Spotify has added hundreds of BBC podcasts to its UK streaming service. Archives containing decades’ worth of Desert Island Discs episodes have been uploaded together with Josie Long’s Short Cuts and Brian Cox and Robin Ince’s Infinite Monkey Cage.
The BBC was one of the first podcast creators in the world when it made Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’ downloadable online in 2004. Today, the BBC podcast library boasts hundreds of programmes across thousands of episodes and caters to millions of listeners across the UK and worldwide.
‘The BBC is one of the largest content creators in the UK, and have worked with the biggest and best audio talent in the world,’ explains James Cator, Spotify’s Head of Podcast Partnerships, EMEA. ‘To have a comprehensive audio catalogue in the UK, the BBC are essential, so adding the BBC to our rapidly-expanding catalogue of podcasts was a natural partnership.’ Spotify has added podcasts from iPlayer Radio and BBC Sounds to the platform, making hundreds of BBC podcasts available to Spotify users in the UK.
To access the podcasts, users can simply visit the podcast section in Browse on Spotify and browse categories including Comedy, News & Politics, Educational, Sport & Recreation, Lifestyle & Health, Business & Technology, and Kids & Family.
BBC Sounds App launched as iPlayer Radio replacement
The number of podcast listeners in the UK is growing rapidly every year, with many of those streaming original BBC shows. In June, the BBC soft launched its new BBC Sounds audio app which combines both its live and on-demand services into what is to become the iPlayer Radio replacement. Users of the app can subscribe to any podcast or programme and get a personalised feed of the latest episodes in ‘My Sounds’.
