BBC Podcasts Premium is available exclusively on Apple Podcasts
NEW YORK — BBC Studios announced today the launch of BBC Podcasts Premium, its first subscription podcast service for listeners in Canada and the U.S.
Available exclusively on Apple Podcasts (apple.co/bbc), BBC Podcasts Premium “offers ad-free listening for a range of its most popular titles, as well as exclusive access to new, original audio series,” says a press release.
“Audio storytelling is where the BBC first began almost a century ago, and we’re proud to expand on that tradition with the launch of BBC Podcasts Premium,” said Louise la Grange, SVP and GM, direct to consumer, BBC Studios, in the press release.
“We are incredibly excited to collaborate with Apple on its subscription product that offers a compelling and seamless way for audiences in the U.S. and Canada to enjoy the very best of our global audio journalism and storytelling, all ad-free, along with never-before-heard titles this side of the pond.”
Podcasts available through BBC Podcasts Premium include BBC Global News Podcast, Melvyn Bragg’s history series In Our Time, celebrity interview series Grounded with Louis Theroux, comedic history podcast You’re Dead to Me, and investigations such as Who Killed Emma?, Where is George Gibney?, Intrigue: Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel, and The Northern Bank Job.
New original audio series include Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals, 5 Minutes On, Things Fell Apart (available Nov. 9) and Song of the Right Whale (available early 2022).
BBC Podcasts Premium is available from the BBC Podcasts channel on Apple Podcasts on iPhone, iPad and Mac for $3.99 per month.
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