Podcasts

We have mentioned on several occasions that we spend quite a lot of time listening to podcasts. We thought we would share the list of those that one or other of us (and sometimes both) listen to.

History

• The History of England. 220+ episodes and counting! Starting with the Anglo Saxons it has reached the early Tudors. Tremendous fun delivered with dry English humour and frequent references to “the rough end of a pineapple”.
• The History of Rome. 150 episodes by an American professor. References to Alaric the Visigoth of particular interest to us and our oldest!
• Presidential. An episode devoted to each of the 44 presidents in the run up to the 2016 election. From the Washington Post.
• The History of Mathematics. From a 2011 BBC radio programme by Marcus de Sautoy. 10 episodes of 15 minutes focussing on great mathematicians.
• Revolutions. By the author of the History of Rome, so far covering the English Civil War, The American War of Independence and the French Revolution.
• The History of English. Brilliant podcast about the development of English from its earliest origins.
• History Extra Podcast. Weekly history podcast.

Current Affairs & Business

• From Our Own Correspondent. The BBC Radio 4 programme in downloadable form.
• Wake Up To Money. The BBC Radio 5Live programme in downloadable form.
• The Economist Radio. 4 or 5 shows each week from the magazine.
• Money Box. The Radio 4 programme on personal finance.
• 5Live Consumer Team. BBC programme with Martin Lewis.
• Lucy Kellaway. Short (4 or 5 minutes) column from the FT columnist who shares our abhorrence of managementspeak gobbledygook!

Cycling

• Velocast. Weekly plus daily coverage of major races. Subscription required but worth it if road cycling is your “bag”.
• This Week In Cycling History. Comes with the Velocast subscription.
• The Cycling Podcast. Weekly podcast from 3 respected cycling journalists with daily coverage of the 3 grand tours. Free but extra “special shows” available by subscription.
• Bespoke. Intermittent BBC show with daily coverage during Tour de France.
• ITV Tour de France. Daily highlights of the TdF.
• The Spokesmen. Fortnightly round table discussion of a variety of aspects of cycling. Tends to be US-centric and can be overly long.
• The Rouleur Podcast. Summary of each edition of the magazine Rouleur.
• Cycling Central. Australian TV channel with focus on riders from Down Under.
• Cycling News. Occasional shows with daily highlights from TdF.
• The Bike Show. Occasional shows with an emphasis on touring cycling.

Drama

• The Archers. BBC Radio 4 soap/docu-drama.
• Dum Tee Dum. Hilarious weekly review/homage to The Archers.

Other Sport

• Test Match Special. The daily summary of England’s test matches from the BBC with Jonathan Agnew and Geoffrey Boycott.
• Leicester Tigers. The rugby team from the city of Stephen’s birth.
• The Tennis Podcast. Daily updates from the major tournaments.

General

• Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review. The flagship movie review show from the BBC. (And “hello” to Jason Isaacs.)
• Gardeners’ Question Time. The BBC Radio 4 programme in downloadable form.
• In Our Time. The BBC Radio 4 programme in downloadable form.
• More Or Less. The BBC Radio 4 programme that “gets behind the numbers in the news” in downloadable form.
• Ramblings. Occasional series about walking by Clare Balding from the BBC.
• The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry. BBC show answering semi-scientific questions such as “Is a spider’s web the strongest substance in the world?” in downloadable form.
• The PC Pro Podcast. Fortnightly show discussing computer related news from the PC magazine.
• 5Live science podcast. Twice weekly look at science
• Costing the Earth. The BBC radio 4 programme about the environment.
• From our own correspondent. The BBC radio 4 programme with stories from around the world.
• Crossing Continents. Another BBC radio 4 programme with stories from around the world.
• The Food Programme. The BBC radio 4 programme about (surprise, surprise!) food.
• Sunday. The BBC Radio 4 programme Looking at the world with a religious perspective.
• Prairie Home Companion. Weekly news from Lake Woebegone, Minnesota with Garrison Keillor.
• Desert Island Discs. The BBC Radio 4 programme. What would be your choice?
• Godpod. A monthlyish theology podcast.