30 Best BBC News Podcasts
BBC News Podcasts
Here are 30 Best BBC News Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. Global News Podcast
The latest from Israel and Gaza and all the top stories from BBC News. Twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends and special episodes. Reports and analysis from around the world.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Jackie Leonard
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 6MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube 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 . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Best of Nolan
Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Stephen Nolan
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.8 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 80 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
3. Newshour
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
4. Focus on Africa
Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Audrey Brown
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 6MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
5. Science In Action
The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Roland Pease
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6MInstagram Followers 347.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
6. Talkback
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines, chat to the people making them and ask you, the audience, what you think? From BBC Radio Ulster
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host William Crawley
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 95.1KTwitter Followers 49KInstagram Followers 4.6K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
7. Moral Maze
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Moral Maze, Michael Buerk
Producer/Network Peter Everett, Jonathan Hallewell
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 61.1MTwitter Followers 40.6M Frequency 9 episodes / quarter Avg Length 57 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
8. HARDtalk
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Stephen Sackur, Zeinab Badawi
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 7.2MTwitter Followers 558.7KInstagram Followers 347.9K Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 23 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
9. World Business Report
The latest business and finance news from around the world from the BBC
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 7.3MTwitter Followers 15.6KInstagram Followers 347.9K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 27 min Since Dec 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
10. Six O'Clock News
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC Radio 4, BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 6.9MTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 28 min Since Mar 2021 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact
11. Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, The Now Show and Dead Ringers.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
12. Broadcasting House
The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Paddy O'Connell
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
13. Sunday Supplement
Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC Radio 4, BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 935.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 56 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
14. Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact
15. In Touch
News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 19 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
16. Newscast
The UK's flagship daily news podcast from the BBC, Newscast dives into the day's big stories so you're never out of your depth. Newscast picks the brains of BBC News experts so you're ready if someone picks yours, covering the latest developments in politics in Westminster and beyond, what the cost of living means for the money in your pocket, and the impact of climate change.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC, BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 6 episodes / week Avg Length 36 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
17. Country Focus
Programme serving everyone living in the countryside and tackling the issues affecting them. With rural, farming and environmental news
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 123.1KTwitter Followers 82.7K Frequency 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 28 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
18. Best of Today
Insight, analysis and expert debate as key policy makers are challenged on the latest news stories.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Mishal Husain, Nick Robinson
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 2 episodes / day Avg Length 16 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
19. The World Tonight
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and major breaking news from a global perspective
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 6.5MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
20. Profile
An insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Stephen Smith, Timandra Harkness
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.1 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 15 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
21. Unexpected Elements
The news you know, the science you don't. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Marnie Chesterton, Camilla Mota, Alex Lathbridge
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.3MTwitter Followers 558.7KInstagram Followers 347.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 50 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
22. 5 Live News Specials
Showcasing BBC Radio 5 Live's news specials, including in-depth interviews.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 445KTwitter Followers 674.6KInstagram Followers 73.6K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Since Aug 2013 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
23. The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC Radio 4, David Aaronovitch
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 926.6KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 27.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
24. Learning English News Review
News Review shows you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. Published every Tuesday by BBC Learning English.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.3MTwitter Followers 558.7KInstagram Followers 347.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 8 min Since Oct 2017 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
25. Digital Planet
Technological and digital news from around the world.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Gareth Mitchell, Bill Thompson
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 7.2MTwitter Followers 558.7KInstagram Followers 347.9K Since Oct 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
26. Comedians vs. the News
Comedians with the funny take on global headlines. NYC comedy couple Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini serve-up the news as you’ve never heard it before.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
27. The Cultural Frontline
The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Nick Rankin
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.3MTwitter Followers 558.7KInstagram Followers 347.9K Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
28. BBC News : Coronavirus Global Update
A daily round-up on the spread of the coronavirus, with reports from affected areas, details of the latest medical information and the impact on health, business and travel.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 59.8MTwitter Followers 15.2M Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact
BBC News Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Jackie Leonard | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/player | @jackieleonard01 | 12.1K | ||
Stephen Nolan | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrvbm/episodes/downloads | 155 | |||
Audrey Brown | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrtyw/episodes/player | @bbc_audreyb | 8.4K | ||
Roland Pease | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsnb/episodes/player | @peaseroland | |||
William Crawley | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrv77/episodes/downloads | ||||
Moral Maze | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qk11 | ||||
Michael Buerk | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qk11 | ||||
Peter Everett | Producer | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qk11 | ||||
Jonathan Hallewell | Producer | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qk11 | ||||
Stephen Sackur | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1s0/episodes/player | @stephensackur | 110.2K | ||
Zeinab Badawi | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1s0/episodes/player | @thezeinabbadawi | 44K | ||
BBC Radio 4 | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qjxt | 215 | @bbcradio4 | 534K | |
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qjxt | 215 | @bbc | 2.3M | |
Hugh Dennis | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p02pc9pj | ||||
Steve Punt | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p02pc9pj | ||||
Paddy O'Connell | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qnj3 | @bbcpaddy | 24.1K | ||
BBC Radio 4 | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp7mn/episodes/player | 25 | @bbcradio4 | 534K | |
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp7mn/episodes/player | 25 | |||
BBC | Producer And Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qtqd | ||||
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl | 8 | @bbc | 2.3M | |
BBC Radio 4 | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl | 8 | @bbcradio4 | 534K | |
Mishal Husain | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p02nrtvg | ||||
Nick Robinson | Co Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p02nrtvg | ||||
Stephen Smith | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qjz5 | ||||
Timandra Harkness | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qjz5 |