BBC podcast series helps people learn English through UK songs
A new BBC Learning English podcast offers a way to learn the language by meeting local musicians from across the UK and listening to them and their original songs.
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Another year of podcasts as we look at the last 12 months
As 2024 comes to a close, we look back at some of the podcasts which provided entertainment for listeners throughout the year.
New series of podcast The Con launched by BBC World Service and CBC
True crime podcast strand, The Con about international scam stories, is launching a new six-part series, Kaitlyn’s Baby from BBC World Service and CBC.
BBC World Service to launch audio drama podcast Purple Heart Warriors
Purple Heart Warriors is a six-part drama from BBC World Service inspired by real events by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Iris Yamashita.
New series of BBC’s Life At 50°C explores global water insecurity
A new season of the BBC World Service series Life at 50°C has launched with the first of four films exploring the effects of water insecurity across the globe.
BBC World Service podcast tells story of Iran’s wrestler Gholamreza Takhti
BBC World Service is to launch Legend of Takhti in English and Persian in new seasons of Amazing Sport Stories and Mostanad.
The Apartheid Killer uncovers South African serial killer’s crimes
Shocking revelations about the brutal killings committed by a security guard in South Africa during the apartheid era are revealed in a BBC World Service podcast.
BBC podcast exploring stories of the super-rich returns for second series
The second season of the BBC World Service podcast, Good Bad Billionaire is launching to spotlight a new cast of famous faces.
BBC’s Focus on Africa podcast celebrates first anniversary
BBC Africa’s flagship podcast, Focus on Africa offers insightful discussions and diverse viewpoints on pressing issues facing the continent.
Amazing Sport Stories tells of plane crash killing Zambian football team
The BBC World Service podcast Amazing Sport Stories returns with the story of the 1993 plane crash that took the lives of the Zambian men’s national football team.
Presenter and former international footballer Robert Earnshaw hosts the series, telling how well Zambia did in football at the 1998 Olympics and how in 1993, the team was at a point to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.