The BBC Academy Podcast Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Podcastology episode fifteen: Is video the new audio?
Tue 30 Jan 2024
In this episode of Podcastology, we delve into the world of visualisation.
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Podcastology episode sixteen: New formats, new voices
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Some of today's most exciting podcasting innovations come from previously unheard voices.
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Podcastology episode fourteen: How to win an award
Tue 30 Jan 2024
In this episode of Podcastology, we look at what it takes to win an award in podcasting.
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Podcastology episode thirteen: Going local
Tue 30 Jan 2024
In this episode of Podcastology, we look at how to bring podcasts to a local audience.
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Podcastology episode twelve: Future directions
Tue 30 Jan 2024
In the first episode of the new series of Podcastology, we discuss all things podcasting.
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Peer support: Opening up about mental health
Wed 4 Oct 2023
Learn about the BBC’s Peer Support Network and how it works.
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The menopause: How you can support colleagues
Tue 3 Oct 2023
What it is, how to talk about it and how to offer support.
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Minipods – Interviewing episode five: Layers
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Digging deeper and peeling back the layers.
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Minipods – Interviewing episode four: Answers
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Do your homework and reap the rewards.
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Minipods – Interviewing episode three: Questions
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Learn which questions to ask, and how to ask them.
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Minipods – Interviewing episode two: Listening
Thu 17 Aug 2023
How listening carefully to your interviewee pays dividends.
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Minipods – Interviewing episode one: Focus
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Think - what’s the most important thing you want to get out of your interview?
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode five: Writing
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Write to connect with your audience, grab their attention and keep it.
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode four: The Stand Up
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Give your podcast or radio package another dimension.
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode three: Sense of place
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Take your listener to the scene of your audio story.
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode two: Using sound
Tue 8 Aug 2023
How to supercharge your podcast or radio package using the sounds around you.
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Minipods - Audio storytelling episode one: Planning
Tue 8 Aug 2023
Take a moment to plot how you’ll tell your story.
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Podcastology episode eleven: Thinking strategy
Mon 9 Mar 2020
How audience insights can guide your podcast planning
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Podcastology episode ten: From mic to ear
Mon 9 Mar 2020
The backstage technical wizardry that brings your podcast to your ear
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Podcastology episode nine: Political pods
Mon 9 Mar 2020
How to talk about politics – and entertain as well
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Podcastology episode six: Future directions
Fri 15 Nov 2019
What's the next big thing for podcasting?
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Podcastology episode seven: Unfiltered conversations
Fri 15 Nov 2019
How to create chemistry in the studio
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Podcastology episode eight: Box sets
Fri 15 Nov 2019
How to tell compelling stories over multiple episodes
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Podcastology episode one: What makes a podcast a hit?
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Hear what makes podcasts distinct from radio and insights into audiences listening habits
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Podcastology episode two: What the BBC is looking for in a podcast
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Hear from BBC's first commissioning editor for podcasts, Jason Phipps
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Podcastology episode three: How to produce a podcast
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Gain insights into producing a podcast from BBC producers Georgia Catt and Emma Conneely
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Podcastology episode four: Finding an audience for your podcast
Thu 4 Oct 2018
After making your podcast, you need to put time and effort into finding an audience
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Podcastology episode five: Behind the scenes on two top BBC podcasts
Thu 4 Oct 2018
How do you produce two very different podcasts?
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