Louis Theroux’s podcast the biggest hit on BBC Sounds during lockdown months
Grounded with Louis Theroux has been a hit with listeners as it was the most listened to podcast on BBC Sounds between April – June, at the height of the lockdown.
This was the first time the documentary giant tried his hand at podcasting by interviewing the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Lenny Henry, Boy George, KSI and Miriam Margolyes. Because of the pandemic, all the interviews were done remotely, but it obviously didn’t affect the success of the podcast.
Other new titles that launched during the last quarter or at the end of last that have also proved popular include Match of the Day: Top 10, Bitch Bitch Bitch with Matt Lucas and Homeschool History.
For the under 35s, That Peter Crouch Podcast and Match of the Day: Top 10 were the first and second most listened to podcasts.
You’re Dead to Me, Tailenders and Evil Genius with Russell Kane continue to be popular with all adults and the under 35s.
The TV companion series Obsessed With… continued to be popular, with the majority of listeners last quarter enjoying the Normal People podcast – demonstrating with both the success of Normal People The Soundtrack and Obsessed With… Normal People podcast on BBC Sounds.
Regarding BBC podcasts and radio programmes on other platforms, the data released today shows there were over 240 million global podcast downloads across the world during the quarter, an increase in 10 million from the last quarter.
The Global News Podcast (BBC World Service), The Documentary Podcast (BBC World Service) and In Our Time (Radio 4) continue to be the most popular three titles.