The hit BBC sitcom returns for more spectral shenanigans. (Updated 27/09/22): BBC Sounds announce a further podcast special, blending two of our paranormal favourites. With the new series of Ghosts airing, and Inside… Ghosts going behind the scenes, there’s now another piece of ghostly listening – a special edition of the podcast Uncanny. Exploring the … >
Writer Steven Moffat and star Dolly Wells are Obsessed with… Inside Man. Steven Moffat’s new BBC One thriller, Inside Man, landed last night. Starring David Tennant, Stanley Tucci, Dolly Wells and Lydia West, it kicked off with two seemingly disparate and frankly bonkers story threads which drew together as the story progressed. Tennant plays vicar … >
The actor adds Macbeth to his roster of the great Shakespearean roles. Radio 4 have announced that David Tennant will play Macbeth in their upcoming production of the Shakespearean tragedy. The actor, of course, is no stranger to the Bard, having played both Hamlet and Richard II for the Royal Shakespeare Company – as well … >
Peter Flannery has retooled his acclaimed television series as an audio drama. Taking four friends through three decades, across nine episodes, Our Friends In The North was a major television moment in 1996. The ambitious BBC Two series tackled several topics as it moved through the years. In the sixties, it looked at corporate, political … >
First heard in 2018, the drama returns on BBC Radio 4 Extra for Christmas. If you’re up early, or looking for a daytime distraction, Auntie has dusted off a recent festive treat: Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. With epic scope, the drama looks at some of the biggest figures in the mythos. It’s all drawn from … >
Diana Wynne Jones’ novel has been adapted as an hour-long Sunday afternoon drama. First published in 1986, and famously made into an Oscar-nominated anime film, Howl’s Moving Castle is a fantasy classic. Set in the land of Ingary, it tells the story of Sophie Hatter who is resigning herself to an uninteresting life working in … >
The author and broadcaster investigates historical battles of ‘the culture wars’. Radio 4 have announced a new series from Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test and The Men Who Stare at Goats. In Things Fell Apart, he will track down the people involved in some of the defining battles that have raged across cultural … >
Immersive event specialists Darkfield have produced a trio of audio horror shorts. If you are in the mood for some horror this Halloween, Radio 4 have releases a series of short podcasts which might do the trick. Designed for headphone listening when lying down and with eyes closed, Deadhouse uses binaural sound to transport you … >
The fifteen-part series, from the makers of The Battersea Poltergeist, will be presented by Danny Robins. The BBC have announced that their new podcast series Uncanny, from the award winning writer Danny Robins will be “an expansive investigation into the paranormal, turning the listeners into armchair supernatural sleuths”. Uncanny will explore fifteen new individual stories, with … >
The current ratings (Q2 2021) show how the BBC Sounds trends mirror our viewing habits BBC Sounds attracted a weekly audience of 3.7 million users across the app, website and voice activated devices between April and June, with a peak of 3.9 million during the week of the Line Of Duty finale. Latest data shows … >