how it has shaped, influenced or fascinated them. In the process she gains surprising new insights from some well-known faces - from Cate Blanchett, who talks about her love of bee-keeping, to Martin Clunes, who takes Martha on a walk with his five dogs before rolling up his sleeves to scrub his horse's hooves in preparation for the village show...MORE Host Martha Kearney
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@getapeptalk.com
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Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Money, Business and Consumer Podcasts

Personal finance, business insight and consumer advice you can use, including Money Box, The Bottom Line, Sliced Bread and The Law Show.

1. Money Box

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The latest news from the world of personal finance plus advice for those trying to make the most of their money.
Hosts Paul Lewis, Felicity Hannah
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 853Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2016 Get Email Contact

2. 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. And as well as being a podcast, we are also available every Thursday afternoon and Tuesday evening on BBC Radio 4. You can now also listen to The Bottom Line on a smart speaker...MORE Host Evan Davis
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 752Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

3. Sliced Bread

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While Sliced Bread takes a break we serve up Toast. A study of the spectacular failures of brands which had promised so much to consumers. In each episode, the presenter and BBC business journalist Sean Farrington examines one big idea. What did it promise? Why did people back it? Why did they get burnt? Some of the world’s most successful businesses have also brought us some of the world’s most remarkable failures. So, what led them to be toast? And what can we learn from their stories today? Sean unpicks all the early optimism, hype and ambition...MORE Host Greg Foot
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 727Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The Law Show

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Weekly conversation that will give you an in-depth understanding of the law stories making news and the legal decisions that could have a bearing on everyone in the UK. Whether it's unpicking a landmark legal ruling, explaining how laws are made or seeking clarity for you on a legal issue, The Law Show will be your guide.MORE Host Dr. Joelle Grogan
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 334Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. When It Hits the Fan

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Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. In each episode our hosts go behind the scenes of the latest news stories and find out how, where and when it all began to hit the fan. When It Hits The Fan is hosted by two of the most influential and experienced people in the game; David Yelland is the former editor of the Sun and alongside him is Simon Lewis, former trouble-shooter for the Queen and Gordon Brown, as well as for major corporations like the Nat West, Vodafone and British Gas...MORE Hosts David Yelland, Simon Lewis
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 268Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Society and Ideas Podcasts

Big thinkers on how society works and where it is heading, from Thinking Allowed and The Reith Lectures to Radical and Sideways.

1. Thinking Allowed

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New research on how society works
Host Laurie Taylor
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.6KTwitter 1.2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2007 Get Email Contact

2. The Reith Lectures

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Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
Hosts Ben Ansell, Anita Anand
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@politics.ox.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Sideways

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Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
Host Matthew Syed
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 643Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Word of Mouth

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Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
Host Michael Rosen
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@hotmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 462Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2011 Get Email Contact

5. Radical with Amol Rajan

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Conversations about tomorrow, from Today. Every week Today programme presenter Amol Rajan talks to radicals, pioneers and innovators from all over the world. From populism and climate change, to economics and AI... How can their radical ideas help you win the future? As well as presenting Today on BBC Radio 4, Amol is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that he was the BBC's media editor and editor of The Independent. Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan are published on Thursdays on BBC Sounds...MORE Hosts Amol Rajan, Nick Robinson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 418Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. AntiSocial

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Peace talks for the culture wars.In an era of polarisation, propaganda and pile-ons, AntiSocial offers an alternative: understanding, facts, and respect. Each week, Adam Fleming takes on a topic that's generating conflict on social media, blogs, talk shows and phone-ins and helps you work out what the arguments are really about.MORE Host Adam Fleming
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 104Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 50Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. In Our Time: Philosophy

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From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.1KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Jan 1999 Get Email Contact

9. Why Do We Do That?

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Why Do We Do That? An anthropologist's guide to the modern world.There are lots of everyday things which, when you think about them, are pretty weird. Like kissing, doomscrolling and sitting down to go to the loo. Social media may tell you to blame the latest influencer who went viral. Your therapist might tell you to blame your parents. But palaeoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi is here to tell you to blame your great, great, great, great, great, etc. grandparents. For some stuff at least...MORE Host Ella Al-Shamahi
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 237 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

Religion and Ethics Podcasts

Faith, belief and the moral questions behind the news, including Moral Maze, In Our Time: Religion, Thought for the Day and Sunday.

1. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 753Facebook 61.9MTwitter 41.8M Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

2. Thought for the Day

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Reflections from a faith perspective on issues and people in the news.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 232 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Sunday

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A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Hosts William Crawley, Edward Stourton
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 76Twitter 8.7K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Beyond Belief

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Series exploring the place and nature of faith in today's world
Hosts Ernie Rea, Giles Fraser
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 38Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. In Our Time: Religion

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Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 619Facebook 4.7KTwitter 489.6K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since May 2011 Get Email Contact

Food and Drink Podcasts

Cooking know-how, food culture and the science of what we eat, featuring The Kitchen Cabinet and Fed with Chris van Tulleken.

1. The Kitchen Cabinet

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Jay Rayner hosts a culinary panel show packed full of tasty titbits that might change the way we think about food, cooking and eating. An expert panel answers audience questions.
Host Jay Rayner
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 881Facebook 8.6KTwitter 986Instagram 200.7K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. Fed with Chris van Tulleken

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Fed with Chris van Tulleken is a new food podcast, investigating the entangled web of forces that shape what ends up on our plates. In the first series, Planet Chicken, Chris digs into the story of one of the most widely eaten meats on earth - to try to get to the truth of why we eat so much of it, and what that means for the birds, for us, and for the planet.If there's one thing Chris knows, it's what he should and shouldn't be eating.He's across the dangers of ultra-processed foods: those nutritionally empty snacks that fill our supermarket shelves and entrance our kids...MORE Host Chris van Tulleken
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 121Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Arts and Culture Podcasts

Reviews, ideas and creativity across the arts, from Front Row and Start the Week to Screenshot, Loose Ends and Short Cuts.

1. In Our Time: Culture

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Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 2MTwitter 41.7KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

2. Short Cuts

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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Host Josie Long
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2013 Get Email Contact

3. Arts & Ideas

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Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy.MORE Hosts Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari, Anne McElvoy
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 777Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Front Row

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Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Hosts Nick Ahad, Tom Sutcliffe, Samira Ahmed
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 522Twitter 39.7K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Start the Week

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Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Hosts Tom Sutcliffe, Adam Rutherford
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 467Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. This Cultural Life

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In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.
Host John Wilson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 321Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Screenshot

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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.
Hosts Ellen E Jones, Mark Kermode
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 220Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Verb

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Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
Host Ian McMillan
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@ian-mcmillan.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 158Facebook 61.9MTwitter 15.1M Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Loose Ends

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Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
Host Clive Anderson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 142Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Banksy Story

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The story of Banksy's rise, the stunts, the culture and the story of how the work became so valuable.
Host James Peak
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 249Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

Science and Technology Podcasts

Science, technology and the human mind made clear, including In Our Time: Science, The Artificial Human and Human Intelligence.

1. In Our Time: Science

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Scientific principles, theory, and the role of key figures in the advancement of science.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2.1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

2. Child

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In this new look at the beginnings of life we tell the story of a child from fertilisation to first birthday through the lens of society, history, and science.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 87 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. The Artificial Human

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Every day, we read something new about Artificial Intelligence - it'll take our jobs, it'll teach our kids, it knows more about us than we do ourselves... but how much of that is hype, and how much is, or will be reality? Part of our problem with AI is that it feels impenetrable and mysterious, especially when even those building it aren't entirely sure how it works. In a new series, Aleks Krotoski (The Digital Human, Radio 4) and Kevin Fong (13 Minutes to the Moon, BBC World Service) set out to 'solve' AI...MORE Hosts Aleks Krotoski, Kevin Fong
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@guardian.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Human Intelligence

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In Human Intelligence, Naomi Alderman dissects the minds of brilliant thinkers from the past; examining the myriad ways in which humans think and realising that great minds don't, in fact, think alike.MORE Host Naomi Alderman
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@davidhigham.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

Music Podcasts

The stories behind the songs and the artists who made them, featuring Soul Music, Inheritance Tracks, Add to Playlist and Legend.

1. Soul Music

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Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KFacebook 2MTwitter 489.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2008 Get Email Contact

2. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 210Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 185Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Legend

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Joni Mitchell's songs have soundtracked our lives and her pioneering work changed music forever. Jesca Hoop explores her extraordinary story to reveal the life behind the legend.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 83Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Panel Games and Quiz Podcasts

Witty panel games and brain-teasing quizzes to play along with, including Just a Minute and the network's best quiz shows.

1. Quizzes

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Intelligent and challenging quiz games on BBC Radio 4. Featuring Round Britain Quiz, Counterpoint and Brain of Britain with Quizmasters including Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang and Russell Davies.MORE Hosts Paul Gambaccini, Kirsty Lang, Russell Davies
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 571Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. Just a Minute

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Panel game in which the contestants are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition on any subject that comes up on the cards
Host Sue Perkins
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 104 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

Books and Literature Podcasts

Authors, classic texts and the joy of reading, featuring Bookclub, Opening Lines and Take Four Books.

1. Bookclub

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Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Host James Naughtie
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 759Facebook 61.9MTwitter 15.1M Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. Opening Lines

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Producer and writer John Yorke has worked in television and radio for 30 years, and he shares his experience with Radio 4 listeners as he unpacks the themes and impact behind the books, plays and stories that are being dramatised in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.MORE Host John Yorke
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@johnyorkestory.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 2MTwitter 489.6KInstagram 526.1K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

3. Take Four Books

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Presenter James Crawford looks at an author's latest work and delves further into their creative process by learning about the three other texts that have shaped their writing.
Host James Crawford
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

True Crime and Investigation Podcasts

Investigative journalism and real cases uncovered, including File on 4 Investigates, Shadow World, Fairy Meadow and Buried.

1. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 824 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

2. 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
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 249Twitter 2.4MInstagram 6.7M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Buried

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From a deathbed tape to a witness in protection, Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history."It's buried isn't it? But it's coming back." The haunting words of a witness who claimed he'd discovered a toxic chemical secret half a century ago that would affect us all. In this thrilling new investigation, Buried: The Last Witness, Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen, who recorded the witness before he died...MORE Hosts Dan Ashby, Lucy Taylor
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@itv.com
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 197 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Shadow World

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In Shadow World: Anatomy of a Cancellation, the BBC's Culture Editor Katie Razzall revisits a story that rocked the UK's publishing industry in 2021. It led to what some saw as the unjustified cancellation of a prize-winning writer and teacher - but to others, was a long overdue reckoning for the world of publishing. It grew into a culture war about race, class, and who has the right to say what. Gripping stories from the Shadows - BBC investigations from across the UK.MORE Host Sue Mitchell
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 191 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

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