Help / General

To find information about any BBC radio programme or see station schedules, try the BBC Programmes site (beta).

If you are looking for help with listening to BBC iPlayer, visit the BBC iPlayer Help site.

The links below provide answers to some of the queries we receive most frequently.

• How do I listen to BBC radio?
• What is the difference between downloading, podcasting and the 'listen again' service?
• Can I download a radio programme to listen to later?
• Can I listen to BBC radio stations in iTunes?
• Can I listen to BBC radio stations outside the UK?
• Can you tell me the name of a song I heard on a BBC radio station?
• I am a teacher, can I play BBC radio programmes in the classroom?
• Can I have a copy of a programme on CD?
• Can I have a transcript of a programme?
• Where can I buy BBC radio programmes on CD or cassette?
• Why is there a delay between live broadcasts on my FM or DAB radio and the live stream on BBC iPlayer?

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• Can I download radio programmes to listen to later?

• Can I listen to local BBC radio through my TV?

• What is a podcast?

• How can I check my DAB coverage?

• I want to download past podcast episodes - is there an archive?

• Other BBC Help

• BBC iPlayer help

• bbc.co.uk/help

• BBC Webwise guides to the internet