‘Still the go-to public service….
‘Enjoying some seriously presented podcasts that educate with a hint of appropriate entertainment. ‘Loving listening to R3 & R4, on FM\AM too, so don’t even consider ditching analogue transmissions! Broaden the appeal and don’t dumb-down…highest common factor brings us all up. Lecture concluded.
An essential part of my life.
Food for the mind and for the spirit.
Great choice of podcasts
Always a great choice of podcasts , regularly updated. Love it as company on my daily walk
Good
It is very good to have radio plays etc on BBC Sounds but it needs more to choose from.
Entertainment
I love BBC Sounds, I can always find something to entertain me, I especially like desert island Discs
I listen when I want!
The BBC Sounds app allows me to listen to my favourite radio programmes when I want, not just when they’re broadcast, so I often “binge listen” to radio serials; the Paul Temple series are my favourites!
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Would be higher if you didn’t keep asking me to tell you whether I’m enjoying the app.
Wonderful
Easy to use great content
BBC sounds - generally
Brilliant range of entertainment and information - new and vintage. BBC is quite simply the best at this
I love R4
Radio 4 is a big part of my life and Sounds has made it even more so. I’m an insomniac and it really helps to be able to put on a favourite programme- though sometimes they’re so interesting they set me thinking and I can’t get back to sleep!
Always so informative, interesting and sometimes inspiring- or funny and entertaining.
BBC radio is one our greatest national achievements and I’m so proud of the World Service in particular- I wish we appreciated it more.
Always so informative, interesting and sometimes inspiring- or funny and entertaining.
BBC radio is one our greatest national achievements and I’m so proud of the World Service in particular- I wish we appreciated it more.
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Da best
So easy and strate forward to use
Old Harry’s game
Always makes me laugh but is amazing in its clever way of twisting the biblical story. A great way to end my day especially when Edith is introduced to Adam & Eve. Sad it is no longer available.
Good but funky
Content good, but often app design means cannot access programs when expected. Needs more detailed look at user experience.
I understand that Radio is the poor relation to TV. Similarly, BBC Sounds is the poor relation to BBC iPlayer.
I briefly worked on Content Distibution Platforms and related internet and telecom systems years ago. I thus have a little insight into the complexity and rapid change that affects these fields.
I hope you can make the user experience on Sounds better in these ways in particular:
1) Provide a bridge between live broadcasts and recorded content. Currently, my place is lost after a few hours when I pause a live rogramme.
For a recorded programme my place is kept indefinitely. I appreciate this gap is not easy to bridge. Even a note of what time a live broadcast was paused at could be helpful to know where to resume on the recorded version.
2) A related issue is that once a live programme has ended, there is a gap until the recorded version is available. This is funky. It’s not too bad, about 10-15 min gap, for news programs until the recording is available.
3) There is no history of recently listened to, or browsed programs. This could be very helpful. It might even encourage me to turn on some functionality related cookies.
4) Congratulations on providing more content and links alongs the programmes. That has improved a lot recently and I hope that continues, there is more to do there.
This was written some months ago but still is valid.
I have another concern. At times the replay function doesn’t have skip forward and back buttons. In fact, though it looks like the user can change where they are on the recording, they cannot. Very annoying.
There is more, but this the main stuff I can think of now.
Regards
Mark Dunn
I understand that Radio is the poor relation to TV. Similarly, BBC Sounds is the poor relation to BBC iPlayer.
I briefly worked on Content Distibution Platforms and related internet and telecom systems years ago. I thus have a little insight into the complexity and rapid change that affects these fields.
I hope you can make the user experience on Sounds better in these ways in particular:
1) Provide a bridge between live broadcasts and recorded content. Currently, my place is lost after a few hours when I pause a live rogramme.
For a recorded programme my place is kept indefinitely. I appreciate this gap is not easy to bridge. Even a note of what time a live broadcast was paused at could be helpful to know where to resume on the recorded version.
2) A related issue is that once a live programme has ended, there is a gap until the recorded version is available. This is funky. It’s not too bad, about 10-15 min gap, for news programs until the recording is available.
3) There is no history of recently listened to, or browsed programs. This could be very helpful. It might even encourage me to turn on some functionality related cookies.
4) Congratulations on providing more content and links alongs the programmes. That has improved a lot recently and I hope that continues, there is more to do there.
This was written some months ago but still is valid.
I have another concern. At times the replay function doesn’t have skip forward and back buttons. In fact, though it looks like the user can change where they are on the recording, they cannot. Very annoying.
There is more, but this the main stuff I can think of now.
Regards
Mark Dunn
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Good work
I like the variety of programmes and the impartiality of the news.
The BBC Best!!!
BBC sounds has something for everyone. Going on a long journey? We’ll try and play or a series that will last your whole journey and sometimes even longer. It will transform your travel to place your mind has not encountered before! Try it! Working around town, try a mystery I bet you’ll not leave your vehicle till it ends!! Have a laugh, other road users will wonder why your laughing, yes BBC SOUNDS cover the whole field and you won’t be disappointed, surprised maybe , delighted definitely. Try it , you can’t loose!
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Well researched
The podcasts are always well researched, topical and very engaging
Hello world
Very good please fund more good bad billianaire stuff
Can’t survive without it
Absolutely fantastic. Use multiple times a day
The BBC at its best
Something for everyone. Easy to find what you want, but also great for a browse through to find something new, or very old but new to you. Fantastic stuff.
BBC sounds review
Just love it 😁sounds of 60s,70s,80s and tony Blackburn listen to all weekly xx
Tracks of my years
So many fabulous individuals from years gone by
Tracks of my years
So many fabulous individuals from years gone by
