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Lauren Laverne
- Music
- Entertainment
- Music > Rock & Indie
A journey through the finest bits of Lauren’s weekday morning show. A cast of colourful characters, epic tunes and genuinely great guests awaits.
Thu, 2 Feb 12
15 minutes
Olympics 2012
- Sport > Olympics
- Sport
As the nation approaches its biggest sporting event in a century, BBC Radio provides you with a weekly update on final preparations of the London Olympic Games 2012, from BBC National, Local, Regional…
Tue, 7 Feb 12
33 minutes
Best of Chris Moyles
- Comedy
- Entertainment
Weekly highlights from the award-winning Chris Moyles breakfast show, as broadcast by Chris and team every morning from 6.30am to 10am.
15 hours ago
38 minutes
HARDtalk
- News
- Factual
HARDtalk interviews the world's leading politicians, thinkers and cultural figures. In an in-depth, hard-hitting, half-hour discussion, Stephen Sackur talks to some of the most prominent people from…
15 hours ago
23 minutes
Kitchen Cabinet
- Entertainment
- Factual > Food & Drink
Jay Rayner hosts a new food panel show. Every week the expert team visit a different interesting food location in the UK and answer cooking questions from a live audience.
Tue, 7 Feb 12
28 minutes
Let's Talk About Billy
- Drama > Classic & Period
To mark the 30th anniversary of the first broadcast of Graham Reid's 'Billy Plays' starring Kenneth Branagh, Jimmy Ellis and Brid Brennan, BBC Radio Ulster invites 5 viewers from across Northern…
4 hours ago
5 minutes
Lauren Laverne
- Music
- Entertainment
- Music > Rock & Indie
A journey through the finest bits of Lauren’s weekday morning show. A cast of colourful characters, epic tunes and genuinely great guests awaits.
Thu, 2 Feb 12
15 minutes
Dickens in London: Five Short Dramas
- Factual
- Entertainment
- Drama
Five short dramas by Michael Eaton, telling the story of Dickens’ life. With Samuel Barnett, Alex Jennings and Antony Sher. Music by Neil Brand. Broadcast in the Woman’s Hour drama from the 6th to…
5 hours ago
14 minutes
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Learn English with BBCRussian
Last Updated:
1 hour agoAverage Duration:
4 minutesLearn English with BBCRussian
- Learning > Adults
Using these short topical modules from the BBC Russian Service, this podcast will help you learn the English language. Updated weekly.
Updated weekly
Programme Highlights
5 Episodes
Learning English for China
Last Updated:
3 hours agoAverage Duration:
5 minutesLearning English for China
- Learning
- Learning > Adults
Improve your English listening skills, learn useful phrases and find out about life in the UK. This weekly podcast contains some of the best audio from bbcukchina.com, designed especially for Mandarin…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
6 Minute English
Last Updated:
4 hours agoAverage Duration:
6 minutes6 Minute English
- Factual
- Learning > Adults
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Friday. Each programme is…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
5 Episodes
Уроки англійської
Last Updated:
5 hours agoAverage Duration:
13 minutesУроки англійської
- Learning > Adults
Уроки англійської мови поновлюються щотижня і допоможуть вам у навчанні.
Updated weekly
Multi Programme
64 Episodes
CoP Show
- Learning > Adults
- Factual > Science & Nature > Science & Technology
The first of its kind for the production community, the CoP Show from the BBC College of Production provides practical advice on all aspects of TV, radio and online production. In conversation with…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
62 Episodes
Pigion: Highlights for Welsh Learners
Last Updated:
Tue, 7 Feb 12Average Duration:
21 minutesPigion: Highlights for Welsh Learners
- Learning > Adults
- Factual
Y darnau gorau o raglenni Radio Cymru dros yr wythnos ddiwethaf, gyda chyflwyniadau clir a syml gan Dafydd Du fydd o gymorth i chi wella'ch iaith. Addas ar gyfer siaradwyr Cymraeg a dysgwyr uwch….
Updated weekly
Multi Programme
4 Episodes
The English We Speak
Last Updated:
Mon, 6 Feb 12Average Duration:
3 minutesThe English We Speak
- Factual
- Learning > Adults
Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun…
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
71 Episodes
Forum - A World of Ideas
Last Updated:
Sat, 4 Feb 12Average Duration:
40 minutesForum - A World of Ideas
- News
- Factual
- Learning > Adults
Ideas from the world's biggest thinkers. Hear philosophers, scientists, politicians, novelists, historians and artists challenge each other. bbcworldservice.com/forum
Updated weekly
Whole Programme
4 Episodes
A Brief History of Mathematics
Last Updated:
Fri, 1 Oct 10Average Duration:
14 minutesA Brief History of Mathematics
- Factual > Science & Nature
- Learning > Adults
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the…
Updated daily
Whole Programme
11 Episodes
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