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.
PS Sorry about the formatting of this post. I cannot see why it is doing this!