BBC Sounds reveals its Top Ten podcasts of 2024 which contributed to a 12% increase in on demand speech content during the year. The corporations streaming app delivered more than 2.3 Bn plays of radio, music, and podcasts in 2024 (from January to November) aided by round-the-clock coverage of the biggest national moments including the elections both in the UK and the US, an action-packed summer of sport, and a record-breaking BBC Proms season.
BBC Sounds Top Ten podcasts of 2024
- Newscast: The BBC’s daily news podcast
- Limelight: Fiction and drama serials you won’t want to miss, including Central Intelligence
- Americast: The latest insights and analysis from the US
- Uncanny: Danny Robins investigates real life stories of paranormal encounters
- Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley: Scientifically proven tips to change your life
- You’re Dead to Me: Greg Jenner and guests learn and laugh about the past
- Sliced Bread: Greg Foot investigates wonder products with bold claims
- Intrigue: Dramatic true stories that reveal how the world really works, including Worse Than Murder and To Catch a Scorpion
- Mark Steel’s in Town: Stand-up comedy tailored to towns across the UK
- Lady Killers / Swindlers with Lucy Worsley: Lucy Worsley investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective
Jonathan Wall, Director of BBC Sounds, said, “2024 has been a fantastic year for BBC Sounds. We delivered round-the-clock coverage of the biggest national moments including the elections at home and in the US, an action-packed summer of sport, and a record-breaking BBC Proms season. We launched bold new podcasts with big names, including Miss Me? with best friends Lily and Miquita, Off the Telly with Natalie Cassidy and Joanna Page, and Joanne McNally Investigates which saw the comedian pursue a new role as an investigative journalist.
“Looking to the wider audio landscape, we acquired popular titles from podcast partners across the nation, including Tortoise Media, Noiser and Goalhanger, as well as from independent producers, supporting our peers across the industry and ensuring there’s always something fresh and exciting for our audience to discover on the platform.
“Plus, we made it easier than ever to find the content that matters to you. In the BBC Sounds app, we grouped content into ‘Collections’, we created a ‘Latest News Playlist’, and we implemented a new 24/7 ‘Live News’ stream, making it easier to discover a range of live and on-demand titles. In 2025 we will continue to deliver what listeners want, where they want and how they want and we’re already planning our next wave of on demand commissions.”
BBC Sounds has also created a Best of 2024 collection containing a selection of top titles across a range of genres which can be accessed here.
