BBC Radio Podcast Guide - F
Focus on Africa
Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
Fifth Floor
Faranak Amidi takes a fresh look at the stories of the week with journalists from our 40 language sections.
Fukushima
Season 1: Fall of the Shah A tale of power, betrayal and fear. Taking you back to the 1970s, when the Iranian Revolution would change the world forever. A nine-part drama. Season 2: Fukushima A tsunami hits the Japanese nuclear plant. The disaster told in a seven-part drama. As the energy company and politicians in Tokyo lose control, the reactors become unstable and a “suicide squad” of older workers is sent inside. This drama follows the heroes who fight to contain the disaster and those whose mistakes led Japan to catastrophe. Years later, some seek atonement. Fukushima Cast: Suto: Togo Igawa Akiko: Ami Okumura Jones Yoshida: Eiji Mahara Saito: Sadao Ueda Ito: Matt McCooey Shimada: Akira Koieyama Narrator: Romola Garai Reporter: Kevin Shen Reporter: Naoko Mori Worker: Nino Furuhata Written by Adrian Penketh Sound design is by Peter Ringrose Produced by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko Commissioned by Simon Pitts for BBC World Service.
Forum - Sixty Second Idea to Improve the World
An imaginative, quirky solution to a challenge of our age. Podcast weekly on Mondays.
Football Daily
The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League, WSL and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us! Get in touch with us @5liveSport on social media and remember to leave us your ratings and reviews.
Fighting Talk
A hilarious look at the volatile world of sport where guests compete for points with their sporting punditry. Informed comments are rewarded but witless outbursts are penalised.
Fantasy 606
Have no fear, your FPL "experts" in ABB, Statman Dave and Chris Sutton are here! Join the Fantasy 606 podcast each Gameweek as they discuss, digress and debate all things FPL.
F1: Chequered Flag
Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. 5 Live presents a round-up of the race weekend.
Fit & Fearless
Get inspired by Tally, Zanna and Vic – aka the #GirlGains crew - as they talk all things fitness and body confidence. Want to get fitter, healthier and feel amazing doing it? You’ve come to the right place!
Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy
Andrew Flintoff, Robbie Savage and Matthew Syed discuss topical sports talking points. Three-time winners at the Radio Academy Awards: Best Podcast; Best New Show; Best Presenter (Andrew Flintoff)! Keep leaving your reviews and ratings, and don't forget you can get in touch using #FredSavSyed
Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
Farming Today
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
From Our Own Correspondent
Insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents, journalists and writers telling stories beyond the news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie.
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Catherine Bohart: TL;DR and Dead Ringers.
File on 4
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
Feedback
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
Fed with Chris van Tulleken
Fed with Chris van Tulleken is a new food podcast, investigating the entangled web of forces that shape what ends up on our plates. In the first series, Planet Chicken, Chris digs into the story of one of the most widely eaten meats on earth - to try to get to the truth of why we eat so much of it, and what that means for the birds, for us, and for the planet. If there's one thing Chris knows, it's what he should and shouldn't be eating. He's across the dangers of ultra-processed foods: those nutritionally empty snacks that fill our supermarket shelves and entrance our kids. And at the same time, he's confident he knows what we should be eating: good, old fashioned whole food - recognisable ingredients, no mysterious additives, no harmful rubbish. Something like a nice wholesome roast chicken, perhaps? In fact, in the van Tulleken household that's a family favourite. But recently, Chris has been getting asked more questions - by neighbours, people on the street, even government ministers: and he's realised there's a massive gap in his food knowledge. Sure, he knows what happens in our bodies once that delicious gravy-drenched chicken dinner passes our lips: but what about everything that comes before that? Where it's from, how it was reared, how it was processed? Can he say what toll the process of getting that chicken from farm to plate might've have taken on the animal, the environment, the nutritional content? Because in a world where so much food comes via an industrialised, globalised food system; where we're subtly influenced at every turn by advertising and price tags; and where ALL food choices ultimately come with a cost of some sort - how much do any of us really know or want to know about the consequences of our dinner?
Fairy Meadow
In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin
Cover-ups, coincidences, and conspiracy theories: where did Covid come from? John Sudworth was the BBC's China correspondent when an unexplained pneumonia started worrying Wuhan doctors in December 2019. Since then, he's been investigating the origin of the virus that would turn into a devastating global pandemic. From the beginning, there have been claims of certainty. Many scientists say the virus that causes Covid came from nature - probably carried from bats to other animals, and then to humans in a Wuhan market. But an alternative possibility - that it leaked from a laboratory - has refused to go away. And other scientists claim there's uncertainty. For them, the mystery of Covid's origin remains unsolved. So, where did Covid come from? For every one of the millions of lives lost, for every long sufferer, for the pain, the isolation, and the incalculable economic cost, the answer matters. It might also help us prevent another - maybe even worse - pandemic. But it's a debate that's become politicised, toxic, and a bit crazy. Presenter: John Sudworth Series Producer: Simon Maybin Editor: Richard Vadon Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
Frontlines of Journalism
Reflecting on some of the most difficult stories he's reported on, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen look at the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth.
Four Thought
Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
A frank look behind the scenes with broadcasters Jane Garvey and Fi Glover as guests from Radio, TV and podcasting share stories they probably shouldn't. Released every Friday.
Fake Psychic
If you wanted to speak to the dead in 1960’s America, there was one man who was ready to help. A showman with big ambitions. A man who before your very eyes could bring back the dead. Vicky Baker investigates the story of Lamar Keene, a renowned psychic who confessed to being part of an underground network that he called the "psychic mafia". From the team who brought you Fake Heiress, this is a story about the art of the con, belief, retribution, and possibly atonement.
Front Row: Archive 2012
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Fake Heiress
The rise and fall of Anna Delvey, who conned New York high society into believing that she was a multi-millionaire heiress. Vicky Baker and Chloe Moss dig deeper into the scandal.
Forest 404
Can you feel loss for something you've never known? An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood. With theme music by Bonobo. Written by Timothy X Atack and directed by Becky Ripley. Each episode comes with its own talk and soundscape. Plus, take part in The Forest 404 Experiment to see how you respond to sounds of nature.
FutureProofing
Series examining the implications - social and cultural, economic and political - of the big ideas that are set to transform the way society functions
Fatwa
The hidden story of the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.
Funny from the Fringe
A daily podcast full of features, news and interviews with the hottest comedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by award-winning comedian Phil Ellis.
Front Row: Archive 2014
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Frontiers
Programme exploring new ideas in science and meeting the scientists and researchers responsible for them, as well as hearing from their critics
Front Row: Archive 2013
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Front Row: Archive 2011
Magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
Feast Of Football
Carl Roberts, Iwan Roberts and Sam Vokes chat through the big stories in Welsh football
Friends Will Be Friends with Cat & Edith
Cat Deeley and Edith Bowman have been through it all together and are curious to find out more about the stories behind other lasting friendships. In Friends Will Be Friends the pair will go on a double date with a celebrity and their best friend.
Fy Nhro Cyntaf
Bethan Rhiannon, Mared Parry, Siôn Owens a Jalisa Andrews sy’n rhannu straeon am eu 'tro cyntaf’. Sgyrsiau gonest gan griw BBC Sesh am brofiadau mawr bywyd. Y da, y drwg a'r doniol... Mae’r podlediad yma yn cynnwys iaith gref, cynnwys aeddfed a themâu sydd ddim yn addas i blant!
Famously...
The private lives of our biggest stars… now up for public debate. Join our four hosts for a fun and forensic look at all the biggest celebrity stories. Whether you want to delve into the most shocking celebrity love stories, breaking down the drama and drilling into the headlines with Jack Remmington and Sarel on Famously… in Love, or take a look at some of the most scandalous, spicy and downright absurd celebrity trials and controversies to date with Stacey Dooley and Larry Dean on Famously… On Trial, we’ve got it all. Think public spats, epic takedowns, enduring controversies, outrageously bad behaviour, and very public break-ups. Nothing is off the record. The Famously… feed drops episodes twice a week for double the drama in every detail. New episodes of Famously… In Love drop every Tuesday and new episodes of Famously… On Trial drop every Thursday. Credits: Famously… In Love is a Listen production for BBC Sounds. Producers: Ella McLeod, Olivia Cope Senior Producer: Georgia Arundell Executive Producer: Zöe Edwards Sound Engineer: Jon Last Famously… On Trial is a C&B production for BBC Sounds. Producer: Emily Whalley Writer: Kate Soloman Executive Producer: Ruth Barnes Sound Engineer: Ross Ramsey-Golding Music by Felt Music Audio identity and trails: Ali Rezakhani Assistant Commissioner: Izzy Lee-Poulton Commissioning Editor for BBC Sounds: Dylan Haskins
Fad Botal Fìon
Thigibh an cuideachd Lana Pheutain, Hannah McKirdy is Rachel NicAoidh ‘s iad a’ cnuasachadh air iomadh cuspair fhad ‘s a tha iad a’ dèanamh an slìghe troimh bhotal fìon.
Framed: The Snooker Podcast
Explore the sport of snooker, from its biggest names to sharing stories of the people involved at all levels of the game. Presenter: Shabnam Younus-Jewell. Producers: James Patient. Originally broadcast on BBC Essex.
For Fast’s Sake
Ramadan Mubarak! 'For Fast’s Sake’ is our weekly podcast about Ramadan and the month of fasting. This year, we’re doing it live on the radio, then sharing the best bits here. Millions of people are observing Ramadan during this unprecedented time. It will be different and it will feel different. Throughout the week on the BBC Asian Network, you can hear Zayna Sheikh and Shehzaad Lohar alongside presenters Yasser, Noreen Khan and Harpz Kaur . Together they explore this momentous time of year for Muslims - from getting ready for the month and the self discipline required to going with sustenance from sunrise to sunset. Most importantly, the team chat about their personal challenges and tips that could help you through Ramadan and are joined by some special guests along the way.
Flora Carita
Host Hilman Handoni dan Astudestra Ajengrastri mengeksplorasi bagaimana tanaman berbeda telah memberi pengaruh besar pada kehidupan manusia – secara sosial, budaya, dan ekonomi.