60 Best BBC Arts Culture Podcasts

1. Front Row

Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Nick Ahad, Tom Sutcliffe, Samira Ahmed
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

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

This is the place to catch daily chat, extra fun, and highlights from Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 3.5MInstagram Followers 1.8M Frequency 5 episodes / week Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. More or Less: Behind the Stats

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Tim Harford
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 936KTwitter Followers 533.8K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 17 min Since May 2015 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Seriously...

Seriously is home to the world's best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations, and host Vanessa Kisuule brings you two fascinating new episodes every week.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Vanessa Kisuule
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 61.2MTwitter Followers 34M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min Since Dec 2015 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

5. World Book Club

The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Harriett Gilbert
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 7.3MTwitter Followers 472KInstagram Followers 427.1K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 49 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. The Scott Mills Weekly

All the best, and sometimes more questionable, bits from Scott's weekday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. Including the Music Police, Birthday Game and anything else that makes the cut.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 434.4KInstagram Followers 408.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. Books and Authors

This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Harriett Gilbert
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 1.9M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 28 min Since Nov 2014 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

8. Start the Week

Weekly discussion programme, setting the cultural agenda every Monday
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Add to Playlist

Add to Playlist takes us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 921.9KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. Must Watch

TV critic Scott Bryan, critic and journalist Hayley Campbell and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter and national treasure* Nihal Arthanayake with your weekly guide to the best (and worst) in new TV and streaming shows. With previews of the most talked about new shows on UK TV and interviews with the stars behind them, Must Watch is available every Monday afternoon from BBC Radio 5 Live. Have your say on the Must Watch blog (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/5live), or email MustWatch@bbc.co.uk. (*Note: 'National Treasure' status currently pending)
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.1 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 55 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. File on 4

Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Jo Glanville
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 1.9MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. Bookclub

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 13.1M Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 28 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. Loose Ends

Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.8 / 5Facebook Followers 96.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

15. Slow Radio

An antidote to today's frenzied world. Step back, let go, and immerse yourself: it's time to go slow. Listen to the sounds of birds, mountain climbing, and monks chatting as you go about your day. A lo-fi celebration of pure sound.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 96.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

16. The Media Show

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Katie Razzall, Ros Atkins
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. 1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave

Richie Brave hosts the biggest group chat of the week.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 880.7KInstagram Followers 15K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 61 min Play Get Email Contact

18. Music Life

Where music stars discuss how they make their music.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Adrian Younge, Jean Carne
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 7.3MInstagram Followers 427.1K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. Between the Ears

Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 96.2K Frequency 2 episodes / year Avg Length 28 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

20. Radio 1's Screen Time

Join Radio 1's resident film buff Ali Plumb for movie news, reviews and extra behind-the-screens fun.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 3.5MInstagram Followers 1.6M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

21. The Verb

Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring the best poetry, new writing and performance
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 59.8MTwitter Followers 13.2M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. This Cultural Life

In-depth conversations with some of the world's leading artists and creatives across theatre, visual arts, music, dance, film and more. Hosted by John Wilson.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host John Wilson
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. The Forum - BBC World Service

The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Iszi Lawrence
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.3MInstagram Followers 427.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. Sound of Cinema

Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 2.3 / 5Facebook Followers 96.2K Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. Screenshot

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Ellen E Jones, Mark Kermode
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 6 episodes / quarter Avg Length 41 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

26. The Culture Scene

Inspiring stories of creativity from across the vibrant arts scene in Scotland. A weekly podcast hosted by Nicola Meighan and a series of short films.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 1.9MInstagram Followers 19.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 39 min Play Get Email Contact

27. The Allusionist

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Helen Zaltzman
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 14.2KTwitter Followers 17.3KInstagram Followers 6.4K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 43 min Since Jan 2015 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

28. When It Hits the Fan

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. In each episode, our hosts go behind the scenes of the latest news stories and find out how, where, and when it all began to hit the fan.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts David Yelland, Simon Lewis
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 925.6KInstagram Followers 33.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 26 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

29. Word of Mouth

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Michael Rosen
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 534.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 29 min Since Jul 2011 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

30. Shedunnit

Unravelling the mysteries behind classic detective stories
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 1.4KInstagram Followers 4.7K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 36 min Play Get Email Contact