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It's BBC Radio 4 Extra's final Podcast Radio Hour so Laura Grimshaw, Amanda Litherland and Chris Pearson look back at some of the best co-hosts, podcasts and interview guests. With contributions from regular co-hosts Scott Bryan, Jon Holmes, Isy Suttie, Jessica Fostekew, Shivani Dave, Ella Watts, Ellie Gibson, Greg Cochrane, Imriel Morgan, Jake Yapp, Roshan Roberts, Chrystal Genesis and Salena Godden.Plus archive interviews with Nicola Coughlan and Camilla Whitehill, Alan Cumming, Suzannah Lipscomb, Steve Coogan, Lemn Sissay, Susannah Constantine, David Dimbleby and Neil Gaiman - and many more.
Wes Butters and his Producer, Kerry present a few of the best podcasts on fungi.Dr. Gordon Walker talks about the role of social media in sharing high quality information about fungi, Dr. Merlin Sheldrake tells us about the importance of amateurs in the field of Mycology - and the Podcast Producer, Katharine Kerr reveals the things that she learned about "zombie-ants" whilst creating a podcast in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Along the way, we'll hear clips from podcasts including...Cultures For Health
The Mushroom Revival podcast
Fascinated By Fungi
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Unherd
The Bioneers: Revolution From The Heart Of Nature
The Mushroom Hour
Unearthed: Mysteries From An Unseen World
Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend apocalypse audio fiction. Jenny Turner Hall talks Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine, and discusses the pressures of working on a Marvel property, as well as the stakes that come from writing stories starring young characters.Plus Kc Wayland discusses We're Alive: Descendants - the latest iteration in the We're Alive universe, which brings to a close a story that began in 2009. We'll hear how Kc's military background influenced writing the show, and ask how has the podcast audio fiction landscape changed in the last thirteen years.And we'll recommend:- The Last Station
- This American Wasteland
- No Place but the Water
- The Program Audio Series
- Hello From The Hallowoods
- Out of the Ashes
- Spaceships
- The Liminal Lands
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new listening for October. Tubsey and Hyder, Bafta winners, join us to talk about their first steps into podcasting. Why did they want to start "The World According to Tubsey and Hyder" - and what do they love about working with each other?Plus we'll hear new conversation, documentary, and drama podcasts, including clips from:Carolina Herrera presents Walk Tall
Restless Natives
Fear Of Missing Out
Crosshairs
The Tower
Weight of Sand
Beneath Our Feet
Chris Pearson and Chrystal Genesis with podcasts for young ears.
Molly Bloom discusses the debate show Smash Boom Best, and tells us why it's important to introduce children to debating at an early age.And Rebecca Sheir talks about her global storytelling podcast Circle Round, which introduces children to stories from around the world.Plus we'll hear clips fromBut Why?
Kids Law
Million Bazillion
CBeebies Radio Podcast
The Story Seeds Podcast
Podcast Radio Hour showcases new podcasts from the 2022 Class of BBC Sounds Audio Lab, and meets the six audio creatives who have bought their innovative ideas to BBC Sounds. Talia Randall discusses the urban nature series 'Blossom Trees and Burnt-Out Cars'
Hamza Salmi talks about the series profiling someone described as 'the Forrest Gump of black power in the UK' - 'Who Was Michael X?'
Adam Zmith takes us back to the early 20th century for a reality that didn't quite happen 'The Film We Can't See'
Hanna Adan curates a sonic museum tour- 'The Museum of Bad Vibes'
Tomi Dixon discusses the series charting the life stories of influential Britons of colour, 'Colouring In Britain'.
And Jade Scott presses play on an audio mixtape contemplating the messier aspects of human experience, 'The Reset'Plus the BBC Sounds Audio Lab Commissioning Executive Khaliq Meer reflects on the programme as a whole, and discusses what's next for Audio Lab.
Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie present podcasts on living with chronic illnesses, with a focus on bladder and bowel issues, periods and endometriosis, migraines and joint and back pain, and chronic fatigue, ME, and fibromyalgia.
The video game journalist and co-host of the Scummy Mummies podcast Ellie Gibson joins Chris Pearson for gaming podcast picks. Lauren Kaye discusses her podcast 'She Plays Games', which aims to showcase and highlight women working behind the scenes in video game development.Plus, we'll hear clips fromSafe Space
History Respawned
The Back Page
Sound of Gaming
The Psychology of Video Games Podcast
The Knowledge Project - episode interviewing Jane McGonigal
Game Till Five
Not Your Mama's Gamer
Shivani Dave joins Chris Pearson to recommend a selection of bitesize podcasts. Arielle Free tells us about her short documentary series, The Rise and Fall of T in the Park.Plus we hear clips from
Mercury: A Broadcast Of Hope
Poem-a-Day
Nipe Story
Probably True
Anthems
My Life in the Mosh of Ghosts
Sliced Bread
Short & Curly
5 Minutes On
The Savvy Psychologist's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Mental HealthIf you have recommendations, do send us an email to PodcastRadioHour@BBC.co.uk
Laura Grimshaw and Jon Holmes present highlights and winners from this year's British Podcast Awards.The British Podcast Awards ceremony takes place on Saturday 23rd July at Kennington Park in London. There are 30 awards being presented including Best New, Best Comedy, Best Current Affairs, Best Fiction, the Climate Award, and the Rising Star Award. Plus one of the winners will be crowned Podcast of the Year 2022. For Podcast Radio Hour, we will chat to the winners, hosts and judges at the ceremony to bring the awards to you.
Laura Grimshaw and Shaun Keaveny present podcasts on the theme of creativity - or lack of it. Featuring artists, writers, musicians and actors discussing what inspires them, and where and when creativity hits - and how often the creative process can feel like wading through treacle on balsawood stilts.Shaun and Laura are joined by the actor Russell Tovey and the gallarist Robert Diament to discuss their podcast Talk Art - and taking inspiration from pretty things; by the actors Amrita Acharia and Sagar Radia to talk about their podcast Rule Not The Exception about perseverance and giving a platform to underrepresented voices; and by Claire Waite Brown who talks about her podcast Creativity Found about finding - or re-finding - creative outlets later in life.
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan recommend new podcast listening for July.We're joined by Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett OBE to talk about their new podcast, Dish. The two discuss their love of hosting, and we'll hear about what Nick's learned from cooking by watching the Michelin-star chef at work.Plus we'll hear clips from:Different with Nicky Campbell
The New Conspiracist
Westminster Insider Podcast
All About Sound
Hot Money
Last Night Out
Welcome To The Neighbourhood
NonCensored
Newts!
The Music and Meditation Podcast
To mark the start of the Women's Euros on the 6th July, Laura Grimshaw and Eilidh Barbour round up the best in Women's Football Podcasts.
Laura Grimshaw and Roshan Roberts present highlights from the International Women's Podcast Festival.
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan with TV podcasts. Sirin Kale discusses Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV, the Radio 4 podcast she presents alongside Pandora Sykes. We'll hear how the series aims to investigate the huge world of Reality TV, and how they convinced guests to discuss some problematic elements of the shows.Plus we'll recommendCompanion podcasts
Taskmaster: The People’s Podcast
The Wire at 20
Hypothetical: The PodcastTV Reviews
The Pilot TV Podcast
The Radio Times Podcast
Shrine of Telly
Kermode and Mayo’s TakeInterviews
Comfort Eating with Grace Dent - Big Zuu
MY TV Years with Mel Giedroyc - Adjoa Andoh
The Noughties - Black on TV - Joceyln Jee Esien and Tolly T
The Proper Class Podcast - Vicky McClure Episode by Episode podcasts
Keeping Up Appearances: The Luxury Podcast
Buffering The Vampire Slayer
Parks and Recollection
The Always Sunny Podcast
Inside Inside No. 9
Talking Derry GirlsWe'd love to hear your recommendations for TV podcasts you enjoy - so do send us an email to podcastradiohour@bbc.co.uk
Laura Grimshaw and Chris Pearson present a special edition from The Podcast Show 2022. We’ll be joined by a panel of podcasting guests including Nicky Birch from BBC Sounds, James Cridland - the editor of Podnews, and the hosts of the hilarious and honest BBC Sounds podcast Brown Girls Do It Too Poppy Jay and Rubina Pubani.
Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend Sci-Fi Audio Drama. We hear from the creator of 'Midnight Burger' Joe Fisher, who discusses why a dimension-hopping, time travelling diner is the perfect setting for a hopeful, human story.Plus long time friends Jonathan Williams and Alan Mandel discuss 'Red Valley', and offer advice on just how to develop ideas with your friends. Plus - what is the difference between cryonics and cryogenics?And we'll hear clips fromChaika
RogueMaker
Breathing Space, Fading Frontier
Sayer
Apollyon
The Transposition of Chloë Brontë
Chris Pearson and science nerd Rick Edwards recommend factual science listening.The space journalist Sarah Cruddas discusses her series "Where's My Jetpack?" She'll tell us about the links between science fiction and fact, and we'll hear whether she would want to visit Mars.Plus, we'll hear clips from:The Vulnerable Scientist
Small Screen Science
You Are Not So Smart
The Animal Behaviour Podcast
The Happiness Lab
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
Invisibilia
Why Aren’t You A Doctor Yet?
In Defense Of Plants
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan suggest new podcast listens for May. Charlie Craggs tells us about making her acting debut in Doctor Who: Redacted,. We'll hear about how it feels to join the Doctor Who family, and the importance of trans representation in the show.Plus, more great new listening for May, with extracts from:Radioman
Lusus
Queer Spaces: Behind The Scene
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
Time & Again
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
The Line of Fire
NearlyWeds
Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp present a selection of comedy podcasts from the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.Helen Bauer and Andrew White chat about Trusty Hogs, Nina Conti and Shenoah Allen introduce us to Richard and Greta, Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears invite us into The Xennial Dome, and Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry discuss Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown.
The Team of No such thing as Fish is fun to be around. No doubt the podcast is a success!
Really enjoyed it but please try and edit out the 'like' s 'kind of' s and 'sort of' s. It nearly drove me mad in the Beef and Dairy Farming episode with both the interviewer and the interviewee throwing in likes as if the word was going out of fashion like!