Radio 1's Sound of 2026 - The Longlist

Radio 1's Sound Of list showcases the most exciting rising stars in music. The acts that appear on Sound Of are all chosen by ...

Christmas Day on BBC TV, iPlayer, Radio and Sounds

BAFTA award-winning Michael McIntyre returns to our TV screens on Christmas Day for a tinsel-covered edition of his ...
BBC

BBC Radio remains the UK favourite as audiences enjoy an impressive summer of music and sport whilst BBC Sounds sees 8.5% yearly increase in plays across all content

New figures from RAJAR and BBC Sounds show how audiences consumed audio content from the BBC during the third quarter of 2025, both live and on-demand As the UK’s number one radio brand, our stations ...
BBC

Update on access to BBC Sounds outside the UK

A new directory on BBC.com gives audiences access to all the BBC’s radio stations from across the UK Earlier this year, BBC Studios launched a new audio service outside the UK on BBC.com and the BBC ...
The New York Times

The Open Radio sounds different, which is why everyone from Hawaii to Royal Portrush listens

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — There was a vacationer relaxing by the sea in Gothenburg, Sweden. A barista working somewhere near the Rock of Gibraltar. A semi-truck driver in Peru, Ill. An electrician ...
Drowned In Sound

How The World Sounds: The Future Of Radio

Like so many aspects of popular culture, radio has been labelled as ‘dead’ by many commentators, usually old hacks struggling with the changing dynamics between audience and media, trying to denounce ...
Time

Radio: Sounds of Home

During World War II, the U.S. Armed Forces radio piped overseas such native noises as Lana Turner’s sigh, an umpire shouting “Play Ball!” at Ebbets Field, the whimper of a puppy. Last week, from ...