Brock Media launches horror genre podcast series, EERIE

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Brock Media, the TV and film production company backed by BBC Studios, has made its first venture into the horror genre with a new podcast series.

EERIE is an anthology series featuring eight stories written and performed by leading voices in the horror genre, including authors Julia Armfield (salt slow and Our Wives Under The Sea), Alison Rumfitt (Tell Me I’m Worthless and Brainwyrms) and Kirsty Logan (Things We Say In The Dark).

Acast and C-Screens partner during Rugby World Cup in media-first

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Acast and C-Screens have created a media-first campaign to showcase podcast content alongside the broadcast of the Rugby World Cup.

At Television Centre in London, an outside broadcast from C-Screens of some of the key Rugby World Cup games has seen hundreds of people stopping by to check out the action taking place in France, kicking off with France versus New Zealand as the opening match earlier this month.

New podcast explores the human relationship with swimming

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Former British Champion and the first black woman to swim for Great Britain, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, will host the second series of the Physical Capital podcast.

Series one explored the origins of boxing and how it’s been used for political and financial gain. The second series focuses on the human relationship with swimming, including how humans’ ability to swim has been influenced by politics, geography and the unequal distribution of resources.

Hit true crime podcast Small Town Dicks returns for new season

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Small Town Dicks, the true crime podcast which launched almost seven years ago, is now set to return for its 13th season.

Co-hosted by Yeardley Smith (the voice of Lisa Simpson), identical twin detectives Dan and Dave, and acclaimed Cold Case investigator, NYT best-selling author, and true crime expert Paul Holes, the podcast explores big-time crime in small towns through in-depth, first-hand accounts from the detectives that cracked each case.

Global launches They Don’t Teach This At School with Myleene Klass

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A brand-new 10-part podcast, They Don’t Teach This At School with Myleene Klass is being launched by Global.

The Smooth Radio and Classic FM presenter, musician and author has been on a mission to help equip everyone with the skills they need to be capable, adaptable, confident and in control of their life, no matter their age.

They Don’t Teach This At School follows the success of her book of the same title.

Sky Cinema moves into podcasting with unique reality dating format

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Sky Cinema’s first original podcast, Cinema Dates, is a unique reality dating show matching real singles and following them on an old school date at the movies.

Developed and created by Listen, each date will be narrated by comedian Michael Spicer, known for his social series “The Room Next Door”.

The daters will watch films available to view on Sky Cinema, with their summaries, reviews, and dating-exchanges at the heart of each episode.

New true crime podcast asks, “Who is the Cheese Wire Killer?”

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Who is the Cheese Wire Killer? investigates one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders, of taxi driver, George Murdoch.

From Mind the Gap Creative, the true crime podcasts researched, written, produced and presented by Ryan Ogilvie, delves into the background of this murder which happened four decades ago.

On the evening of 29 September 1983, George picked a man up close to Aberdeen city centre.

BMW Play Next podcast returns with guests Coldplay’s Will and Guy

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Coldplay’s Will Champion and Guy Berryman join Edith Bowman as the BMW Play Next podcast returns.

The British rock band members feature on the podcast to talk around their groundbreaking global tour, their collaboration with BMW and cutting-edge technology.

Anna Richardson returns for series two of It Can’t Just Be Me

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Presenter of Channel 4’s Naked Attraction, Anna Richardson is returning with a second series of her podcast It Can’t Just Be Me.

The show sees Anna with a celebrity guest and a resident expert trying to solve listener dilemmas. Together, the panel tackle a variety of issues, sharing their thoughts, life experiences and expertise as they aim to provide the tools to manage each problem.

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