Why is the BBC so good at podcasts?
The BBC does literally everything, and it generally does it really well. (For the sake of argument, we're willing to let BBC3 sitcom Coming Of Age slide .) In the podcast age, it's gone from strength to strength. It's given new voices the space and freedom to do their thing.
How many podcasts are there on listen notes?
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What are the Best Music Podcasts to listen to?
First up is Romesh Ranganathan (who's got his own very good music podcast, Hip Hop Saved My Life) and Beyoncé's Lemonade. Life moves pretty fast, as Illinois' most famous malingerer once said, but unless you're one of those psychopaths who listens to them at one-and-a-half-times speed, podcasts are a way of slowing down.
How good is the BBC's archive of sporting history?
The BBC's vast archive of everything that's happened in the last 80 years or so is rife for rummaging through – see also Greg James's Rewinder podcast, which knits together tidbits from the past which have unexpected resonance again today – but so far its coverage of sporting moments from history has been relatively under-excavated.
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The Marvels of Modern Medicine
To appreciate the marvels of modern medicine, we have to start at the beginning. In this BBC podcast series, medical historian Andrew Cunningham takes us on an entertaining, thought-provoking journey through the development of Western medicine.
Toni Morrison: The legacy of a literary legend
The American writer Toni Morrison once said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” It was an urge which in her case yielded a rich array of novels, children’s books, plays and essays. Toni Morrison stands tall, as the first black woman of…
Algorithms: From the ancients to the internet
Hidden from view, complex to understand and often controversial, algorithms are at the heart of computer coding that underpins modern society. Every time we search the internet, every time we pay by credit card, even the romantic partners suggested to us by online dating sites – they’re all powere…
Louder! How the electric guitar conquered popular music
Whether it be a kerrang, a chop, a blistering solo, some finger picking or a subtle flange, the electric guitar is one of the defining sounds of the 20th century. Without it – and its constant companion, the amplifier - popular culture would be unrecognisable today: no big gigs, no stadium concerts…
Luigi Pirandello: Italian dramatist who brought chaos to the stage
It’s a hundred years since the infamous premiere of Luigi Pirandello’s experimental play Six Characters in Search of an Author, when an enraged Rome theatre audience yelled abuse at the Italian playwright and chased him out of the theatre. Since then, the play has gained iconic status as a piece of…
Mars: A history of the Red Planet
With three separate missions exploring the Red Planet in 2021, Mars is once again under the spotlight. But to tell the truth, it’s never been away. Mars has fascinated people for centuries with its seemingly curious motion in the night sky, its red colour and the eternal question as to whether it m…
A radiant light: The Indonesian poet Amir Hamzah
The writer Amir Hamza is a national hero in Indonesia celebrated for both his poetry and his role in the development of the country’s national language. Hamza was an emotional man who struggled with thwarted love and inner conflict and created a beguilingly intense body of work. His poetry paid hom…
Sailing by the stars: The pioneering voyages of David Lewis
David Lewis was of one of the most remarkable nautical explorers of modern times. In the mid-1960s, he took his wife and two small daughters - who were less than five years old - on a sailing trip around the world in a small catamaran. What is more, for one part of the journey, he rejected standard…
What is the second Ramadan podcast?
A second series of the celebratory, revelatory, myth-busting Ramadan podcast is here, and hosts Yasser, Zayna and Shehzaad have returned to document the inherent weirdness of trying to observe the holiest month of the year while in lockdown. The easy friendship between the three of them is the heart of it, as are the regular diversions into subjects like trying to date right now and the time Zayna's grandma went viral. New episodes come on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Who is Charlie Brooker?
Before he did Black Mirror and Screenwipe, former gaming journalist Charlie Brooker spent his time playing games and insulting readers in PC Zone, and he’s wandered back into his old stomping ground to chat about the most pivotal games he’s ever played with hosts Aoife Wilson and Julia Hardy. He goes right back to his days wandering around “absolutely monolithic” cabinets, and the other episodes in the series are great too – especially the one about Abdullah, who managed to escape the Syrian Civil War and made a game about it.
What is the show 1Extra Talks about?
1Extra's current affairs and culture show bills itself as the biggest group chat of the week, 1Extra Talks digs into the everyday issues affecting young Britons right now, from being stuck in Generation Rent to STD advice. Perhaps the most powerful was a two-hour special edition hosted by Maurice (Shauny B) and Ashley (DJ Ace) is all about the events which ignited the Black Lives Matter protests of the summer and the two hosts' reflections on being a Black man in Britain and raising Black sons, as well as featuring listeners' thoughts.
Is the new world scary?
The new world which we're tiptoeing into is a bit frightening for a lot of people. But what is undeniably uncertain and weird is also an opportunity to stop doing things just because it's the way they've always been done. In these bite-sized podlets, all about six minutes long, various experts and pundits put forward the case for ways that everything can change for the better.
Will Dead Ringers be perfect?
Venerable old institutions have been given fresh impetus, and another lease on life. Dead Ringers continues unabated, and will surely outlast us all. It's not perfect, but it's about as perfect as a gigantic, publicly owned corporation of nearly a century's standing can expect to be in 2020.
Does the BBC do everything?
The BBC does literally everything, and it generally does it really well. (For the sake of argument, we're willing to let BBC3 sitcom Coming Of Age slide .) In the podcast age, it's gone from strength to strength. It's given new voices the space and freedom to do their thing.
