List of BBC podcasts

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This is a list of current and former BBC shows that have been released as podcasts. The podcasts have been arranged in tables according to genre.

Contents

Original Podcasts

True Crime

TitleRadio StationRelease DateEndedRef
Fake Heiress BBC Radio 41 February 2022 [1]
Manhunt: Finding Kevin ParleBBC Radio 54 February 2020Yes [2]
Bad PeopleBBC Sounds23 July 2020 [3]
Fake PsychicBBC Radio 41 February 2022 [4]
Assume NothingRadio Ulster19 February 2022 [5]
Fairy MeadowBBC Radio 45 January 2022 [6]
Bodies in the Garden: The Wycherley MurdersRadio Nottingham7 December 2021 [7]
The Great Post Office TrialBBC Radio 424 May 2020 [8]
GangsterBBC Radio 513 April 2021 [9]
The Lazarus HeistBBC World Service8 April 2021 [10]
Death in Ice Valley BBC World Service

NRK

26 March 2018 [11]
The Missing Cryptoqueen17 September 2019 [12]
Sport's Strangest CrimesBBC Radio 51 February 2021 [13]
ParadiseBBC Radio 521 February 2019 [14]
I'm Not A MonsterBBC Panorama

Frontline PBS

13 November 2021 [15]
Bad CopsBBC World Service9 August 2021 [16]
Who Killed Emma?BBC Radio Scotland26 March 2021 [17]
End of DaysBBC Radio 531 October 2018 [18]
The Doorstep MurderBBC Radio Scotland22 May 2018 [19]
No Body RecoveredBBC News19 November 2019 [20]
Where is George Gibney 13 August 2020 [21]
Blood LandsBBC Radio 414 September 2020 [22]
Who Killed Elsie Frost?BBC Radio 4 [23]
Shreds: Murder in the DockBBC Radio Wales21 February 2019 [24]
The Orgasm CultBBC Radio 410 November 2020 [1]
The AssassinationBBC World Service18 December 2017 [25]
Girl TakenBBC Radio 412 March 2020 [26]
Body on the MoorBBC Radio 4 [27]
IntrigueBBC Radio 43 November 2020 [28]
Hometown: A KillingBBC Sounds26 May 2020 [29]
The Hurricane Tapes BBC World Service28 December 2018 [30]
The High Street AbductionBBC Radio 4 [31]
On The GroundBBC Radio 510 August 2020 [32]

Life Stories

TitleRadio StationRelease DateEndedRef
Desert Island Discs BBC Radio 429 January 1942 [33]
Death by ConspiracyBBC Radio 416 February 2022 [34]
5 Minutes OnBBC News2 August 2021 [35]
UncannyBBC Radio 412 October 2021 [36]
HeadlinersBBC Radio 521 September 2017 [37]
Grounded with Louis Theroux BBC Radio 420 April 2020 [38]
Amol Rajan Interviews...BBC Radio 49 July 2021 [39]
Tony Bellew is AngryBBC Radio 56 September 2021 [40]
Stacey Dooley: Fresh StartsBBC Radio 515 September 2020Yes [41]
Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No PointBBC Radio 528 May 2019 [42]
Midnight Meets with Colin MurrayBBC Radio 521 April 2017 [43]
Life ChangingBBC Radio 41 April 2021 [44]
Short CutsBBC Radio 42 October 2012 [33]
The Life Scientific BBC Radio 411 October 2011 [45]
Mark Andrews: My Love Letter to WrestlingBBC Radio Wales13 May 2021 [46]
Dear DaughterBBC World Service25 November 2021 [47]
Aberfan: Tip Number 7BBC Radio Wales20 October 2021 [48]
Hope HighBBC Radio 512 March 2020 [49]
The RevealRadio Scotland16 February 2022 [50]
Walking on JupiterBBC Radio 46 December 2021 [51]
The Flipside with Paris LeesBBC Radio 46 October 2021 [52]
DescendantsBBC Radio 424 May 2021 [53]
Legends Fall in the MakingBBC Radio 1xtra2 November 2021 [54]
Goodbye to All ThisBBC World Service1 October 2020 [55]
The LocalistBBC Local Radio21 June 2021 [56]
Pieces of BritneyBBC Radio 41 July 2021 [57]
Hooked: The Unexpected AddictsBBC Radio 57 October 2019 [58]
The PunchBBC Radio 420 July 2020 [59]
The CombBBC World Service19 June 2020 [1]
Hillsborough: The Full StoryBBC Local Radio22 November 2019 [60]
It's Not Always Black and WhiteBBC Local Radio31 March 2021 [61]
The Hayley Pearce PodcastBBC Radio Wales24 February 2021 [62]
The YUNGBLUD PodcastBBC Radio 129 September 2020 [63]
Real TalkBBC Radio Ulster23 August 2021 [64]
Unexpected FluidsBBC Radio 18 May 2018 [65]
Sex, Drugs & LullabiesBBC Local Radio7 November 2019 [66]
The DisruptorsBBC Radio 45 November 2018 [67]
1800 Seconds on AutismBBC25 June 2021 [68]
The Naked PodcastBBC Local Radio10 April 2018 [69]
Multi StoryBBC Local Radio27 September 2018 [70]
Building QueertopiaBBC22 June 2021 [71]
Hear MeBBC14 June 2019 [72]
Pregnant TeensBBC Local Radio16 October 2019 [73]
Make a DifferenceBBC Local Radio31 March 2021 [74]
My Special PlaceBBC19 April 2021 [75]
Life LessonsBBC Radio 419 November 2018 [76]
The Sista CollectiveBBC Radio 525 October 2018 [77]
We Can Change the WorldBBC [78]
Fy Nhro CyntafBBC Radio Cymru16 November 2020 [79]
Word UP!BBC Radio Scotland16 February 2021 [80]

History

TitleRadio StationRelease DateEndedRef
Evil Genius with Russel KaneBBC Radio 45 March 2018 [81]
In Our Time BBC Radio 415 Oct 1998 [82]
A History of the World in 100 Objects BBC Radio 417 Apr 2020 [12]
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy BBC World Service6 Nov 2016 [12]

Investigative journalism

TitleRadio StationRelease DateEndedRef
Nolan Investigates BBC Radio13 Oct 2021Yes [83]

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  42. "BBC Sounds – Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No Point – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  43. "BBC Sounds – Midnight Meets With Colin Murray – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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  50. "BBC Sounds – The Reveal – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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  55. "BBC Sounds – Goodbye to All This – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  56. "BBC Sounds – The Localist – Suffolk – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  57. "BBC Sounds – Pieces of Britney – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  58. "BBC Radio 5 live – Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  59. "BBC Sounds – The Punch – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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  61. "BBC Sounds – It's Not Always Black and White – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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  76. "BBC Sounds – Life Lessons – Available Episodes". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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