Podcast Radio Hour

Podcast Radio Hour

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Presenters recommend their favourite podcasts and speak to the people who make them.

The Last Podcast Radio Hour

The Last Podcast Radio Hour

It's BBC Radio 4 Extra's final Podcast Radio Hour so Laura Grimshaw, Amanda Litherland and Chris Pearson look back at some of the best co-hosts, podcasts and interview guests. With contributions from regular co-hosts Scott Bryan, Jon Holmes, Isy Suttie, Jessica Fostekew, Shivani Dave, Ella Watts, Ellie Gibson, Greg Cochrane, Imriel Morgan, Jake Yapp, Roshan Roberts, Chrystal Genesis and Salena Godden.Plus archive interviews with Nicola Coughlan and Camilla Whitehill, Alan Cumming, Suzannah Lips

Nov 4, 2022 • 1:00:27

Fascinating Podcasts about Fungi

Fascinating Podcasts about Fungi

Wes Butters and his Producer, Kerry present a few of the best podcasts on fungi.Dr. Gordon Walker talks about the role of social media in sharing high quality information about fungi, Dr. Merlin Sheldrake tells us about the importance of amateurs in the field of Mycology - and the Podcast Producer, Katharine Kerr reveals the things that she learned about "zombie-ants" whilst creating a podcast in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Along the way, we'll hear clips from podcasts inc

Oct 28, 2022 • 58:13

End of the World Audio Drama

End of the World Audio Drama

Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend apocalypse audio fiction. Jenny Turner Hall talks Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine, and discusses the pressures of working on a Marvel property, as well as the stakes that come from writing stories starring young characters.Plus Kc Wayland discusses We're Alive: Descendants - the latest iteration in the We're Alive universe, which brings to a close a story that began in 2009. We'll hear how Kc's military background influenced writing the show, and ask how h

Oct 21, 2022 • 1:00:19

New listening for October

New listening for October

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for October. Tubsey and Hyder, Bafta winners, join us to talk about their first steps into podcasting. Why did they want to start "The World According to Tubsey and Hyder" - and what do they love about working with each other?Plus we'll hear new conversation, documentary, and drama podcasts, including clips from:Carolina Herrera presents Walk Tall Restless Natives Fear Of Missing Out Crosshairs The Tower Weight of Sand Beneath Our Feet

Oct 7, 2022 • 56:17

Children's Podcasts with Chrystal Genesis

Children's Podcasts with Chrystal Genesis

Chris Pearson and Chrystal Genesis with podcasts for young ears. Molly Bloom discusses the debate show Smash Boom Best, and tells us why it's important to introduce children to debating at an early age.And Rebecca Sheir talks about her global storytelling podcast Circle Round, which introduces children to stories from around the world.Plus we'll hear clips fromBut Why? Kids Law Million Bazillion CBeebies Radio Podcast The Story Seeds Podcast

Sep 16, 2022 • 59:00

BBC Sounds Audio Lab

BBC Sounds Audio Lab

Podcast Radio Hour showcases new podcasts from the 2022 Class of BBC Sounds Audio Lab, and meets the six audio creatives who have bought their innovative ideas to BBC Sounds. Talia Randall discusses the urban nature series 'Blossom Trees and Burnt-Out Cars' Hamza Salmi talks about the series profiling someone described as 'the Forrest Gump of black power in the UK' - 'Who Was Michael X?' Adam Zmith takes us back to the early 20th century for a reality that didn't quite happen 'The Film We Can't

Sep 2, 2022 • 59:21

Health and Wellbeing with Isy Suttie

Health and Wellbeing with Isy Suttie

Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie present podcasts on living with chronic illnesses, with a focus on bladder and bowel issues, periods and endometriosis, migraines and joint and back pain, and chronic fatigue, ME, and fibromyalgia.

Aug 18, 2022 • 1:00:12

Gaming Podcasts with Ellie Gibson

Gaming Podcasts with Ellie Gibson

The video game journalist and co-host of the Scummy Mummies podcast Ellie Gibson joins Chris Pearson for gaming podcast picks. Lauren Kaye discusses her podcast 'She Plays Games', which aims to showcase and highlight women working behind the scenes in video game development.Plus, we'll hear clips fromSafe Space History Respawned The Back Page Sound of Gaming The Psychology of Video Games Podcast The Knowledge Project - episode interviewing Jane McGonigal Game Till Five Not Your Mama's Gamer

Aug 12, 2022 • 57:43

Bitesize Listening

Bitesize Listening

Shivani Dave joins Chris Pearson to recommend a selection of bitesize podcasts. Arielle Free tells us about her short documentary series, The Rise and Fall of T in the Park.Plus we hear clips from Mercury: A Broadcast Of Hope Poem-a-Day Nipe Story Probably True Anthems My Life in the Mosh of Ghosts Sliced Bread Short & Curly 5 Minutes On The Savvy Psychologist's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Mental HealthIf you have recommendations, do send us an email to PodcastRadioHour@BBC.co.uk

Aug 5, 2022 • 57:52

British Podcast Awards

British Podcast Awards

Laura Grimshaw and Jon Holmes present highlights and winners from this year's British Podcast Awards.The British Podcast Awards ceremony takes place on Saturday 23rd July at Kennington Park in London. There are 30 awards being presented including Best New, Best Comedy, Best Current Affairs, Best Fiction, the Climate Award, and the Rising Star Award. Plus one of the winners will be crowned Podcast of the Year 2022. For Podcast Radio Hour, we will chat to the winners, hosts and judges at the ce

Jul 28, 2022 • 1:01:13

Creativity with Shaun Keaveny

Creativity with Shaun Keaveny

Laura Grimshaw and Shaun Keaveny present podcasts on the theme of creativity - or lack of it. Featuring artists, writers, musicians and actors discussing what inspires them, and where and when creativity hits - and how often the creative process can feel like wading through treacle on balsawood stilts.Shaun and Laura are joined by the actor Russell Tovey and the gallarist Robert Diament to discuss their podcast Talk Art - and taking inspiration from pretty things; by the actors Amrita Acharia an

Jul 21, 2022 • 59:36

New listens for July

New listens for July

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan recommend new podcast listening for July.We're joined by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE to talk about their new podcast, Dish. The two discuss their love of hosting, and we'll hear about what Nick's learned from cooking by watching the Michelin-star chef at work.Plus we'll hear clips from:Different with Nicky Campbell The New Conspiracist Westminster Insider Podcast All About Sound Hot Money Last Night Out Welcome To The Neighbourhood NonCensored Newts! The M

Jul 8, 2022 • 58:13

Women's Football Podcasts

Women's Football Podcasts

To mark the start of the Women's Euros on the 6th July, Laura Grimshaw and Eilidh Barbour round up the best in Women's Football Podcasts.

Jun 30, 2022 • 59:50

International Women's Podcast Festival

International Women's Podcast Festival

Laura Grimshaw and Roshan Roberts present highlights from the International Women's Podcast Festival.

Jun 23, 2022 • 59:52

TV Podcasts

TV Podcasts

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan with TV podcasts. Sirin Kale discusses Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV, the Radio 4 podcast she presents alongside Pandora Sykes. We'll hear how the series aims to investigate the huge world of Reality TV, and how they convinced guests to discuss some problematic elements of the shows.Plus we'll recommendCompanion podcasts Taskmaster: The People’s Podcast The Wire at 20 Hypothetical: The PodcastTV Reviews The Pilot TV Podcast The Radio Times Podcast Shrine

Jun 17, 2022 • 59:21

The Podcast Show 2022

The Podcast Show 2022

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson present a special edition from The Podcast Show 2022. We’ll be joined by a panel of podcasting guests including Nicky Birch from BBC Sounds, James Cridland - the editor of Podnews, and the hosts of the hilarious and honest BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too Poppy Jay and Rubina Pubani.

Jun 2, 2022 • 59:52

Science Fiction Audio Drama

Science Fiction Audio Drama

Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend Sci-Fi Audio Drama. We hear from the creator of 'Midnight Burger' Joe Fisher, who discusses why a dimension-hopping, time travelling diner is the perfect setting for a hopeful, human story.Plus long time friends Jonathan Williams and Alan Mandel discuss 'Red Valley', and offer advice on just how to develop ideas with your friends. Plus - what is the difference between cryonics and cryogenics?And we'll hear clips fromChaika RogueMaker Breathing Space, Fading

May 27, 2022 • 57:56

Science Stories

Science Stories

Chris Pearson and science nerd Rick Edwards recommend factual science listening.The space journalist Sarah Cruddas discusses her series "Where's My Jetpack?" She'll tell us about the links between science fiction and fact, and we'll hear whether she would want to visit Mars.Plus, we'll hear clips from:The Vulnerable Scientist Small Screen Science You Are Not So Smart The Animal Behaviour Podcast The Happiness Lab The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry Invisibilia Why Aren’t You A Doctor Yet?

May 20, 2022 • 58:58

New listening for May

New listening for May

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new podcast listens for May. Charlie Craggs tells us about making her acting debut in Doctor Who: Redacted,. We'll hear about how it feels to join the Doctor Who family, and the importance of trans representation in the show.Plus, more great new listening for May, with extracts from:Radioman Lusus Queer Spaces: Behind The Scene Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley Time & Again Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society The Line of Fire Nearl

May 13, 2022 • 57:57

Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp present a selection of comedy podcasts from the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.Helen Bauer and Andrew White chat about Trusty Hogs, Nina Conti and Shenoah Allen introduce us to Richard and Greta, Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears invite us into The Xennial Dome, and Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry discuss Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown.

May 5, 2022 • 1:00:39

Music Documentaries and Conversations

Music Documentaries and Conversations

Chris Pearson and Chrystal Genesis recommend podcasts exploring music, and telling stories of fascinating musicians.Marlon Bishop from Futuro Studios tells us about two music documentaries: Anything for Selena and LOUD: The History of Reggaeton.Plus, we'll hear clips fromThe Messenger Switched On Pop Bent By Nature Resident Advisor: Source Material Soul Music AfroPop Worldwide Maed in India The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers Louder Than A Riot The Bridge

Apr 29, 2022 • 58:20

Earth Day 2022

Earth Day 2022

To mark Earth Day 2022, Laura Grimshaw and Greg Cochrane present a collection of podcasts about the environment and climate change. We speak to the environmental activist Danny Kennedy about his new podcast series that he co-hosts with the Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett – Climate of Change. And we’ll be joined by Amy Westervelt from the Critical Frequency Podcast Network to talk about their range of climate-focussed podcasts: Drilled, Rigged, Damages, Inherited, Hot TakePlus, short b

Apr 21, 2022 • 1:00:49

New For April

New For April

Scott Bryan, Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson round up new listening for April.Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden talks to us about her new podcast, The Big Green Money Show. We'll hear why businesses need to be held to account about their environmental efforts, and Deborah tells us about her eco-efforts in her own home.Margaret Cabourn-Smith talks about Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith - and we hear about the cathartic power of discussing unrequited love.And India Rakusen talks 28ish days later,

Apr 8, 2022 • 57:54

April Fools

April Fools

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson invite the Radio 4 Extra Comedy Club presenters to share their favourite funny podcasts.Featuring: Jessica Fostekew on Wheel of Misfortune Arthur Smith on My Time Capsule Rob Deering on Films To Be Buried With Isy Suttie on Cuddle Club Lou Conran on Joan & Jericha Harriet Kemsley on The Year Is... Paul Garner on I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha Angela Barnes on Crash Bang Wallop Athena Kugblenu on The Receipts Podcast Iain Lee on Clinton Baptiste's All-New Par

Mar 31, 2022 • 58:53

Podcast Radio Hour Comedy Club Mashup

Podcast Radio Hour Comedy Club Mashup

Laura Grimshaw invites Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club presenters to share their podcast recommendations.Featuring: Arthur Smith on Fake Heiress Athena Kugblenu on Have You Heard George’s Podcast? Jon Holmes on Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy Isy Suttie on Chameleon: Wild Boys Angela Barnes on Easy German Harriet Kemsley on Whenever It Kicks with Jesse Ware Rob Deering on Griefcast with Cariad Lloyd Jake Yapp on Where Should We Begin? with Ester Perel Jessica Fostekew on Maintenance Phase Iain Lee

Mar 25, 2022 • 1:00:20

Mourn The Dead and Fight Like Hell For The Living

Mourn The Dead and Fight Like Hell For The Living

Laura Grimshaw and Salena Godden present podcasts about death, grief and celebrating life. And we hope by sharing these podcasts there may be some comfort to be found - or some amazing practical advice to be acted upon.Featured podcasts: Griefcast with Cariad Lloyd BBC Radio 5 Live's How Do You Cope? With Elis & John On The Marie Curie Couch Grief Kind from Sue Ryder Care Dying Matters from Hospice UK Doing Death Six Months or Less Queer Death Stories The Death Studies Podcast Suffocate Cit

Mar 18, 2022 • 1:00:09

Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales in Audio Drama

Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales in Audio Drama

Chris Pearson and Ella Watts with myth, legend, and fairy tale audio drama. Aaron Mankhe and Lauren Shippen discuss their supernatural drama Bridgewater, and we hear how they Aaron's folklore background combined with Lauren's drama writing.Plus Lory Martinez tells us about the global mythology series Cultureverse, which sensitively explores myths from across the world.And we'll hear clips fromHi Nay Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic Fey Hollow: The Fairytale Murders Feminist Fairytales Rogu

Mar 11, 2022 • 1:00:25

New Listening for March

New Listening for March

Laura Grimshaw and Scott Bryan round up the best new releases for March.The BBC's Specialist Disinformation and Social Media Reporter Marianna Spring, and series producer Ant Adeane tell us about their new BBC Radio 4 podcast Death By Conspiracy? and Kate Moryoussef joins us to discuss The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast.Laura and Jon Holmes speak to Nigel Planer about his new scripted comedy podcast Nicholas Craig: I, An Actor, A Podcast which he stars in alongside Anthony Head and co-wrote with

Mar 4, 2022 • 1:00:34

LGBTQ+ History

LGBTQ+ History

Chris Pearson and The Log Books Podcast producer Shivani Dave with listening for LGBTQ+ History Month. Matthew and Brendan discuss their LGBT+ Mental Health podcast Bottoming, and talk about how the podcast originated as free therapy.Selly Thiam, host of AfroQueer, talks about how her podcast has found a wider audience since the beginning of the pandemic, and the surprising ways that the podcast has been shared to new listeners.Plus we'll hear extracts from:Queer Serial Prejudice and Pride The L

Feb 25, 2022 • 59:47

Adoption

Adoption

Laura Grimshaw and Jon Holmes present a selection of podcasts on the subject of adoption.As Jon himself is adopted, we delve into podcasts from comedians, performers and entertainers to explore whether there is a link between performance and adoption. We speak to Twayna Mayne about her podcast Loco Parentis and her Radio 4 series Black Woman, to Mark Steel about his audiobook Who Do I Think I Am?, and to Lemn Sissay about the importance of adoption and his Radio 4 series Origin Stories.We also

Feb 18, 2022 • 1:00:48

Writing and Books

Writing and Books

Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie present an aural library of podcasts about writing and books for your delectation.We speak to Laura Shavin about The Offcuts Drawer - the podcast where successful writers share the contents of their bottom drawer – the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or they just like to hold on to for nostalgic reasons, which are finally brought to life on stage. We're joined by Robin Ince to discuss Bookshambles with Robin Ince and Josie Long, the podcast where

Feb 11, 2022 • 1:00:19

New Listening for February

New Listening for February

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest listens for February. Helena Merriman talks about her new diagnosis based series Room 5, and how for her the audio medium is perfect for encouraging empathy in listeners.Moya Lothian-Mclean talks about her series Human Resources, investigating the British relationship with the Atlantic slave trade, and why she wants the subject talked about beyond history lessons.Plus broadcasting legend Scott Mills discusses Radio 1's Pop 101, his new series taking us throu

Feb 4, 2022 • 59:21

Running Podcasts

Running Podcasts

From nervous beginners to seasoned marathon runners, Laura Grimshaw and Moy McGowan present a selection of running podcasts to inspire you to get out there.Tina Muir – the elite athlete turned podcaster – joins us to talk about her podcasts Running for Real and Running Realised about the glorious freedoms, spiritual epiphanies and harsh realities of running.And we speak to the running comedians Rob Deering and Paul Tonkinson about their long running running podcast Running Commentary where they

Jan 28, 2022 • 1:00:05

New Year, New Start

New Year, New Start

Chris Pearson and Chrystal Genesis pick out podcasts which discuss fresh starts, in the fields of work, health and relationships.Ian Coss tells us about 'Forever Is A Long Time', a podcast that examines the marriages and divorces within his own family.Plus we'll hear clips fromWorking Switch Pivot or Quit How I Built This with Guy Raz SelfHealers Soundboard Stacey Dooley's Fresh Starts Lesley Jane Seymour's Reinvent Yourself Food Heaven Podcast Life Kit: How to divest from diet culture Just One

Jan 21, 2022 • 57:43

What's new for January?

What's new for January?

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for January. The writer Marian Keyes and the comedian Tara Flynn discuss their new advice-giving podcast, 'Now You're Asking'. Plus we'll hear extracts from: Cover Story: Power Trip Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy Radio 1's Pop 101 Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends My Family, Mental Illness and Me Weird Walk with Charlie Cooper

Jan 14, 2022 • 57:34

Tips for new podcasters

Tips for new podcasters

Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw invite podcasters to offer up tips and advice on podcasting. Leanne Alie joins us from BBC Sounds Audio Lab, and discusses her independent podcast Coiled.The producer Charlie Dinkin and the stand up comedian Olga Koch talk comedy podcasts, and the value of collaboration.BBC Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos talks about the pressures of making daily podcasts, and his new production company Persephonica.Plus, broadcasters from the BBC and beyond offer their advice, wit

Jan 7, 2022 • 59:52

Best of Podcast Radio Hour 2021

Best of Podcast Radio Hour 2021

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson take a look back at some of the Podcast Radio Hour highlights and best guests of 2021.Featuring: Nicola Coughlan and Camilla Whitehill from Whistle Through The Shamrocks Pandora Sykes from Pieces of Britney Repeat Beat Poet from Lunar Poetry Podcast Danny Robins from The Battersea Poltergeist and Uncanny Karen Rice from Stolen Goodbyes Justin Rowlatt - the BBC's Environment Editor and presenter of A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity Caro Mincks from Seen and Not He

Dec 31, 2021 • 59:28

Comedy for Christmas

Comedy for Christmas

Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw recommend comedy podcasts to entertain you over Christmas.We'll hear clips fromTrusty Hogs Wheel of Misfortune Evil Genius with Russell Kane Why is Harriet Crying Desert Island Dicks Stars In Your Ears Songs In The Key Of Laugh The Horne Section Podcast Daddy Look At Me A Lovely Time Cuddle Club The Sink Poppy Hilstead Has Entered The Chat SeanceCast St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast SoundHeapIf you have a podcast you want to recommend to u

Dec 24, 2021 • 59:06

Happy Golden Days of Yore

Happy Golden Days of Yore

Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp present a collection of podcasts that bring history to life.We speak to bona fide academic historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb about her podcast that looks at the most fascinating periods in history - Not Just The Tudors. We’ll also be joined by history podcast producing magnate Natt Tapley to discuss what's the point of history? And we chat to self-confessed history nerds Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell about their fun conversation podcast We Are History.We als

Dec 17, 2021 • 1:00:01

What's New For December?

What's New For December?

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan present the best new podcasts for December.Alexi Mostrous, host of Sweet Bobby, discusses his investigative crime podcast, which tells a remarkable story of catfishing and coercive control.Plus, we'll hear clips fromPaul McCartney: Inside The Songs Not Another Love Song Power: Hugh Hefner Doomsday Watch The Long Time Academy Sickbabe Coiled Tipsy Tourism Behind The Desk: The Story of Late Night Get Birding

Dec 10, 2021 • 58:24

Pet Sounds

Pet Sounds

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson present podcasts all about pets. Whether you're #TeamCat or #TeamDog - or even #TeamFerret- we have some lovely listening on the love of our pets.We speak to broadcasting legend Nicky Campbell about his gorgeous podcast One of the Family. And EastEnders actor Emma Barton joins us to talk about The Petcast from The Blue Cross.We also feature tasty morsels of: BBC Radio London's Dogs and the City BBC Radio 4's My Cat, The Judge The Purrrcast Classic FM's Paws and

Nov 26, 2021 • 1:00:36

We're Going Down The Pub

We're Going Down The Pub

Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw listen in to podcasts about pub culture. From cocktails to quizzing, beer to board games, conversation to crisps, we're pubbing in podcast form.John Robins and Robin Allender discuss their dream pub podcast, The Moon Under Water.Plus presenter Jaega Wise, and producer Lucy Taylor, take us behind the scenes on Radio 4's The Food Programme.We'll also hear extracts from:The London History Podcast Lasties Brewing After Hours Pub Quiz Try Dry A Woman's Brew The Mixol

Nov 19, 2021 • 58:45

What's New for November?

What's New for November?

Laura Grimshaw and Scott Bryan present the best new podcasts for November.We are joined by the star of Derry Girls and Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan and her writing partner Camilla Whitehill to discuss their new comedy podcast Whistle Through The Shamrocks.And we feature snippets of: Car Crash by Eddie Robson This Is Gay from Kirk Flash Am I Normal with Mona Chalabi The Flipside with Paris Lees Bed of Lies from The Telegraph We Were Always Here with Marc Thompson The Log Books with Tash Walker, Ad

Nov 12, 2021 • 1:00:31

Sustainability

Sustainability

Laura Grimshaw and Greg Cochrane look at podcasts about sustainability - packed with good advice on how to save the planet.We are joined by the BBC's Chief Environment Editor Justin Rowlatt to talk about BBC Radio 4's A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity and the wider challenge of reporting on the Climate Crisis.We also speak to Tom Heap and Anne-Marie Bullock about BBC Radio 4's 39 Ways To Save The Planet and to Jack Marley about The Climate Fight: The World's Biggest Negotiation, a new podcast fr

Nov 5, 2021 • 1:00:06

The Halloween Spook-tacular

The Halloween Spook-tacular

Chris Pearson and Shivani Dave recommend listening in time for Halloween. Danny Robins and producer Simon Barnard discuss their new BBC Sounds series Uncanny. We'll hear about how they found real people who could discuss their own paranormal experiences. Plus, how do the two look back on their award winning Battersea Poltergeist series?Plus we'll have some terrifying drama recommendations, and some sillier Halloween listening.With clips from:Uncanny Children of the Stones The Battersea Poltergei

Oct 29, 2021 • 58:32

Audio Drama spin-offs

Audio Drama spin-offs

Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend audio fiction podcasts, which are re-making, adapting, or spinning off from other stories.Dirk Maggs joins us to discuss Audible's The Sandman: Act 2, as well as his venerable career in adapting other works for audio.Plus Realm Productions on Orphan Black: The Next Chapter. Senior producer Marco Palmieri and head of Audience Development Tara Sonin tell us about the pressures of continuing the television show in podcast form.And we'll hear extracts fromMarve

Oct 22, 2021 • 59:07

Long Running Podcasts

Long Running Podcasts

Laura Grimshaw and Jessica Fostekew look at long-running podcasts. That's podcasts that have been going a long time, not podcasts about running. Not exclusively anyway. Podcasts that have been around for a while with loads of episodes to dive into.We speak to Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn from the Scummy Mummies podcast, which has been running for eight years. And we speak to Tom Price from My Mate Bought a Toaster about those embarrassing, impulsive, or long-forgotten internet purchases.And we f

Oct 14, 2021 • 59:53

New Listening for October

New Listening for October

Laura Grimshaw and Scott Bryan recommend new listening for October.We talk fashion with Kiri Pritchard-McLean and her new podcast Who Are You Wearing? Tim Harford offers up some Cautionary Tales. And Margaret Cabourn-Smith tells us all about her embarrassing crushes in the name of her new podcast Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith.We also feature snippets of: The Proper Class Podcast Whose Stories? As The Season Turns My Favourite Takeaway with Tom Craine and Cimran Shah Bad Cops from the World

Oct 7, 2021 • 59:57

Poetry Podcasts

Poetry Podcasts

Laura Grimshaw and Salena Godden present a selection of poetry podcasts.We speak to Chris Gregory from Alternative Stories and Fake Realities about bringing words to life, and to Repeat Beat Poet from The Lunar Poetry Podcast about infusing poetry with meaning and messages.We also listen in to: Poetry Unbound The New Yorker Poetry Podcast The Poetry Exchange Arji's Poetry Pickle Jar The Slowdown with Ada Limon Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast Roaring 20s Radio Poetry Extra The Verb

Sep 30, 2021 • 1:00:22

Best of Guests

Best of Guests

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson revisit some of their favourite Podcast Radio Hour Interviews.We'll hear interviews with: Evanna Lynch, from The Chickpeeps Grace Dent, Gabriela Jones and Leah Green from Comfort Eating Penny Green, presenter of The Knepp Wildland Podcast Laura Lexx and Will Duggan, hosts of National Treasures Ken Bruce and his producer Phil McGarvey, talking Popmaster The Taskmaster Podcast presenter Ed Gamble Bryony Gordon, from Bryony Gordon's Mad World Athena Kugblenu present

Sep 24, 2021 • 59:36

Lots of Love

Lots of Love

Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie look at podcasts about love. Families, pets, friends, grief, misguided crushes, fandom, sex and relationships - love in lots of forms is in here.Alix Walker and Lisa Smosarski talk about their podcast Love Letter to My Friend, and Karen Rice from Stolen Goodbyes discusses love, loss and grief.Also featuring these loved-up podcasts: Cuddle Club Shagged Married Annoyed You'll Do Coupledom I Wish I Was An Only Child Some Families Petcast Love Stories with Dolly Alderto

Sep 16, 2021 • 1:00:25

What's New for September + Ladies Who London

What's New for September + Ladies Who London

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for September.We'll speak to the hosts of Ladies Who London, a podcast hosted by two London tour guides which aims to highlight hidden parts of London's history.Plus we'll hear clips from:Stories of our Times- The Legacy of Penrhyn Castle Short History Of Tipsy Tourism On The Outside BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast - Histories and Mysteries of the Countryside The Wild with Chris Morgan Bees in a Pod with Rob Beckett Atlantic… A Scottish Story

Sep 3, 2021 • 59:17

Summer Scrapbook Two

Summer Scrapbook Two

Podcast Radio Hour presents postcards from producers, presenters, comedians and friends recommending some great listens for the Summer.FEATURING: Alan Cumming on You're Wrong About and The History of Literature Moy McGowan on Shrine of Duty Chrystal Genesis on From Root To Vine Scott Bryan on Pieces of Britney Athena Kugblenu on Cane Warriors Iain Lee on Nothing Is Real Jessica Fostekew on Sara Pascoe's Sex, Power, Money Harriet Kemsley on Joan & Jericha Tom Sandars on This Classical Life Ch

Aug 26, 2021 • 59:34

What's New for August?

What's New for August?

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for August.Pandora Sykes talks about Radio 4's new podcast Pieces of Britney, and discusses what Britney's story can teach us about society as a whole.Plus Martin Zaltz Austwick discusses his new podcast Neutrinowtach, a podcast that, via coding wizardry, automatically releases a newly generated episode every day.And we'll hear clips fromSideways Have You Heard George’s Podcast Building Queertopia A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand

Aug 13, 2021 • 59:37

Summer Scrapbook

Summer Scrapbook

As part of 4 Extra's Summer Season, Podcast Radio Hour presents postcards from producers, presenters, comedians and friends recommending some great listens for the Summer. Featuring: Alan Cumming on Bad Gays Arthur Smith on Desert Island Discs Athena Kugblenu on Have You Heard George's Podcast? Jake Yapp on The Adventure Zone Alan Smith on Political Thinking Andrew Peach on Who? Weekly Tina Ritchie (and Nicky Campbell) on One Of The Family Ken Bruce on The Archers Toby Hadoke on A Wheezing and

Aug 5, 2021 • 59:35

Pandemic recovery podcasts

Pandemic recovery podcasts

Chrystal Genesis and Chris Pearson recommend podcasts that tell the stories of industries, communities and people who are trying to get life back on track as Covid restrictions are being lifted.Chris Tunstall, host of The Mixology Talk podcast discusses how his craft cocktail podcast has changed across the pandemic.Plus we'll hear extracts from:Pubs, Pints, People The Food Institute Podcast BBC OS Conversations Make Change Happen Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights Podcast COVID MATTERS So

Jul 30, 2021 • 56:25

Religion in Audio Drama

Religion in Audio Drama

Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend drama podcasts exploring religion.Jon Ware and Muna Hussen from The Silt Verses talk about their fantasy series, a folk-horror podcast following two figures' pilgrimage through a world of human sacrifice and strange deities.And Caro Mincks, creator of 'Seen and Not Heard', talks about how Judaism influenced the writing of their semi-autobiographical series, which sees a young woman adapting to deafness.Plus we recommend: Desperado Chain of Being Midst Forgi

Jul 23, 2021 • 56:30

British Podcast Awards 2021

British Podcast Awards 2021

After last weekend's British Podcast Awards, Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw run through the winners. Matt Hill and Matt Deegan, the awards organisers and co-founders, discuss putting the awards together. We'll hear about the long process to whittle down over 1500 entries to the eventual winners, and they tell us what it meant to bring together some of Britain's top podcasters after last year's virtual event. VENT Documentaries took home three awards- Smartest Podcast, Best Documentary and the

Jul 15, 2021 • 1:00:28

What's New For July?

What's New For July?

Laura Grimshaw and Scott Bryan look at the best new releases.Grace Dent and the producers Leah Green and Gabriela Jones discuss their new podcast Comfort Eating, Alan Cumming talks about 'Hot White Heist' and we dip into: Which? Investigates with Greg Foot We Can Be Heroes with Glyn Fussell Tan France's Queer Icons Building Queertopia with Chelcee Grimes and Shane Jenek Constantly Evolving with Eve THAT Podcast Conflict of Interest from The Imperial War Museum If It Bleeds It Leads with Emilia F

Jul 8, 2021 • 59:33

Chocolate

Chocolate

Natalie Haynes and Moy McGowan savour some chocolate podcasts. They discover how music can alter the taste of chocolate… and why the humble midge plays a vital part in the growing the bean that becomes your favourite bar! And they hear from Dame Cacao herself, the podcaster Max Gandy who is dedicated to crafting a sustainable and delicious world by changing the way we eat & understand chocolate. We'll also hear mouth-watering chunks of:You're Dead to Me The Food Programme Well Tempered Th

Jul 1, 2021 • 1:00:05

2021 (So Far) In Review

2021 (So Far) In Review

Chris Pearson, Laura Grimshaw and Greg Cochrane take a look at the podcast year so far. Sam Shetabi joins us from Acast to look back on the trends of 2021 in podcast. Tim Harford and Sandra Kanthal from Radio 4's 'How To Vaccinate The World' reflect on their podcast and it's influence on vaccine reporting in 2021. Plus James Cator from Spotify looks ahead to what listeners might expect going forward.Plus we'll hear snippets of Call Me Mother Stolen Goodbyes Human Resources Frank Film Club with M

Jun 25, 2021 • 59:14

What's new for June?

What's new for June?

Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan recommend new releases for June. Alan Cumming joins us to talk about his new series, Alan Cumming's Shelves, in which Alan is inspired to interview guests by the trinkets in his house. Plus Greg Jenner discusses his podcast series "A Somewhat Complete History Of Sitting Down", which looks at the role of sitting throughout history. We'll also hear extracts from: Cross Words with Ian Smith Behind The Desk: The Story of Late Night Human Resources The Retrospectors Wh

Jun 11, 2021 • 58:55

Detective Stories

Detective Stories

Chris Pearson and Caroline Crampton go on the hunt for detective listening. Award-winning investigative reporter Madeleine Baran talks to us about her show In The Dark, and tell us how to her, the least interesting part of reporting on criminal activity is the crime itself. Plus, we'll hear how the Victoriocity writers Jen and Chris Sugden were influenced by early detectives when creating their story set in 1887. We'll also hear about: The Tuesday Night Mystery Club Meddling Adults Up The Creek

Jun 4, 2021 • 59:22

Sound Design

Sound Design

Laura Grimshaw and Jon Holmes immerse themselves in the world of sound design. Benbrick, the producer, composer and sound designer behind 'Have You Heard George's Podcast?' and 'Kim Noble's Futile Attempts' talks to us about his influences, tech, and process. We go behind the scenes of The Skewer with Jon and his sound designer Tony Churnside to find out how The Skewer twists itself into the week's news. And we speak to Madeleine and Hugh from the sound landscape podcast Radio Lento. We also lis

May 27, 2021 • 1:00:28

Mental Health Podcasts

Mental Health Podcasts

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson showcase podcasts discussing mental health, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week.Claudia Hammond discusses the new series of All In The Mind, the world's longest running programme discussing the latest research around Mental Health. Laura speaks to Giles Paley-Phillips and Jim Daly, whose programme 'Blank Podcast' unpacks the moment when people's lives aren't going to plan.Chris meets Bryony Gordon, host of Bryony Gordon's Mad World. Bryony tells us how she sel

May 13, 2021 • 1:00:58

What's new for May?

What's new for May?

Laura Grimshaw and Scott Bryan round up the best new podcasts. Laurence Owen and Lindsay Sharman present their epic new musical The Ballad of Anne and Mary Jon Holmes talks us through the stupidly funny spoof true crime podcast Cold Case Crime Cuts Kat Hooker and Emma Jones talk about their brilliantly honest and important podcast The Dead Parent Club And we feature clips from: The new BBC Sounds podcast The Lazarus Heist with Jean Lee and Geoff White Life Changing with Jane Garvey from Radio

May 6, 2021 • 59:59

The UK Tour

The UK Tour

Chris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw embark on a UK podcast tour. Laura Lexx and Will Duggan talk to us about their show 'National Treasures', which goes on a day out of the UK's various attractions. And Kathryn Morrison talks to us about her podcast 'My Special Place', in which BBC Local Radio invite figures like Miles Jupp and Julie Hesmondhalgh to explore the sensations and memories attached to a favourite location.Plus, we hear clips from: Wild For Scotland Scotland Outdoors Ne Lass CAN Speak

Apr 29, 2021 • 1:00:36

Movie Magic

Movie Magic

Radio 1's Film Critic Ali Plumb joins Chris Pearson to recommend the best movie-based listening.We have guests across the world of film podcasting, including Al Horner, Sam Clements, Anna Smith, and Josh Horowitz.Plus, we'll go behind the scenes on two long-running film podcasts - The Empire Film Podcast, and BBC Radio 5 Live's Kermode and Mayo's Film Review.Podcasts featured this week: Script Apart 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest Girls on Film Happy Sad Confused Empire Film Podcast Bah Humbug Kerm

Apr 23, 2021 • 1:00:45

Literary Listening

Literary Listening

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend reading podcasts, plus Rosie Wilby talks about adapting The Breakup Monologues from a podcast into a book.Recommended podcasts this week:Broccoli Book Club Radio 4's Book Club Mean Book Club Football Book Club Bestsellers You're Booked What Should I Read Next Radio 4's Open Book In Writing With Hattie Crissell I Should Be Writing Writing Excuses Book Off!

Apr 15, 2021 • 1:00:20

The Sound of Spring

The Sound of Spring

Chris Pearson and Amanda Litherland recommend podcasts exploring British wildlife. Dr Mya Rose Craig aka Birdgirl talks about the benefits of nature and birdwatching in both the city and the countryside, with her podcast Get Birding. Ecologist Penny Green chats about the Knepp Wildland Podcast - sharing stories from the rewilding estate in West Sussex. Recommended podcasts this week: Tweet of the Day 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter Wildflower Half Hour Get Birding The Science Of Birds 99% Invi

Apr 8, 2021 • 1:00:04

BBC Audio Drama Awards 2021

BBC Audio Drama Awards 2021

Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts sample the shortlisted and winning podcasts from this year's BBC Audio Drama Awards. Alison Hindell, BBC Radio 4's Commissioning Editor for Drama joins to discuss the history of the awards, and to share her thoughts on great audio drama.And we hear Jeffrey Nils Gardner and Eleanor Hyde, producers of Unwell: A Midwest Gothic Mystery - the winning entry in the category of Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama.Podcasts recommended this week: Children Of The Stones (BB

Apr 1, 2021 • 59:25

Podcasts To Play Along With

Podcasts To Play Along With

Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson pick out the best podcasts you can play along with, chock full of quizzes, panel shows and trivia. With special guests Ed Gamble from the Taskmaster podcast, husband-and-wife-quizzers Lucy Porter and Justin Edwards from Plenty Questions, and we go behind the scenes of Radio 2's Popmaster.Podcasts featured this week: Popmaster Radio 4 Quiz Quiz Chat Repeat Plenty Questions Fingers on Buzzers Famous For 15 Quid The Birthday Game Taskmaster The Podcast Escape This P

Mar 26, 2021 • 59:46

Fashion and Beauty

Fashion and Beauty

Amanda Litherland and Imriel Morgan recommend fashion and beauty podcasts that open up personal conversations about identity. The fashion guru Susannah Constantine joins to chat about her series My Wardrobe Malfunction, where conversations about clothes lead to much more emotional discussions. And hair and beauty entrepreneur Jamelia Donaldson discusses her podcast She's Obsessed. Recommended shows this week: On Reflection Beauty with Funmi Fetto Breaking Beauty The Beauty Brains Snatched Edges

Mar 19, 2021 • 1:00:18

International Funny Women's Day

International Funny Women's Day

For International Women's Day, Laura Grimshaw and Julia Raeside recommend the best podcasts from funny women.Isy Suttie overshares about The Things We Do For Love, that delightful sausage Amy Gledhill will be showing us A Lovely Time, we'll be offering Athena Kugblenu some adult conversation now she has two children in Keeping Athena Company, the excellent stand-up comedian Jen Ives will be chatting about her new podcast Peak Trans, and we’ll discuss creeps with Margo and Sonia from the What A C

Mar 12, 2021 • 59:34

New Listening

New Listening

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan review new podcast releases. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken discuss Made Of Stronger Stuff, a Radio 4 podcast about the human body. Recommended podcasts: Get Birding New Scientist Escape Pod The Bias Diagnosis Sideways Reverberate Welcome To Your Fantasy Welcome To Spooktown Money Moves With Toni Tone Life Hacks - Lockdown Wellbeing

Mar 5, 2021 • 1:00:09

Hope and Happiness

Hope and Happiness

The whole Podcast Radio Hour team - Amanda Litherland, Chris Pearson, Moy McGowan and Laura Grimshaw - come together to share the podcasts that give them hope, happiness and inspiration.Laura speaks to comedian Charlie George and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota about Happiness and How To Get It, an Audible Original series where they test out happiness tips designed by experts. Moy recommends The Jane Goodall Hopecast, where the world reknowned primatologist and anthropologist speaks to individual

Feb 26, 2021 • 59:55

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Mum-to-be Amanda Litherland is joined by Chrystal Genesis, host of Stance Podcast and mother of two, to recommend great parenting podcasts. As well as series which support parents and caregivers with some much needed laughter and conversation, they suggest shows which discuss all forms of family relationships and consider our own childhoods, whether we have children ourselves or not. Also, Marvyn Harrison, founder of Dope Black Dads, joins to talk about the success of his podcast and community g

Feb 19, 2021 • 59:54

Podcast Musicals

Podcast Musicals

It's curtain up for podcast musicals! Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts showcase their favourite tuneful listens, with a selection of comedy and drama. Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Brett Ryback and Matt Sav, the creators of last year's hit musical In Strange Woods discuss producing a multi cast production with all musicians and actors at home. And Rye Dorsey, Zachary Goldberg and Sabeen Shalwani join to talk about Childish: A Podcast Musical - a series inspired by the work of Childish Gambino. They dis

Feb 12, 2021 • 59:15

Vegan Podcasts

Vegan Podcasts

To beat a post-Veganuary slump, Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp discuss the best vegan podcasts – and talk a lot about food. Yes, it’s an hour about veganism but we promise it’ll be interesting and fun and you’ll find out about lots of delicious things to eat.They will be joined by Evanna Lynch (better known to Harry Potter fans as Luna Lovegood) from the Chickpeeps Podcast to discuss her go-to easy and tasty vegan meals. The film director Kevin Smith and his daughter Harley Quinn Smith from the V

Feb 5, 2021 • 59:36

Wonders from Down Under

Wonders from Down Under

Chris Pearson and Caitlin Benedict showcase Australian podcasts. We have recommendations highlighting indigenous voices, podcasts made by Australian voices overseas, and listening perfect for homesick Aussies. Daniel Browning tells us about his language podcast Word Up. Plus Matt Parker and Bec Hill discuss mathematics podcast A Problem Squared. Podcasts featured: Tiddas 4 Tiddas Word Up The Thin Black Line Pretty For An Aboriginal A Problem Squared Science VS The Aunty Donna Podcast Stuff The B

Jan 29, 2021 • 59:09

New releases for January - Nikesh Shukla on Brown Baby

New releases for January - Nikesh Shukla on Brown Baby

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend some of the best new listening.Firstly, some comedy and entertainment shows to keep you laughing through lockdown: The Brian Butterfield Pod Pod Podcast Congrats On The New My Life In Tv Keep It!Nikesh Shukla joins to dicuss his new series Brown Baby - conversations about raising children with joy in uncertain times.And recommendations of more conversational podcasts and engrossing documentary series: Relatively The BBC Countryfile Magazine Podcast I

Jan 22, 2021 • 1:00:17

Evergreen podcasts

Evergreen podcasts

We often hear about the best new podcasts - but what about those that have been around for a while?This week Amanda Litherland and Imriel Morgan recommend evergreen podcasts - shows which have been well established, but you might not have got around to listening to yet. Firstly, some series which you can hear in their entirety: Bronzeville Capital Fight Night (iHeartRadio)Edith Bowman tells Podcast Radio Hour about her movie music podcast Soundtracking, which boasts over 200 episodes. Each week

Jan 15, 2021 • 58:32

Positive Podcasts for 2021

Positive Podcasts for 2021

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend inspirational listening to start the year. Firstly, a pick of 2020's best - timeless series which are well worth getting stuck into. Hana Walker-Brown, executive producer at Broccoli content joins to discuss the hit show Anthems - each episode containing positive personal philosophies.Also recommended from 2020: The Golden House (Ross Sutherland) Rabbit Hole (New York Times) Vent Documentaries (VICE and Brent Council) The Log Books (Tash Walker, Adam

Jan 1, 2021 • 1:00:28

Podcast Radi-ho ho ho Hour

Podcast Radi-ho ho ho Hour

Amanda Litherland and Chris Pearson host a festive Podcast Radio Hour jam-packed full of great listens. We've invited some of our friends from BBC Sounds to suggest podcasts they'd give as a Christmas gift. And we'll also be showcasing some seasonal listening from festive BBC Podcasts of years past.In this episode:James Acaster, host of James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds. recommends The Three Track Podcast, Hip Hop Saved My Life, Wheel of Misfortune, and The Guilty Feminist.Sofie Hagen and Dr Julia

Dec 25, 2020 • 59:32

December New Listens and Christmas Specials

December New Listens and Christmas Specials

The holidays are almost here and Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan have recommendations of the best new listening for December - Christmas themed or otherwise. Firstly, some great new series:How I Found My Voice (Intelligence Squared) Fashioned (Audible) Strippers In The Attic Life Of The Party With Jodie Harsh In Strange Woods (Atypical Artists)Former MP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson joins us to discuss his new interview show Persons Of Interest. What lead him from politics t

Dec 18, 2020 • 57:56

Winter Warmers - Cosy Audio Fiction

Winter Warmers - Cosy Audio Fiction

Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts recommend a selection of cosy audio fiction series to warm the winter nights. Faith McQuinn discusses writing her romantic comedy series Margaritas and Donuts. More recommended audio rom coms: -Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back -Me and AU -Greenhouse -Deck The Halls (With Matrimony!)Then Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat discuss creating the fantasy anthology series Unseen. We hear an extract from episode 2 - Into The Dark.More recommended fantasy/sci fi: -Flyest Fa

Dec 11, 2020 • 59:21

History & You're Wrong About

History & You're Wrong About

Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton recommend the best podcasts about the past, from some of the most popular history shows to more niche focused series.Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes join to discuss their hit show You're Wrong About - a podcast that reconsiders people or events that have been miscast in public imagination. Recommended podcasts this week: We Are History You're Dead To Me The Dollop You're Wrong About The Rest Is History Giants of History History Extra The Constant: A Hist

Dec 4, 2020 • 57:52

Trees & Forests: Podcasts for National Tree Week

Trees & Forests: Podcasts for National Tree Week

Verity Sharp and Moy McGowan recommend their favourite tree podcasts. And Adam Shaw talks about his podcast, Woodland Walks. Recommended listening which links science and the sacred, the practical and the magical properties of trees.Featured Podcasts:Forest 404 Branch Out Tree's A Crowd Emergence Magazine Podcast Woodland Walks Farmerama The Urban Forestry Radio Show & Podcast Go Wild BatChat Living Beeing Botanical Mind Tree Lady TalksThis programme was first broadcast in November 2020, on

Nov 27, 2020 • 1:00:19

New listens for November + quizzing with Miquita Oliver

New listens for November + quizzing with Miquita Oliver

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend newly released podcasts from the worlds of comedy and documentaries.Plus Miquita Oliver talks about Quiz Chat repeat, a new daily quiz podcast.Featured Podcasts: The Sink Poppy Hillstead Has Entered The Chat Harry Hill's Noise Dear Joan and Jericha The Orgasm Cult Quiz Chat Repeat (with Miquita Oliver) VENT Documentaries Intrigue: Mayday The Mentor Bed Of Lies The Lock In with Jeremy Paxman The Rest is History

Nov 20, 2020 • 59:01

A buffet of food podcasts

A buffet of food podcasts

Chris Pearson and Amanda Litherland tuck into a buffet of food podcasts. For starters: a selection of food documentaries, including a chat with Simon Tulett, one of the producers on 'The Food Chain' from the BBC World service. And for main course: food conversations, from panel programmes to interviews. We hear from Suzy Chase, presenter of 'Cookery By The Book'. Then finishing off for dessert, a quick taster of some food comedy podcasts.Featured podcasts: Eat Drink Asia Podcast Gastropod The Fo

Nov 13, 2020 • 58:45

Podcasts for the planet

Podcasts for the planet

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend climate focused podcasts to inform and inspire. From tips on greener living to interviews with leading activists in the environmental movement, this week we highlight listening that encourages a brighter tomorrow. We speak to the team at 'Outrage and Optimism': Tom Rivett-Carnac, Paul Dickenson, and Christiana Figueres. Christiana is the former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and was the lead negotiator on the

Nov 6, 2020 • 59:08

Podcasts that go bump in the night

Podcasts that go bump in the night

Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts showcase supernatural scares - podcasts perfect for Halloween listening.Jeffrey Nils Gardner and Eleanor Hyde discuss their gothic horror series Unwell, set in an American boarding house with some unusual residents. And we speak to Cassandra Tse, creator of Apocalypse Songs, a supernatural thriller set in a New Zealand radio station.Plus Ella has a whole host of recommendations from around the world of audio fiction, perfect for whatever level of Halloween heebie

Oct 30, 2020 • 58:22

Audio Art and Found Sound

Audio Art and Found Sound

Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton delve into the world of soundscapes, audio art and found sound podcasts - recommending the most relaxing and intriguing series they can find.We speak to Eleanor McDowall, the producer behind 'Field Recordings', an international collection of ambient recording from locations around the world.And Michelle Macklem talks about the podcast 'Constellations', which offers sound artists a platform to experiment in. We hear an extract from Phoebe Wang's piece 'Isn'

Oct 22, 2020 • 59:00

Press Play - video games and children's podcasts

Press Play - video games and children's podcasts

Amanda Litherland is joined by Chrystal Genesis to present a goody bag full of podcast recommendations. First - great children's podcasts: Tai Asks Why (CBC) The Week Junior Eleanor Amplified (WHYY) Peace Out - Meditation for KidsKyla Slaven, producer of ABC's Short and Curly joins to discuss the philosophy show for kids. And then we celebrate glorious video games and some of the best podcasts to stay up to date and entertained: Women Of Marvel (episode Women of Video Game Journalism Revisite

Oct 15, 2020 • 59:31

New releases for Autumn, wellbeing tips with Dr Chatterjee and raving with Chris Warburton

New releases for Autumn, wellbeing tips with Dr Chatterjee and raving with Chris Warburton

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend great podcasts and meet the people who make them.This week Dr Chatterjee talks "Feel Better. Live More.", a health podcast focussing on intimate, authentic conversations. Amanda and Scott recommend other great conversational listens.Then we're focusing on documentaries - and Chris Warburton discusses Ecstasy: The Battle of Rave, a documentary drama blend focussing on rave culture.Featured Podcasts This Week:Feel Better, Live More Great Scot David Tenn

Oct 8, 2020 • 58:33

Sporting stories and a visit to the Socially Distant Sports Bar

Sporting stories and a visit to the Socially Distant Sports Bar

Chris Pearson and Amanda Litherland tackle sports podcasts. This week, Stef Garrero, Elis James and Mike Bubbins discuss their lockdown sports podcast The Socially Distant Sports Bar podcast. Then Adrian Koenigsberg joins us from New York to discuss her podcast Quell Party which celebrates and showcases women and non-binary people in Skateboarding.Plus recommended listens from the world of Sports, including: Don't Tell Me The Score The Game Changers Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. A

Oct 2, 2020 • 59:50

US Politics Special - featuring Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel

US Politics Special - featuring Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel

Amanda Litherland is joined by the podcaster and journalist Greg Cochrane to recommend podcasts to keep up to date with the US Election and understand some of the history that's made the country what it is today. Also Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis discuss making the BBC's Americast - how is reporting for the podcast different to radio or TV broadcasting? And are there fans of the podcast on both sides of the Atlantic? Podcasts mentioned this week: Slate's Political Gabfest FiveThirtyEight Politic

Sep 24, 2020 • 1:02:30

Pens, Pipe Organs and Portable Toilets - Niche Podcasts

Pens, Pipe Organs and Portable Toilets - Niche Podcasts

Amanda Litherland and Becca Bryers explore niche podcasts from around the world.From pipe organs to portable toilets, there's a podcast out there about almost everything, and in this week's Podcast Radio Hour Amanda and Becca explore a wealth of listens.Myke Hurley from Relay FM joins to talk about "The Pen Addict", a stationery podcast with more than 400 epiodes.Then Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos from "Love to Sew" discuss their craft podcast, which covers a range of topics from linen to s

Sep 17, 2020 • 57:13

Innovative storytelling with Cathy Fitzgerald and Ross Sutherland

Innovative storytelling with Cathy Fitzgerald and Ross Sutherland

Amanda Litherland speaks to two innovative audio makers. Ross Sutherland reveals some of the thinking behind his puzzling new fiction podcast 'The Golden House' - a mini series from Imaginary Advice stuffed full of codes and secrets.Later, the award winning documentary producer Cathy Fitzgerland discusses her latest project 'Witness' in association with Amnesty International - a podcast which skilfully tells sensitive stories from some of the world's darkest places. Cathy also speaks about how s

Sep 10, 2020 • 58:46

Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge's return to audio

Steve Coogan on Alan Partridge's return to audio

It's been 29 years since the character of Alan Partridge made his debut in the Radio 4 satirical radio show On The Hour. Since then Steve Coogan's inept Norfolk broadcaster has seen huge success with various TV shows and even a feature film, Alpha Papa. This week Alan makes a return to audio with a brand new podcast 'From The Oasthouse' - available to download from Audible.Steve Coogan chats to Amanda Litherland about the benefits of making comedy that's for ears only, and shares some of the

Sep 3, 2020 • 58:01

Listener Week

Listener Week

This week Amanda Litherland is joined by producer Chris Pearson to hear a variety of podcast recommendations sent in by listeners. We hear voice notes and emails recommending:Just The Zoo Of Us The Countryside Hour (BBC Radio Norfolk) The Ballad of Billy Balls The History of English Floating The Stoop Constellation Prize Small Doses Decoder Ring TheatrePlus, listener Blossom joins to talk about her wellness podcast Tea with HB.

Aug 27, 2020 • 58:27

Glorious game shows - and Avery Trufelman on The Cut

Glorious game shows - and Avery Trufelman on The Cut

Amanda Litherland is joined by Caroline Crampton (podcaster - Shedunnit, writer - HotPod newsletter) to recommend great podcasts and speak to creators.Firstly, a round up of some addictive new listening: Nice White Parents (New York Times, Serial) You're Wrong About The Comb (BBC World Service) Bad People (BBC Sounds)The culture podcast The Cut from New York Magazine has recently relaunched with a new host - Avery Trufelman. Avery joins to discuss what's in store for the new podcast, and what sh

Aug 20, 2020 • 59:49

Holidays In Your Headphones

Holidays In Your Headphones

Staying at home this summer? No problem! Amanda Litherland and Chrystal Genesis suggest podcasts that let you visit museums, art galleries and the great outdoors all over the world - from the comfort of your headphones.And there's something to keep the little ones entertained too! CBeebies star Maddie Moate discusses her new podcast Maddie's Sound Explorers - and chats about the rise of family friendly podcasts. Recommended this week: The National Trust Podcast Women Who Travel - Conde Nast Tra

Aug 13, 2020 • 58:42

Anti-racist activism, bingeworthy documentaries and other new listens.

Anti-racist activism, bingeworthy documentaries and other new listens.

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend great new podcasts and speak to creators. Firstly, some bingeworthy documentary and real life podcasts: The Town That Didn't Stare (Nick Hilton & Podot) Rabbit Hole (The New York Times) Real Dictators (Noiser) The Reality of Reality TV with Fleur East (Planet Radio) We hear from Shade podcast creator Lou Mensah about her series of discussions around creativity and anti-racism. And a selection of other notable new listens: The Joe Wicks Podcast (BBC So

Jul 30, 2020 • 57:33

British Podcast Award Winners 2020

British Podcast Award Winners 2020

Following on from this week's British Podcast Awards ceremony, Amanda Litherland speaks to some of this year's winners. Firstly, the awards co-creator Matt Deegan takes up behind the scenes at the virtual ceremony, which involved 19 outside broadcasts.Then we hear from the team behind Best New Podcast, The Log Books. Tash Walker, Adam Smith and Shivani Dave discuss how they used the archive logs of Switchboard - the LGBTQ+ helpline, to tell stories from the community in the 70s and 80s. Helena M

Jul 16, 2020 • 58:15

Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction

Neil Gaiman and Audio Fiction

Neil Gaiman speaks to Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts about the new audio adaptation of his DC comic book series The Sandman, out next week on Audible. Neil discusses his love of audio fiction, and the Radio 4 dramas and comedies that have inspired him since childhood. Also, David Devereux from Tin Can Audio discusses his new podcast The Dungeon Economic Model.And Kaitlin Statz and Travis Vengroff from Fool & Scholar Productions offer tips on crafting adventures in your headphones.

Jul 8, 2020 • 1:01:50

Movie nostalgia and podcasts without borders

Movie nostalgia and podcasts without borders

Take your seats for a showcase of movie podcasts. Suchandrika Chakrabarti joins Amanda Litherland to talk about the podcasts that have caught their attention this week, from bees to media giants. Plus Isabelle Roughol talks about her new project Borderline.Featuring: Oh Hello, the p'dcast Land of the Giants Living Beeing Obsessed With... I May Destroy YouYou Must Remember This Scriptnotes Black Men Can't Jump (in Hollywood) Unspooled The Next Picture Show

Jul 2, 2020 • 59:28

Podcasting in 2020: a half-time report

Podcasting in 2020: a half-time report

Greg Cochrane joins Amanda Litherland to offer a half time report into podcasting in 2020. Which episodes have particularly captured listener's attentions? What are the trends? How is podcasting adapting to new challenges as a business, and as an art form? Also, there's no getting away from talking about the effects the pandemic has had. Adam Fleming reflects on the challenges of reporting the last few months' news on The Coronavirus Newscast, and shares details on what's next for the podcast.

Jun 25, 2020 • 1:00:01

Pride podcasts and Refugee week

Pride podcasts and Refugee week

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend great podcasts and speak to their creators. First, a selection of new series: Boom/Bust: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia (The Ringer) Nut Jobs (Audible) The Stubborn Light of Things (Melissa Harrison) Changes with Annie Mac Her Spirit PodcastsAnd as we are in the middle of Pride month, some recommended LGBTQ+ listening from: Pride And Joy (BBC Sounds) Anthems - Pride (Broccoli Content) I'm Grand Mam Growing Up With GaldemThen we speak to podcaster and r

Jun 18, 2020 • 57:27

Let's Go Outside

Let's Go Outside

Recorded outside in a London park (socially distanced!) Amanda Litherland and Chrystal Genesis recommend some great podcasts and speak to creators.Firstly, following on from the Black Lives Matter protests happening across the world, a selection of podcasts to help you learn about the history of race and racism, and actions you can take now. Including Scene On Radio series 2 Seeing White, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge and NPR's Code Switch. Also suggestions of nature podcasts which discuss en

Jun 4, 2020 • 55:48

Podcasting in the pandemic - with The Archers, Deborah Frances-White and more

Podcasting in the pandemic - with The Archers, Deborah Frances-White and more

How have podcasts changed under current circumstances? Amanda Litherland speaks to cast and crew from The Archers about their new format - we hear from Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy) and producer Jessica Bunch.Deborah Frances-White discusses how The Guilty Feminist has adapted and continued despite live audience recordings being impossible for the time being.And a variety of Podcast Radio Hour listeners reveal how the situation has affected their podcast production, both positively and negativel

May 28, 2020 • 57:28

Super short series, Jacob Hawley, and other new releases

Super short series, Jacob Hawley, and other new releases

Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton recommend super short podcasts. And Jacob Hawley chats about his latest series for BBC Sounds, 'Jacob Hawley's Job Centre'.Recommended this weekShort series to learn something: The World According to Sound 50 Things That Changed The Modern Economy The Story Behind On This Day In Esoteric Political HistoryShort fiction/story series: Listen, Rinse, Repeat Chompers The Roommate From Hell Havisham Kills Time Sam Walker's Desert Island DiariesShort thoughtful p

May 21, 2020 • 1:00:04

Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting

Eurovision, Prison, and Parenting

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend a selection of podcasts, including great new releases, podcasts for new parents and podcasts celebrating Eurovision. Recommended this week: James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (BBC Sounds) Dom Joly's Earworm (Audible) Prison Bag (Falling Tree) Son of a Hitman (Spotify) True Spies (Cup & Nuzzle) Over The Road (Radiotopia)Parenting Podcasts: Crib Notes Nappy Days Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Lockdown Parenting HellEurovision/European Podcasts: Vis

May 14, 2020 • 58:02

Interviews to inspire

Interviews to inspire

Amanda Litherland revisits the Podcast Radio Hour archive to see what budding podcasters can learn from some of her most inspirational guests: Ira Glass talks about the beginnings of This American Life. Dame Kelly Holmes discusses the challenge of moving from interviewee to interviewer. Clare Balding highlights the importance of getting a great idea on its feet. Jay Rayner talks about the joy of conversation over a good meal. George The Poet reveals how he combined disciplines to create the

May 7, 2020 • 58:17

Lockdown Learning

Lockdown Learning

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan suggest podcasts for lockdown learning - our selection of fact filled suggestions cam help with home schooling, or swotting up for a virtual quiz!Deborah James from the BBC Bitesize podcasts tells us about all the brilliant teaching resources available on tv, radio and online. Recommended listens: Home School History with Greg Jenner Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast The Allusionist Something Rhymes With Purple Radiolab for Kids 99% Invisible David Walliams' Marve

Apr 30, 2020 • 53:29

British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts

British Indie Comedy Drama Podcasts

Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts recommend a selection of independently produced comedy drama podcasts, to make you laugh during lockdown.Featuring whole episodes and extracts from: Quid Pro Euro (Felix Trench) Marscorp (Definitely Human) The Unseen Hour (James Carney) North West Footwear Database (Tim Foley)

Apr 23, 2020 • 1:00:56

Top 10 New Podcasts of 2019

Top 10 New Podcasts of 2019

Another chance to hear Amanda Litherland and critic Greg Cochrane pick their top ten favourite new podcasts of 2019. Including: Dolly Parton's America The Missing Cryptoqueen - presenter Jamie Bartlett and Georgia Catt chat to Podcast Radio Hour about the making of the series. Slow Burn Series 3 The Sun King Hunting Warhead Murderabilia The Next Episode - editor Dino Sofos chats about this new news podcast aimed at a younger audience. Giant Pleasure Studies You're Dead To Me

Apr 16, 2020 • 56:35

Easter Celebration in Isolation

Easter Celebration in Isolation

For Easter Weekend, Podcast Radio Hour considers religious podcasts and how they are helping communities come together remotely during the coronavirus crisis.BBC Religion and Ethics journalist Sophia Smith Galer suggests some of her favourites, including: Keeping It 101 Unorthodox Interfaithish Catholic Stuff You Should KnowElizabeth Oldfield from the religion and society think tank Theos speaks to Amanda Litherland about their podcast series The SacredYou can hear Sophia's series on Religion In

Apr 9, 2020 • 57:14

Podcasts To Stay Home With

Podcasts To Stay Home With

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane recommend podcasts to keep you entertained at home, including: United Zingdom (BBC Sounds) How To Build A Healthy City (Financial Times) You'll Do (BBC Radio 4) Gossipmongers (Acast) The Last Bohemians (Kate Hutchinson)Then the journalist Sue Mitchell joins Amanda down the line to discuss Radio 4's Girl Taken, an investigative series where Sue and former soldier Rob Lawrie search for the truth in the case of a missing refugee child. And Greg recommends some of

Apr 2, 2020 • 59:15

Positive Distraction Podcasts

Positive Distraction Podcasts

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend podcasts to distract your mind away from the news. This week we focus on series which are nothing to do with the virus, but if you do want the latest updates in podcast form then subscribe to The Coronavirus Newscast on BBC Sounds. We also recommend Stories Of Our Times as another good news podcast.Right now we all need distractions more than ever, here's what we suggest this week: The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show The Immaculate Decept

Mar 27, 2020 • 56:16

Tough Talking

Tough Talking

Podcasts can be a vital tool in exploring tough topics, this week Amanda Litherland is joined by Chrystal Genesis to recommend great series which tackle issues such as addiction and recovery. We hear from Melissa Rice and Jade Wye, hosts of BBC Radio 5 Live's Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts, a series which only began a year ago after winning the Rachel Bland New Podcast Award, and has now won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for Radio Programme Of The Year. Dave from Dopey podcast dials in from

Mar 20, 2020 • 54:15

The Art of Storytelling

The Art of Storytelling

Amanda Litherland and Becca Bryers recommend great storytelling podcasts from the UK. Includes interviews with Ross Sutherland (Imaginary Advice) and Eleanor McDowall (Short Cuts).Also featuring BBC's Mortem, Fake Heiress, and Dan Leone's Podcast Meander.

Mar 13, 2020 • 58:12

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy special

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy special

Anne-Marie Luff and Rachel Wheeley kick off Radio 4 Extra's cosmic weekend to celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of 'The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy'; blasting through space to find stellar sci-fi audio-fiction podcasts.We also recommend Beware of the Leopard, the complete podcast compendium to Douglas Adams' creation, and speak to it's creator Mark Steadman.Podcast recommendations include: We Fix Space Junk The Strange Case of Starship Iris Diary of a Space Archivist

Mar 6, 2020 • 1:02:23

New Podcasts for March

New Podcasts for March

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend top podcasts to listen to this month. Includes a chat with Luke Doran and James Ward from The Boring Talks about their new series.Also recommended: Americast Happy Mum Happy Baby You're Dead To Me We Need To Talk About The British Empire In Writing with Hattie Crisell Dogcast with Clare Balding Edge of England

Feb 28, 2020 • 57:15

TV Companion Podcasts

TV Companion Podcasts

Amanda Litherland and Suchandrika Chakrabarti explore the rising success of TV companion podcasts.They speak to podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Jenny Owen Youngs about their podcast Veronica Mars Investigations, which recaps the 00s teen show. Why are there still so many fans eager to hear discussion about it?And Lily Ames, Head of Production at Chalk and Blade chats about their series Obsessed With... made for BBC Sounds. Each series of the podcast focuses on a hit BBC show, like Line of Duty, Pe

Feb 21, 2020 • 58:54

Local Podcasts For Local People

Local Podcasts For Local People

Amanda Litherland and Greg Cochrane travel to Shaftesbury to recommend podcasts celebrating local areas, with series from around the UK and beyond. They meet Keri Jones who makes This Is Alfred, a podcast about the Dorset town, and on the way listen to other series including Speak Up Sunderland, Buddy's Buddies, Gibraltar Stories and Soho Then.

Feb 14, 2020 • 59:53

Classical music podcasts with Tom Service

Classical music podcasts with Tom Service

Tom Service of 'The Listening Service' and producer Clara Nissen pick some favourite classical music podcasts, including 'Aria Code', 'Case Notes' and 'This Classical Life'.

Feb 7, 2020 • 54:50

New Podcasts For February

New Podcasts For February

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend great listens for February. They chat to Clara Amfo about her new series 'This City', and Steve Bland discusses the Rachael Bland New Podcast Award from BBC 5Live. Other recommended series: Your Broccoli Weekly Early Work with Rhys James Stephen Fry's 7 Deadly Sins Cheerful Book Club Chasing Cosby We Are History In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer Scene On Radio

Jan 31, 2020 • 57:44

Be Kind To Your Mind with Caroline Crampton

Be Kind To Your Mind with Caroline Crampton

Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton recommend self improvement podcasts, and chat to Where Is My Mind's Niall Breslin and Forever 35's Doree Shafrir. Also featuring Caught Off Guard with Patricia Bright and Thirst Aid Kit.

Jan 24, 2020 • 1:00:06

Talking food with Chrystal Genesis

Talking food with Chrystal Genesis

Amanda Litherland and Chrystal Genesis recommend podcasts telling the stories behind food. Including Dinner For One, The Racist Sandwich Podcast, The Food Chain, All Hail Kale and The Splendid Table.

Jan 17, 2020 • 1:02:24

New podcasts for January - with Clare Balding

New podcasts for January - with Clare Balding

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend the best new podcasts out this month, including a chat with Clare Balding about her new show 'Dogcast'.Also recommended: The Rob Auton Daily Podcast The Bugle Presents The Last Post With Alice Fraser Talking To Actors with Anna Mann CliMates How Did We Get Here? Money 101 Blood Ties Obsessed with... Dracula

Jan 10, 2020 • 1:02:48

British Audio Fiction with Ella Watts

British Audio Fiction with Ella Watts

Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts recommend some great British audio fiction. Featuring We Fix Space Junk, Victoriocity and Murmurs. Also David K Barnes discusses Wooden Overcoats.

Jan 3, 2020 • 59:13

O Come All Ye Podcasts

O Come All Ye Podcasts

Amanda Litherland presents a festive selection of podcasts to get you through the holidays. Featuring Christmas specials from: You're Dead To Me, Box Of Delights, Shedunnit, Multi Story, Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts, No Country For Young Women, Girl Chaat, Do The Right Thing and Date Fight

Dec 20, 2019 • 59:57

100 Podcast Radio Hours!

100 Podcast Radio Hours!

Podcast Radio Hour is celebrating it's 100th episode! Amanda Litherland shares 10 things she has learned about podcasting. Includes chats with Ira Glass and Stephen Fry.

Dec 13, 2019 • 55:32

New Podcasts For December

New Podcasts For December

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend this month's best new podcasts, including a chat with David Dimbleby about his series 'The Sun King' - an in-depth study of Rupert Murdoch and his empire. Also featuring: Deep Down and Desi: But Where Are You Really From? Max and Ivan: Fugitives Mystery On The Rocks The Bank Robber Diaries Hunting Warhead The Crown Official Podcast Cautionary Tales In This Place: Gaychester The Log Books So Lucky With Dawn O'Porter Off The Record with Alistair Bunkell

Dec 6, 2019 • 1:02:12

What makes a great live podcast?

What makes a great live podcast?

Amanda Litherland is joined by Suchandrika Chakrabarti (Freelance Pod) to discuss podcast live events. How can you create a great show? How is it different to a normal recording? Podcasters Monty Onanuga and Sadia Azmat (No Country For Young Women) and Ben Partridge (Beef and Dairy Network) discuss adapting their shows for the stage. Promoter Ollie Catchpole (WAVE Festivals) gives his insights into the audience experience, and gives advice for podcasters who want to take their show to a live ven

Nov 29, 2019 • 53:27

No Such Thing As Elis and John

No Such Thing As Elis and John

Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones chat to the hosts of two popular podcasts.First, a fun fact filled conversation with Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber from No Such Thing As A Fish - the weekly podcast from the makers of QI.Then the comedians and best friends Elis James and John Robins chat about their 5Live show and their new series How Do You Cope... With Elis and John - conversations with inspirational people about the challenges they have faced.

Nov 22, 2019 • 57:07

George The Poet Special

George The Poet Special

Amanda Litherland chats to George The Poet about his audio inspirations. Featuring clips from Have You Heard George's Podcast and his Radio 4 special. From November 2019.

Nov 15, 2019 • 55:41

Comedy Podcasts with Jake Yapp

Comedy Podcasts with Jake Yapp

Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp discuss new comedy podcasts. This week, Jake and Laura chat to Dave Cribb and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean from the Amusical Podcast at the Aberystwyth Comedy Festival. They also talk to Julia Raeside about her TV memories podcast Box of Delights, and to Tom Neenan about his new BBC Sounds podcast, Tom Neenan is Not All Men.

Nov 8, 2019 • 1:00:25

New for November with Scott Bryan

New for November with Scott Bryan

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend the best new podcasts for November. Also, Radiolab's Jad Abumrad chats about his new series Dolly Parton's America.To Make You Laugh: Daddy Look At Me, Heavy Pencil, Second Best: A DnD Adventure, Sue Perkins: An Hour Or So With. To Keep You Informed: Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts, Rachel Botsman's Trust Issues, PolarisedTo Keep You Up At Night: Dolly Parton's America, Tunnel 29, Tell It: Random Men Pay My Bills, Homeless Bodies And Other Stories From

Nov 1, 2019 • 1:06:42

Get Happy with Chrystal Genesis

Get Happy with Chrystal Genesis

How do you measure happiness? Could you be happier?This week Amanda Litherland is joined by Chrystal Genesis to recommend podcasts that make you feel better, including:-A comic look at self help in By The Book-Understanding what our feelings are telling us, with Philippa Perry in Fearne Cotton's Happy Place-Why silver medalists are nowhere near as happy as bronze medallists! Dr Laurie Santos speaks to Podcast Radio Hour about The Happiness Lab, where she shares insight into psychological studies

Oct 24, 2019 • 55:28

Dungeons and Dragoncasts? More audio fiction with Ella Watts

Dungeons and Dragoncasts? More audio fiction with Ella Watts

Why are four-hour-long Dungeons and Dragons podcasts so popular?Amanda Litherland and Ella Watts explore Actual Play podcasts - where people play board games (often DnD) in real time. Episodes are often multiple hours in length, with some shows reaching 100+ episodes per season. This format has seen huge success, with the most popular series boasting millions of fans all over the world, selling out huge arena live shows, and even inspiring graphic novels and animated adaptations. Podcast Radio H

Oct 17, 2019 • 54:27

Music Podcasts with Phil Taggart

Music Podcasts with Phil Taggart

Radio 1 DJ Phil Taggart joins Ali Gardiner for a rapid rundown of music podcasts.There will be podcasts about musicians, featuring musicians and music-lovers, as well as musical soundscapes that really enhance the speech.The pick of the podcasts will include Digging Deep with Robert Plant, Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash, Pops! The Louis Armstrong Story, and an entertaining roundtable show from the BBC, Blood On The Tracks.We’ll hear from BBC 6 Music's Matt Everitt, Rob Fitzpatrick at Spotify,

Oct 10, 2019 • 1:00:18

New Releases For October - With Scott Bryan

New Releases For October - With Scott Bryan

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend the best podcasts out this month.To Make You Laugh: You're Dead To Me The Birthday Game Ru Paul's Drag Race Dear Joan And JerichaTo Keep You Up At Night: The Missing Crypto Queen Passenger List MurderabiliaTo Make You Feel Good: The Breakup Monologues MusicPlus Modern BirthTo Keep You Informed: The Documentary Podcast - Detours (BBC World Service) You're Booked

Oct 3, 2019 • 58:38

Around The World with Chrystal Genesis - Africa

Around The World with Chrystal Genesis - Africa

Amanda Litherland and Chrystal Genesis recommend some great podcasts made on the African continent. Including Sound Africa's true crime series They Killed Dulcie, Afroqueer, Not Your African Cliché and Afropop Worldwide.

Sep 26, 2019 • 53:36

Plant podcasts with Frances Tophill

Plant podcasts with Frances Tophill

From September 2019. Frances Tophill of Gardeners' World and producer Clara Nissen get out into the garden to dig up some fascinating - and surprising - podcasts about plants. Plus, Charlotte Petts on her award-winning show 'Growing Wild', and Jane Perrone on her indoor gardening podcast 'On the Ledge'.

Sep 19, 2019 • 57:45

Behind the Scenes: Beyond Today

Behind the Scenes: Beyond Today

Presenters recommend their favourite podcasts. Amanda Litherland speaks to editor John Shields and producer Seren Jones about how the Beyond Today podcast is made.

Sep 12, 2019 • 57:44

New releases for September - with Scott Bryan

New releases for September - with Scott Bryan

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend the best recently released and upcoming podcasts:To Make You Laugh: The Gemma Collins Podcast, London Actually, Brown Girls Do It TooTo Keep You Informed: The Bellingcat Podcast, DeepMind: The Podcast, Obsessed With... Peaky BlindersTo Keep You Up At Night: Unheard: The Fred And Rose West Tapes, Unravel, HagTo Make You Feel Good: Birth Stories With Clemmie Hooper, Things I Told My Daughter, The Hang With Gregory Porter

Sep 5, 2019 • 1:01:35

Podcasting around the UK - with Becca Bryers

Podcasting around the UK - with Becca Bryers

Amanda Litherland visits Becca Bryers in Leicester to recommend listens from all corners of the UK. Featuring: Cornwall Woman Scotland Outdoors Weird Norfolk Breaking Bread Best Of Belfast

Aug 29, 2019 • 56:45

Bank Holiday Fiesta!

Bank Holiday Fiesta!

Need some podcast recommendations for the long weekend? Look no further - the BBC's finest podcasters recommend some of their favourite listens to Amanda Litherland.Brexitcast's Chris Mason begins, recommending RadioMoments - Conversations, a podcast by David Lloyd which tells the life stories of some influential people in radio. He also recommends Media Masters and 13 Minutes To The Moon.Amanda chats to Fi Glover and Jane Garvey about Fortunately, before they suggest some of their own favourite

Aug 22, 2019 • 55:18

How to Start a Podcast - with Renay Richardson

How to Start a Podcast - with Renay Richardson

Have you ever been listening to a podcast and thought "I'd love to do this!"? Well now is the time to start. This week is full of essential tips and advice for podcasters both beginner and advanced. Amanda Litherland is joined by Renay Richardson from Broccoli Content, who has produced podcasts including the award winning About Race With Reni Eddo Lodge. Renay discusses how she started in the industry and what she has learned working in audio. They chat to James Cator, Head of Podcast Partners

Aug 15, 2019 • 57:21

Taking it outside with Nell Frizzell

Taking it outside with Nell Frizzell

The journalist Nell Frizzell and producer Luke Doran take a walk to talk about outdoor podcasts. The featured podcasts are; 'Folk On Foot', in which Matthew Bannister talks to the singer and writer Karine Polwart around Fala Moor. We then interview Matthew Bannister about the 'Folk On Foot' podcast, whilst walking through Hampstead Heath. 'The Wild', a podcast from KUOW in Seattle, in which the ecologist Chris Morgan goes on 'The Hunt To Find Just One Square Inch Of Silence', which takes him d

Aug 8, 2019 • 1:03:38

New releases for August with Scott Bryan

New releases for August with Scott Bryan

Amanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend the best new podcasts to listen to this month. Featuring: The Pivot, Talk Tech To Me, Where Is My Mind, From The Heart with Floella Benjamin, After, Women Like Us, Comedy Club 4 Kids Radio Nonsense, Giles Coren Has No Idea, and Set Meals.

Aug 1, 2019 • 1:00:57

Liverpool with Caroline Crampton

Liverpool with Caroline Crampton

Amanda Litherland and Caroline Crampton are in Liverpool sampling some of the city's best podcasts. They speak to Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap, a podcast that tells the story of supporting Liverpool FC from the heart of the city. Non-football fans worry not - Amanda and Caroline don't know anything about the sport either! But the story of this podcast's success is one we can all learn from. They produce up to 14 podcasts per week as well as video and written content, some of which is for

Jul 25, 2019 • 54:49

Moon podcasts with Chrystal Genesis

Moon podcasts with Chrystal Genesis

Amanda Litherland and Chrystal Genesis recommend podcasts to celebrate 50 years since man first landed on the moon, and learn all about it.13 Minutes To The Moon is a podcast from the BBC World Service, presented by Kevin Fong. The full story of the people who made Apollo 11 happen and prevented it from going badly wrong.Gravity Assist is a podcast made by NASA. In season 3 we join Jim Green, NASA’s chief scientist, to dive into the Moon’s history and mysteries, as well as NASA’s plans to send a

Jul 18, 2019 • 1:00:36

Sophie Black: The Longest Shortest Time, Everything Under The Sun

Sophie Black: The Longest Shortest Time, Everything Under The Sun

Made for 4 Extra. Hosts Anne-Marie Luff and Sophie Black share their favourite family-focused podcasts. We review The Longest Shortest Time and speak to its host Andrea Silenzi. Plus we hear some of the kids’ podcast Everything Under The Sun and talk to its creator Molly Oldfield.

Jul 11, 2019 • 59:11

New releases for July - with Scott Bryan

New releases for July - with Scott Bryan

Amanda Litherland is joined by Scott Bryan to recommend a wide selection of new podcasts for July. Featuring an interview with Jacob Hawley. Made for 4 Extra.

Jul 5, 2019 • 57:41

LGBTQ+ representation in audio fiction

LGBTQ+ representation in audio fiction

Podcast consultant Ella Watts joins Amanda Litherland to discuss the representation of LGBTQ+ relationships in audio fiction. They speak to Jeffrey Cranor, one of the co-creators of Welcome To Night Vale.Also featuring: Ars Paradoxica, and a conversation with creator Mischa Stanton. The Penumbra Podcast Love and Luck

Jun 27, 2019 • 1:01:01

Arts, culture and global perspectives with Chrystal Genesis

Arts, culture and global perspectives with Chrystal Genesis

Amanda Litherland is joined by journalist and curator Chrystal Genesis from the award winning arts and culture podcast Stance. They recommend podcasts with diverse, global perspectives: Coming Out Stories, Tell Them I Am and Historically Black.Coming Out Stories is hosted Emma Goswell and will take you to one the most important moments in many people’s lives. It will perch you on sofas in suburban sitting rooms, stand you in front of officials' desks, put you at the centre of a crowd in a noisy

Jun 20, 2019 • 59:16

Sexuality and gender with A Gay And A Non Gay

Sexuality and gender with A Gay And A Non Gay

Amanda Litherland is joined by James Barr and Dan Hudson (A Gay And A Non Gay) to recommend podcasts discussing sexuality and gender. Bryan Safi from Throwing Shade is interviewed. Also featuring: The Gender Knot and Qmunnity.

Jun 13, 2019 • 58:42

Scott Bryan: Out To Lunch With Jay Rayner, Duvet Days, RunPod

Scott Bryan: Out To Lunch With Jay Rayner, Duvet Days, RunPod

The writer, journalist and tv critic Scott Bryan joins Amanda Litherland to recommend great podcasts. Jay Rayner discusses his podcast Out To Lunch: One of the world's top food critics lunches big names in a restaurant of his choosing. Crackling anecdotes and blistering chat, lubricated by killer cooking. A podcast produced by Somethin’ Else / Jay Rayner.Abby Hollick chats about the second series of BBC Sounds' Duvet Days, where she gets into bed with musicians and artists for frank under-the-co

Jun 6, 2019 • 59:40

No Planet B and Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

No Planet B and Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp recommend podcasts and chat to the creators. This week, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and No Planet B. Jake and Laura chat to Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley from Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, and to Gemma Arrowsmith, the creator/writer/presenter of No Planet B.

Jun 4, 2019 • 59:33

British Podcast Awards 2019

British Podcast Awards 2019

Amanda Litherland discusses the British Podcast Awards 2019.She is joined by chair of judges, The Observer's radio critic Miranda Sawyer, alongside award co-founders Matt Hill and Matt Deegan.George The Poet was the stand out winner of the night, taking home five gold awards including Podcast Of The Year for his show 'Have You Heard George's Podcast'. Amanda speaks to George and his podcast partner Benbrick at their studio in North London.

May 23, 2019 • 59:34

Rowan Slaney: Bird, What We Do In The Winter, Roam Schooled, Planet Puffin

Rowan Slaney: Bird, What We Do In The Winter, Roam Schooled, Planet Puffin

Rowan Slaney joins Amanda Litherland to recommend some great podcasts: Bird, What We Do In The Winter and Roam Schooled. Also, new BBC podcast Planet Puffin.

May 16, 2019 • 59:07

Audio Fiction with Ella Watts

Audio Fiction with Ella Watts

Ella Watts joins Amanda Litherland to dive into the rich world of audio fiction. Featuring US podcast The Bright Sessions, UK series The Magnus Archives and BBC Sounds' Forest 404. Also featuring conversations with creators Lauren Shippen, Becky Ripley and Rusty Quill CEO Alexander J Newall. The Bright Sessions is a science fiction podcast that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique supernatural ability. The show documents their struggles

May 9, 2019 • 1:02:06

How I Found My Voice and Texting Keith Olbermann

How I Found My Voice and Texting Keith Olbermann

Amanda Litherland speaks to Samira Ahmed and producer Farah Jassat about How I Found My Voice, and to Ros Atkins and Eli Sessions about Texting Keith Olbermann.How I Found My Voice is the podcast that explores how some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers became such compelling - and unique - communicators. This Intelligence Squared podcast goes behind the celebrity to understand the journeys and inspirations that led to this moment - from writing a childhood diary to that life-changing

May 2, 2019 • 59:25

Caroline Crampton: The Lonely Palette and Flash Forward

Caroline Crampton: The Lonely Palette and Flash Forward

Amanda Litherland is joined by Caroline Crampton to recommend great podcasts. This week, they recommend two independent podcasts and speak to their creators. The Lonely Palette is an art history podcast by Tamar Avishai. In each episode Tamar focuses on one work of art and looks into the movement, the social context, the anecdotes, and anything and everything else that will make it as exciting to you as it is to her. Flash Forward is a podcast about the future by Rose Eveleth. Each episode take

Apr 25, 2019 • 1:00:39

Lynsey Hipgrave: That Peter Crouch Podcast and The Offside Rule

Lynsey Hipgrave: That Peter Crouch Podcast and The Offside Rule

The sports broadcaster Lynsey Hipgrave joins presenter Stuart Ross to discuss their favourite football podcasts and talk to the people behind them. This week they chat to Tom Fordyce about ‘That Peter Crouch Podcast’, Kait Borsay and Hayley McQueen from ‘The Offside Rule’ and pay a visit to Bromley FC to hear about ‘Ravens Weekly’

Apr 18, 2019 • 56:07

Daily podcasts with Luke Jones

Daily podcasts with Luke Jones

Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones recommend some of the best daily news podcasts from the UK. Including Today In Focus from The Guardian and The Intelligence from The Economist.Also featuring a chat with Brexitcast producer Dino Sofos.

Apr 11, 2019 • 1:09:04

Indie podcasts with Renay Richardson

Indie podcasts with Renay Richardson

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Renay Richardson to recommend some of the UK's best indie podcasts - The Casual Birder, Lecker, Freelance Pod and Why Are You Not A Doctor Yet.

Apr 4, 2019 • 1:00:27

A History Of Podcasts

A History Of Podcasts

Made for 4 Extra. In a special bonus episode of Podcast Radio Hour, Amanda Litherland explores podcasting throughout history. With contributions from eminent historians Pirla Loof and Sef Waken. Discover how a podcast inspired the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, why King Henry VIII launched his interview series, and hear an early advert recorded by Charles Dickens, recently uncovered from the BBC archive. Written and presented by Amanda Litherland for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Mar 31, 2019 • 13:29

Dame Kelly Holmes and NB

Dame Kelly Holmes and NB

This week Amanda Litherland recommends two brilliant new podcasts.Firstly, Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes discusses her new series 'What Do I Do?' Having experienced her own difficulties with depression and self-harm, in this podcast Kelly sets out to discover how other people cope, talking to TV personalities, writers, comedians, journalists and more about their mental health. Including Davina McCall, Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell and Munroe Bergdorf. After that Caitlin Benedict and Amrou

Mar 29, 2019 • 58:41

Deborah Frances-White: Inside the Comedian and Fingers on Buzzers

Deborah Frances-White: Inside the Comedian and Fingers on Buzzers

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Deborah Frances-White to recommend Inside the Comedian with David Reed, and Fingers on Buzzers with Lucy Porter and Jenny Ryan.

Mar 22, 2019 • 59:20

Alex Lowe: Brian & Roger and I am the EggPod

Alex Lowe: Brian & Roger and I am the EggPod

The actor and comedian Alex Lowe joins presenter Stuart Ross to discuss their favourite downloads and talk to the people behind them.This week they chat to Alex’s occasional comedy partner Dan Skinner – famous for playing Angelos Epithemiou - about his latest podcast Brian & Roger, Chris Shaw from I am the EggPod, and encounter the spoof supernatural in Clinton Baptiste's Paranormal Podcast.

Mar 15, 2019 • 1:00:32

International Women's Day

International Women's Day

Renay and Amanda recommend great podcasts led by women. Otegha Uwagba joins them to discuss In Good Company. Plus, How To Own The Room, Julie, The Slowdown, and The Last Bohemians.

Mar 8, 2019 • 56:56

David McGuire: 'Personal Best' and 'Finding Drago'

David McGuire: 'Personal Best' and 'Finding Drago'

Amanda Litherland and David McGuire recommend some comedy podcasts: 'Finding Drago' and 'Personal Best'.

Mar 1, 2019 • 54:52

Movie Podcasts with Rhianna Dhillon

Movie Podcasts with Rhianna Dhillon

The Oscars are almost upon us, so Amanda Litherland and Rhianna Dhillon recommend the best movie podcasts. Features 'Skip To The End', 'Girls on Film' and 'Little Gold Men'.

Feb 22, 2019 • 58:52

Podcast Pioneers: Ira Glass and Alex Blumberg

Podcast Pioneers: Ira Glass and Alex Blumberg

This week Amanda Litherland is joined by David McGuire to chat to two giants of the podcast world - Ira Glass (NPR, This American Life) and Alex Blumberg (co-founder and CEO Gimlet)Featuring a sample of Without Fail - where Alex Blumberg hosts candid conversations with people who have done hard things: what worked, what didn't and why. In this featured episode he chats to Ira Glass about his origins in podcasting. Then, both Ira and Alex speak to Podcast Radio Hour separately about their experie

Feb 15, 2019 • 57:31

Jess Fostekew: All Hail Kale and Adulting

Jess Fostekew: All Hail Kale and Adulting

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and Jess Fostekew with two podcasts that look at the science behind health and nutrition, 'All Hail Kale' and 'Adulting'.

Feb 8, 2019 • 57:31

Drama podcasts with Rowan Slaney

Drama podcasts with Rowan Slaney

Amanda Litherland and Rowan Slaney recommend some great drama podcasts. This week, The Discovery Adventures and The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward

Feb 1, 2019 • 59:45

Luke Jones: Song Exploder and Honey and Co: The Food Talks

Luke Jones: Song Exploder and Honey and Co: The Food Talks

Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones recommend some great podcasts and chat to their creators. This week, Song Exploder and Honey and Co: The Food Talks.

Jan 25, 2019 • 57:36

Deborah Frances-White: 'Best Pick' and 'How To Fail'

Deborah Frances-White: 'Best Pick' and 'How To Fail'

Podcast Radio Hour is 1 year old! To celebrate Amanda is joined by PRH's first ever guest Deborah Frances-White to recommend more of her favourite podcasts and chat to their creators.Featuring Best Pick - a podcast where Tom Salinsky, John Dorney, and Jessica Regan watch discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Also How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, a podcast that celebrates the things that haven't gone right. Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failu

Jan 18, 2019 • 58:44

Jake Yapp

Jake Yapp

Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp recommend the best podcasts and chat to Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris from Rule of Three, and David Sidorov from The Onion about A Very Fatal Murder.

Jan 11, 2019 • 1:00:43

Renay Richardson: Scene On Radio and The Last Days Of August

Renay Richardson: Scene On Radio and The Last Days Of August

Amanda Litherland and Renay Richardson recommend podcasts and chat to the creators. This week, Scene On Radio with John Biewen and Jon Ronson's new series The Last Days Of August.

Jan 4, 2019 • 1:01:48

Pick of the Pods 2018

Pick of the Pods 2018

Amanda Litherland presents a roundup of the best podcasts and guests featured on Podcast Radio Hour this year. Hear about Jessie Ware’s most disastrous dinner parties, why Ed Miliband thinks podcasts can change the world, and find out why Stephen Fry loves listening so much.

Dec 28, 2018 • 59:41

Christmas Special

Christmas Special

Amanda Litherland presents a Christmas special of Podcast Radio Hour, with seasonal episode recommendations. Including a history of holiday music in Pitch and stories of awkward Christmas eve sleeping arrangements in The Boring Talks. Also regular guests such as Cariad Lloyd, Olly Mann and Luke Jones will suggest the best podcasts for festive situations –chopping sprouts, long winter drives, surviving the boredom of Crimbo Limbo and more.

Dec 21, 2018 • 56:59

Cariad Lloyd: Superego and The Complete Woman

Cariad Lloyd: Superego and The Complete Woman

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and her guest Cariad Lloyd recommend comedy podcasts. This week, improvised comedy from LA in SuperEgo, and The Complete Woman.

Dec 14, 2018 • 57:37

Olly Mann: The Comedian's Comedian and Getting Better Acquainted

Olly Mann: The Comedian's Comedian and Getting Better Acquainted

Amanda Litherland and Olly Mann recommend the best podcasts, including The Comedian's Comedian and Getting Better Acquainted.

Dec 7, 2018 • 56:50

Scottish Podcasts

Scottish Podcasts

Amanda Litherland travels to Scotland to recommend the best podcasts. Featuring true crime series The Doorstep Murder, and Podlitical, politics from a Scottish perspective. Also, an immersive audio version of Macbeth, recorded on location at Glamis Castle.

Nov 30, 2018 • 59:04

Luke Jones: Articles of Interest and Neon

Luke Jones: Articles of Interest and Neon

Amanda Litherland and Luke Jones (BBC Radio 4 iPM) recommend podcasts that sneak history into your ears.Firstly, 'Articles of Interest', a mini series from Radiotopia's 99% Invisible about what we wear. Amanda chats to host Avery Trufelman about how the series was made. Then, 'Neon', a podcast which fuses history and pop culture. Luke and Amanda discover how the video game Fortnite can teach us about a surprising amount of history. They also chat with producer Dan Morelle about 'Neon's developme

Nov 23, 2018 • 1:03:17

David McGuire: 'Multi Story' and 'Burn Your Passport'

David McGuire: 'Multi Story' and 'Burn Your Passport'

This week's best podcast recommendations include 'Multi Story' from BBC Local Radio, and comic tales of disastrous travel in 'Burn Your Passport'.

Nov 16, 2018 • 58:31

Annabel Port: 'The Teacher's Pet' and 'Drunk Women Solving Crime'

Annabel Port: 'The Teacher's Pet' and 'Drunk Women Solving Crime'

Made for 4 Extra. Annabel Port joins Amanda Litherland to recommend some of the best crime podcasts: 'The Teacher's Pet' and 'Drunk Women Solving Crime'.

Nov 9, 2018 • 1:00:10

BBC Sounds Launch

BBC Sounds Launch

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland discovers the best podcasts at the BBC Sounds launch.

Nov 2, 2018 • 1:02:22

Alex Lowe: 'Podcast From the Past' and 'The Big Travel Podcast'

Alex Lowe: 'Podcast From the Past' and 'The Big Travel Podcast'

Made for 4 Extra. Alex Lowe - aka Barry from Watford - and Stuart Ross share their favourite podcasts, including 'The Angelos and Barry Show', 'Podcast from the Past' and 'The Big Travel Podcast'.

Oct 25, 2018 • 57:55

Geoff Lloyd, Richard Herring and Stephen Fry

Geoff Lloyd, Richard Herring and Stephen Fry

Geoff Lloyd joins Amanda Litherland to recommend the best podcasts. They chat to Richard Herring about his long-running podcast, 'Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast'. Also, Stephen Fry joins Amanda for an exclusive interview. They discuss his latest podcast, 'Victorian Secrets', which offers a surprising new perspective on the era.

Oct 18, 2018 • 1:05:24

Rowan Slaney: 'Capital' and 'Everything Is Alive'

Rowan Slaney: 'Capital' and 'Everything Is Alive'

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Rowan Slaney to recommend two improvised comedy podcasts - 'Capital' and 'Everything Is Alive'.

Oct 11, 2018 • 56:47

Cariad Lloyd: 'Dear Joan and Jericha' and 'Where Should We Begin?'

Cariad Lloyd: 'Dear Joan and Jericha' and 'Where Should We Begin?'

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and Cariad Lloyd recommend advice podcasts, featuring 'Where Should We Begin?' with Esther Perel and 'Dear Joan and Jericha'.

Oct 4, 2018 • 59:04

BBC Music Day

BBC Music Day

Made for 4 Extra. It's BBC Music Day and Amanda and Luke recommend some of the best podcasts about music including Pitch, Classical Fix and Young Musician.

Sep 27, 2018 • 59:06

Jon Ronson and Podcast Festivals

Jon Ronson and Podcast Festivals

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland visits both the London Podcast Festival and the Audible Spoken Worlds Festival where she chats to Jon Ronson about The Butterfly Effect.

Sep 20, 2018 • 59:10

Jess Fostekew: Desert Island Dishes and Food Psych

Jess Fostekew: Desert Island Dishes and Food Psych

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by Jess Fostekew to recommend the best food podcasts

Sep 13, 2018 • 56:26

David McGuire: Two Shot and How To Be A Girl

David McGuire: Two Shot and How To Be A Girl

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland is joined by David McGuire to recommend the best podcasts.

Sep 6, 2018 • 1:01:30

Rowan Slaney: Daughter

Rowan Slaney: Daughter

Made for 4 Extra. Rowan Slaney joins Amanda Litherland to recommend the best podcasts. Including Daughter, the untold stories of the podcast host's mother.

Aug 30, 2018 • 52:39

Luke Jones: Slow Burn and Caliphate

Luke Jones: Slow Burn and Caliphate

Made for 4 Extra. Luke Jones joins Amanda Litherland to recommend political podcasts. Including Slow Burn, an in depth look at the Clinton impeachment, and Caliphate, which examines ISIS.

Aug 23, 2018 • 58:47

Simon O'Hagan: Backlisted and Freedom, Books, Flowers & The Moon

Simon O'Hagan: Backlisted and Freedom, Books, Flowers & The Moon

Made for 4 Extra. Host Amanda Litherland is joined by Simon O'Hagan who picks his favourite literary podcasts: Backlisted and Freedom, Books, Flowers and the Moon from the TLS.

Aug 17, 2018 • 58:12

Emma Gannon: Nobody Panic and The Poetry Exchange

Emma Gannon: Nobody Panic and The Poetry Exchange

Made for 4 Extra. Emma Gannon joins Amanda Litherland to recommend favourite podcasts. Including Nobody Panic and The Poetry Exchange.

Aug 9, 2018 • 58:19

Olly Mann: The Political Party and Hidden Mickeys

Olly Mann: The Political Party and Hidden Mickeys

Made for 4 Extra. Olly Mann joins Amanda Litherland to recommend favourite podcasts. Features the Political Party with Matt Forde and Hidden Mickeys featuring Natalie Palamides and Carrie Poppy.

Aug 2, 2018 • 58:01

David McGuire: Swipe Left Swipe Left and Love + Radio

David McGuire: Swipe Left Swipe Left and Love + Radio

Made for 4 Extra. David McGuire joins Amanda Litherland to recommend favourite podcasts, including Swipe Left Swipe Left, and Love + Radio.

Jul 26, 2018 • 1:03:00

Daljit Nagra: The Poetry Koan and The Paris Review

Daljit Nagra: The Poetry Koan and The Paris Review

Poet Daljit Nagra and Sarah Wade recommend favourite podcasts. Daljit chooses The Poetry Koan in which a guest prescribes a poem to make you feel better. A poem to have to hand in an existential First Aid Kit. They chat to its host, Steve Wasserman. And The Paris Review podcast. The revered quarterly literary journal now has a podcast drawing on a treasure trove of interviews, readings and manuscripts from an archive stretching back 64 years. If you would like to recommend a podcast , please ema

Jul 24, 2018 • 57:14

Jessica Fostekew: Self Renovators and Ctrl Alt Delete

Jessica Fostekew: Self Renovators and Ctrl Alt Delete

Made for 4 Extra. Jessica Fostekew joins Amanda Litherland to recommend her favourite podcasts, including Self Renovators and Ctrl Alt Delete.

Jul 11, 2018 • 58:41

Cariad Lloyd: The Bear Pack and Fact Up

Cariad Lloyd: The Bear Pack and Fact Up

Cariad Lloyd and Amanda Litherland recommend favourite improvised comedy podcasts. Featuring improvised radio plays from The Bear Pack, and an interview with Steen Raskopoulos. Also character comedy in Fact Up.

Jul 5, 2018 • 58:19

Luke Jones: The Daily and Brexitcast

Luke Jones: The Daily and Brexitcast

Made for 4 Extra. Luke Jones and Amanda Litherland recommend favourite news podcasts. Featuring Brexitcast, The Daily from the New York Times, and an interview with Michael Barbaro.

Jun 28, 2018 • 58:17

Deborah Frances-White: Grownupland and the Three Track Podcast

Deborah Frances-White: Grownupland and the Three Track Podcast

Made for 4 Extra. Deborah Frances-White joins Amanda Litherland to recommend her favourite podcasts, including Grownupland and the Three Track Podcast.

Jun 21, 2018 • 58:44

Luke Jones: Table Manners with Jessie Ware, Hoovering

Luke Jones: Table Manners with Jessie Ware, Hoovering

Luke Jones and Amanda Litherland recommend their favourite podcasts. Their first pick is Table Manners with Jessie Ware, after which they interview the singer along with Lennie, her mum and co-host. Also featured is Hoovering, a podcast about eating with comedian Jessica Fostekew.

Jun 14, 2018 • 57:08

Mark Billingham: Two Crime Writers and a Microphone, and The Story Collider

Mark Billingham: Two Crime Writers and a Microphone, and The Story Collider

Radio 4Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week a guest presenter will recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they will feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. This week Peter McHugh is joined by the creator of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, the crime writer Mark Billingham, and host of the A Stab In the Dark podcast. They'll be listening to the Tw

Jun 8, 2018 • 59:35

British Podcast Award Winners, pt 2

British Podcast Award Winners, pt 2

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland presents highlights from 2018's British Podcast Awards, featuring interviews with winners.

May 31, 2018 • 59:14

British Podcast Awards, pt 1

British Podcast Awards, pt 1

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland presents highlights from 2018's British Podcast Awards, featuring interviews with winners.

May 24, 2018 • 54:16

Dolly Alderton: 'Here's The Thing' and 'Ear Hustle'

Dolly Alderton: 'Here's The Thing' and 'Ear Hustle'

Dolly Alderton and Amanda Litherland recommend some of their favourite podcasts.They chat to the actor Alec Baldwin about his podcast Here's the Thing, conversations with artists, policy makers and performers about what makes them tick. They also listen to Ear Hustle - stories of life inside prison, shared and produced by those living it.

May 17, 2018 • 57:55

Angela Barnes: 'DumTeeDum' and 'The West Wing Weekly'

Angela Barnes: 'DumTeeDum' and 'The West Wing Weekly'

Sarah Wade is joined by Angela Barnes to recommend some favourite podcasts. The theme this week is Fan Club podcasts featuring 'DumTeeDum' and a chat with Lucy Freeman and 'The West Wing Weekly' podcast, based around the popular television series which ended in 2006.

May 14, 2018 • 58:39

Rhianna Dhillon: 'The Modern Mann' and 'Love Stories'

Rhianna Dhillon: 'The Modern Mann' and 'Love Stories'

Amanda Litherland and Rhianna Dhillon recommend the best podcasts. They listen to 'The Modern Mann' and chat to host Olly Mann. Also featuring 'Love Stories' with Dolly Alderton.

May 3, 2018 • 58:53

Danny Robins: 'Atlanta Monster' and 'Death In Ice Valley'

Danny Robins: 'Atlanta Monster' and 'Death In Ice Valley'

Amanda Litherland is joined by Danny Robins to recommend their favourite podcasts. This week they listen to two true crime series, Death In Ice Valley and Atlanta Monster. Also featuring an interview with Atlanta Monster host Payne Lindsey.

Apr 26, 2018 • 58:51

Simon O'Hagan: 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off'

Simon O'Hagan: 'Everyone Else' and 'The Tip Off'

Amanda Litherland is joined by Simon O'Hagan from the Radio Times to recommend some favourite podcasts.Featuring investigative journalism podcast The Tip Off and photographic podcast Everyone Else, produced by Eva Krysiak who comes in for a chat.

Apr 19, 2018 • 57:49

Sofie Hagen

Sofie Hagen

BBC Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems.Sarah Wade and her guest Danish comedian and podcaster Sofie Hagen listen to Wanna Be and Haunted - both UK podcasts. And they talk to Imriel Morgan - co-founder of the ShoutOut network - an online platform that caters for people from diverse backgrounds - and the creator of the Wanna Be podcast.

Apr 13, 2018 • 58:57

Cariad Lloyd

Cariad Lloyd

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and Cariad Lloyd recommend their favourite podcasts. Features 'Adrift', 'Made of Human' and a chat with Sofie Hagen.

Apr 5, 2018 • 58:13

David McGuire

David McGuire

Amanda Litherland and David McGuire recommend their favourite podcasts. Includes 'Reply All' and a chat with presenter Alex Goldman. Also new BBC Radio 1 comedy series Kench, featuring Ben Partridge.

Mar 29, 2018 • 57:48

Cariad Lloyd

Cariad Lloyd

BBC Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series to lesser-known hidden gems. Sarah Wade and her guest: comedian, actress and podcaster Cariad Lloyd listen in to 'Standard Issue' from the UK and 'Heavyweight' from the USA.

Mar 23, 2018 • 53:37

Ben Hunte

Ben Hunte

Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week, Amanda Litherland and a guest presenter recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. This week's guest is presenter, Ben Hunte. Podcasts featured: Stance, and a chat with its presenters Heta Fell and Chrystal Genesis - and activist DeRay McKesson talks abo

Mar 16, 2018 • 58:13

Geoff Lloyd

Geoff Lloyd

Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week, Amanda Litherland and a guest presenter recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. This week's guest is broadcaster and podcaster, Geoff Lloyd. Featuring new BBC podcast Unpopped, and the duo chat to Scroobius Pip about his podcast, Distraction Pieces.

Mar 9, 2018 • 58:30

Josie Long

Josie Long

Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week, Amanda Litherland and a guest presenter will recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they will feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. This week Amanda is joined by Josie Long. They will listen to Maeve in America, stories of immigration to the USA presented by Maeve Higgins. They'll also hear an epi

Mar 2, 2018 • 59:58

Anna Sale

Anna Sale

Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week, Amanda Litherland and a guest presenter recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. This week's guest, Anna Sale, host of WNYC's Death Sex and Money, beams in from sunny California for an all-American episode including Death Sex and Money and NPR's Rough Transl

Feb 23, 2018 • 59:52

Ben Hunte

Ben Hunte

Radio 4 Extra explores the world of podcasts and finds the best on offer. Each week, Amanda Litherland and a guest presenter recommend one or two podcasts from the BBC and beyond. From some of the most popular series, to lesser-known hidden gems, they will feature their favourite finds and speak with the people who make them. Amanda and this week's guest, journalist Ben Hunte, listen to some LGBT-themed podcasts including Nancy and Homo Sapiens. With Homo Sapiens hosts Will Young and Chris Sween

Feb 16, 2018 • 57:25

Deborah Frances-White

Deborah Frances-White

Made for 4 Extra. Deborah Frances-White joins Amanda Litherland to introduce some of her favourite podcasts. Features 'Guilt and Shame' and new BBC podcast series 'Boring Talks'.

Feb 9, 2018 • 54:47

Rob Deering

Rob Deering

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and her guest Rob Deering recommend their favourite podcasts. Features 'Running Commentary', 'Revisionist History' and 'That Was Then'.

Feb 2, 2018 • 59:46

Josie Long

Josie Long

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and her guest Josie Long recommend their favourite podcasts, featuring 'The Beef And Dairy Network', 'My Dad Wrote A Porno' and 'Short Cuts'.

Jan 26, 2018 • 1:03:01

Deborah Frances-White

Deborah Frances-White

Made for 4 Extra. Amanda Litherland and guest Deborah Frances-White recommend two of their favourite podcasts, 'Rumble Strip' and Cariad Lloyd's 'Griefcast'.

Jan 19, 2018 • 59:24

Welcome to Podcast Radio Hour

Welcome to Podcast Radio Hour

Amanda Litherland introduces you to Podcast Radio Hour, where guests recommend their favourite podcasts.

Jan 12, 2018 • 1:07

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