54 Best BBC World Service Podcasts
BBC World Service Podcasts
Here are 54 Best BBC World Service Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
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The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: ****@bbc.co.ukmore Producer/Network BBC
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2. 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 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.7K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. World Questions
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Every month, members of the public put forward their questions about issues impacting their country and the world.
Host Jonny Dymond
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
4. 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.
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
5. Artists at Work
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How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music. The home of arts and culture from BBC World Service. In The Studio follows the world's leading creative figures while they work. Nikki Bedi hosts The Arts Hour, with news of the latest releases from around the world, and in World Book Club Harriett Gilbert puts your questions and comments to best-selling authors. In the Studio episodes are released on Tuesdays, The Arts Hour with you on Fridays and World Book Club drops on the first Saturday of each month.more Host Harriett Gilbert
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
6. Discovery
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Explorations in the world of science.
Hosts James Gallagher, Prof Adam Hart
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 3K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. Big Boss Interview
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Big Boss Interview is where the most high-profile chief executives and entrepreneurs come to give you their insights and experiences of running the world's biggest and well-known businesses. The series is presented by Sean Farrington, Felicity Hannah and Will Bain, who you'd normally hear presenting the business news on BBC Radio 4's Today programme as well as BBC 5 Live's Wake Up To Money. Each week they'll be finding out just what it takes to run a huge organisation and what the day to day challenges and opportunities are. You can get in contact with the team by emailing ****@bbc.co.ukmore Host Amanda D. Lotz
Producer/Network BBC News
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 236 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact
8. Lives Less Ordinary
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Introducing a new season of five remarkable true stories in which love rises above prejudice, waits decades, crosses oceans and survives war. From India to Italy, Syria to the Bahamas, and the UK to the US, these are unforgettable stories that reveal how love can survive against the odds, heal old wounds and transform lives forever. Lives Less Ordinary is a podcast from the BBC World Service that brings you the most incredible true stories from around the world. Each episode a guest shares their most dramatic, moving, personal story. Listen for unbelievable twists, mysteries uncovered, and inspiring journeys - spanning the entire human experience. Step into someone else's life and expect the unexpected...more Hosts Andrea Kennedy, Jo Fidgen, Asya Fouks, Tommy Dixon, Shahidha Bari
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.8K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
9. Health Check
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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
Host Claudia Hammond
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@janklow.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 431 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
10. People Fixing The World
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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place. A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them. Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.more Host Myra Anubi
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 826 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
11. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 446 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact
12. 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 2.2K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2014 Get Email Contact
13. The Interview
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Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. 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. How does it work? Well, at the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you...more Host Stephen Sackur
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 1.4K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
14. Witness History: Black history
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Listen to and download our programmes
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 283 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
15. Focus on Africa
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Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
Host Audrey Brown
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 896 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
16. Witness History: World War Two history
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D Day, traitors and evacuees
Host Jill Kersley
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 513 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
17. The History Hour
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A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
Host Max Pearson
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 2K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
18. Over to You
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On Over to You, we hear your views, criticisms and praise for the BBC World Service's programming. Presenter Qasa Alom puts your questions and comments to the presenters and the programme makers. We also take listeners behind the scenes to give an in-depth look into how programmes and editorial decisions are made. We'd love to hear from you by email on ****@bbc.co.uk , or leave us a message on +441449609000 Presenter: Qasa Alom Producer: Jill Achineku Executive producer: Robert Nicholson A Whistledown production for BBC World Servicemore Host Rajan Datar
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 19 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
19. 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...more Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 148 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
20. World Business Report
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
Hosts Susannah Streeter, Mike Johnson
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact
21. 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. Hear from some of the most famous names in sport on subjects you've never heard them discuss before. You don't have to be an Olympic champion to have an extraordinary story we also scour the globe for inspiring individuals who make a difference through sport...more Host Joel Hammer
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
22. Cyber Hack
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They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and hacks they're accused of carrying out. No one is said to be safe. From Hollywood studios, to international banks, from crypto exchanges to hospitals and diamond companies, law enforcement agencies say they cause chaos around the globe. Who will be next? And where is the money going? Latest season: A global campaign of cybercrime nets a ruthless gang of hackers millions of dollars but leaves hospitals helpless, businesses on the brink and a country on its knees...more Hosts Jean H. Lee, Geoff White
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@eastwestcenter.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 5.4K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
23. 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
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.2K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
24. The Documentary Podcast
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The best documentaries from the BBC World Service. Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. From Australia's relationship with China, to Turkey's sinkhole problem, to understanding the behaviour of dictators, we go beyond the headlines. Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives...more Hosts Aleks Krotoski, Carly Sygrove, Caroline Feraday
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 7K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact
25. The Global Jigsaw
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Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives, helping you get past the propaganda and misinformation. The Global Jigsaw comes from BBC Monitoring, which tracks, deciphers and analyses news media in 100 languages. We reach across multiple time zones, from China and India, to Iran, Africa and Latin America. We watch Russian state TV around the clock, giving unrivalled insight into the evolution of Kremlin propaganda. But propaganda is just part of the information space we inhabit...more Host Krassi Twigg
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 81 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
26. 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 4.5/5Apple Reviews 327 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
27. 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
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
28. The Climate Question
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Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.
Hosts Jordan Dunbar, Graihagh Jackson
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 618 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
29. The Food Chain
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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Host Ruth Alexander
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
30. 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 3.6K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
31. The Conversation
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Two women from different parts of the world, united by a common passion, experience or expertise, share the stories of their lives.
Hosts Datshiane Navanayagam, Ella Al-Shamahi
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 389 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
32. The Explanation
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Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world. Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.more Hosts John Simpson, Katie Razzall, Ros Atkins
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Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 124 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
33. Dear Daughter
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Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing amazing real-life experiences, parenting advice, family stories and life lessons. Dear Daughter is an award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service about love, life, family, and raising children. It is the brainchild of Namulanta Kombo, a mother on a quest to create a 'handbook to life' for her daughter, through the advice of parents from all over the world...more Host Namulanta Kombo
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 979 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
34. What in the World
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Helping you make sense of what's happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Hosts Adam Chowdhury, Hannah Gelbart, Megan Lawton, William Lee Adams
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 203 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
35. 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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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
36. Digital Planet
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Technological and digital news from around the world.
Hosts Gareth Mitchell, Bill Thompson
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 678 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact
37. Africa Daily
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Africa Daily has now come to an end. But do listen to Focus on Africa for all the big stories and for the African perspective on major global news. Hosted by Audrey Brown and ready by late afternoon every weekday. Search for Focus on Africa, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.more Host Alan Kasujja
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 685 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
38. On the Podium
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The stories behind the medals. As the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics approach, comedian Eliza Skinner and athletics commentator Ed Harry interview remarkable athletes about the journeys they took to the Games. Basketball champion Breanna Stewart and shot-putter Raven Saunders explain why they use the platform sport gives them to act as advocates...more Hosts Scout Bassett, Eliza Skinner, Ed Harry
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
39. Heart and Soul
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Heart and Soul is a weekly half-hour programme that has the scope and understanding to explore different experiences of spirituality from around the world. Whether examining religious faith or any other belief-system, the programme talks to believers and non-believers, and tries to get beyond superficial notions of spirituality and religion.more Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 152 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact
40. Music Life
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Where music stars discuss how they make their music.
Hosts Adrian Younge, Jean Carne
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 3.2/5Apple Reviews 562 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
41. Trending
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In-depth reporting on the world of social media.
Hosts Shruti Menon, Marianna Spring, Rachelle Krygier, Olga Robinson, Rachel Schraer, Laura Garcia, Marco Silva
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 190 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
42. 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 4.2/5Apple Reviews 287 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
43. Kalki Presents: My Indian Life
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Life for young Indian adults in the 21st Century explored by Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin. Real stories from India - sometimes raw, often uplifting.
Host Kalki Koechlin
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 1.6K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
44. Dramas
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Immersive storytelling from the BBC World Service. The home of original drama.The latest season is Purple Heart Warriors, a time-travelling drama about the Japanese American soldiers who became legends of US military history. Inspired by real events, it's the little-known story of the 442nd Regiment, decorated for their bravery fighting the Nazi German army in World War Two. Narrated by Will Sharpe and written by Oscar nominee Iris Yamashita, it is told in six-parts.Also listen to our previous season: Fukushima. This seven-part nuclear drama tells the story of the tsunami which hit in 2011...more Hosts Will Sharpe, Iris Yamashita
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 700 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
45. The Forum
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The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
Host Iszi Lawrence
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@josarsby.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 747 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
46. The Real Story
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Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.
Hosts Ritula Shah, Shaun Ley, Owen Berett-Jones
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
47. Fifth Floor
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Faranak Amidi takes a fresh look at the stories of the week with journalists from our 40 language sections.
Host Faranak Amidi
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 93 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
48. The Compass
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Surprising stories from unusual places. With ideas too big for a single episode, The Compass presents mini-series about the environment and politics, culture and society.
Hosts BBC World Service, Misha Glenny
Producer/Network BBC World Service
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 539 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
49. Match of the Day Africa: Top 10
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Yaya Touré, Efan Ekoku and Gabriel Zakuani draw up their top 10s and debate all things African football, from the best goalscorers to the biggest moments.
Hosts Yaya Touré, Efan Ekoku, Gabriel Zakuani
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
50. The Comb
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Combing Africa for stories about the unseen forces that bind us together and tear us apart. A single story, every week. Hosted by Kim Chakanetsa. #thecomb
Host Kim Chakanetsa
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 877 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
51. The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby
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Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas struggle to support her and grieve with her, and even save her life as they're led down a distressing path. And then the truth comes out.In this six-part true crime series, Sarah Treleaven untangles a complex web of lies and deception to ask who Kaitlyn really is and why she did the things that she did. Cases like these puzzle legal experts and raise intricate moral and ethical questions...more Host Sarah Treleaven
Producer/Network CBC + BBC World Service
Email ****@cbc.ca
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.8K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
52. Amazing Sport Stories
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Sport but not as you know it.Forget the champions. Amazing Sport Stories is about courage, underdogs, drama and myths and legends. These are global stories you'll wish you'd known about and now probably won't forget. There are other podcasts about gold medals and millionaire superstars. Expect the unexpected. Tales from around the world, all told in mini-seasons and one-off episodes. #AmazingSportStoriesmore Host BA Parker
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@vervetla.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 133 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
53. The Dark Is Rising
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A young boy's time-travelling fight against ancient evil. When the Dark comes rising, who will hold it back? This dramatisation of Susan Cooper's cult novel is a magical journey into the supernatural.more Hosts Simon McBurney, Robert Macfarlane
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 781 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
54. The Cultural Frontline
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The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
Host Nick Rankin
Producer/Network BBC World Service
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
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| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
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| BBC News | Producer | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/player | 4827 | @bbcworld | 41.8M | London, United Kingdom | ||
| James Menendez | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnk/episodes/player | 5110 | Male | @bbcjamesm | 5.8K | London, United Kingdom | |
| James Coomarasamy | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnk/episodes/player | 5110 | Male | @bbcjamiecoo | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Julian Marshall | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnk/episodes/player | 5110 | Male | @julianmarshall8 | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Jonny Dymond | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrwhq/episodes/player | 184 | Male | @jonnydymond | 10.7K | United Kingdom | |
| BBC World Service | Producer | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04d42rc/episodes/player | 385 | @bbcworld | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Harriett Gilbert | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p003jhsk | 161 | Female | @harriettsg | 5.3K | ||
| James Gallagher | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002w557/episodes/player | 371 | Male | @jamestgallagher | 47.5K | London, United Kingdom | |
| Prof Adam Hart | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002w557/episodes/player | 371 | Male | @adamhartscience | 13.5K | ||
| Amanda D. Lotz | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tl04/episodes/player | 1199 | Female | @drtvlotz | 2.3K | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |
| Andrea Kennedy | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx7/episodes/player | 222 | Female | @dreakay7 | 336 | ||
| Jo Fidgen | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx7/episodes/player | 222 | Female | @wirelessjo | 1.8K | United Kingdom | |
| Asya Fouks | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx7/episodes/player | 222 | Female | @asyafouks | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Tommy Dixon | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx7/episodes/player | 222 | Male | @mrtdixon_ | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Shahidha Bari | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s5rx7/episodes/player | 222 | Female | @shahidhabari | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Claudia Hammond | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsyw/episodes/player | 317 | Female | @claudiahammond | 18.4K | United Kingdom | |
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