Great Lives
by BBC Radio 4
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 46 chart positions in 46 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Documentary#32100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#50100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Documentary#8830K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Documentary#1135K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Documentary#4230K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
237K to 760K🎙 Weekly cadence·399 episodes·Last published 3mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
473K to 1.5M🇬🇧20%🇦🇺20%🇨🇦7%+43 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
142K to 456K
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On the show
From 19 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
Cartoonist Naji al-Ali
Jun 2, 2026
27m 36s
Cleopatra picked by Kate Williams
Jun 1, 2026
27m 48s
Ade Edmondson on singer Sandy Denny
May 19, 2026
27m 09s
Tony Garnett picked by Harry Bradbeer
May 19, 2026
27m 54s
Peter Cook picked by Jon Harvey aka Count Binface
May 19, 2026
27m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/2/26 | cartooningArab world+4 | Mona ChalabiMartin Rowson | — | — | Naji al-Alicartoonist+7 | — | 27m 36s | ||
| 6/1/26 | Cleopatrapolitics+5 | Kate Williams | Cleopatra | — | CleopatraKate Williams+5 | — | 27m 48s | ||
| 5/19/26 | musicbiography+3 | Ade Edmondson | BBC Studios | — | Sandy DennyAde Edmondson+3 | — | 27m 09s | ||
| 5/19/26 | social realismfilm production+4 | Harry Bradbeer | BBC Radio 4BBC Studios+4 | BirminghamBath | Tony GarnettHarry Bradbeer+7 | — | 27m 54s | ||
| 5/19/26 | satirecomedy+3 | Jon Harvey | Private EyeBBC Studios+4 | — | Peter Cooksatire+5 | — | 27m 40s | ||
| 5/19/26 | suffragettemartial arts+3 | Dr Naomi Paxton | — | — | Edith GarrudSuffrajitsu+5 | — | 27m 44s | ||
| 5/19/26 | politicshistory+4 | Trevor LyttletonDr Ruth Windscheffel | Re-EngageYork St John University | — | William Gladstonepolitics+6 | — | 27m 20s | ||
| 5/11/26 | literatureshort stories+3 | Vicky WicksRichard Bates | Darling Buds of MayFair Stood the Wind for France | — | HE BatesAlistair McGowan+6 | — | 27m 24s | ||
| 5/11/26 | music historyrock and roll+3 | Beverley Knight | BBC Radio 4Shout, Sister, Shout! | — | Sister Rosetta TharpeBeverley Knight+3 | — | 27m 31s | ||
| 3/2/26 | ancient Romemilitary history+3 | Daisy DunnShushma Malik | Cambridge UniversityThe Missing Thread | — | Marcus Agrippaancient Rome+3 | — | 27m 18s | ||
| 2/23/26 | psychoanalysischild psychology+3 | Dr Sian Williams | Hampstead Nurseries | ViennaLondon | Anna FreudSigmund Freud+4 | — | 27m 43s | ||
| 2/16/26 | classical musicRussian composers+3 | Keelan Carew | Maharajah of Mysore | — | Nicolai MedtnerKeelan Carew+5 | — | 27m 43s | ||
| 2/10/26 | comedyinterviews+3 | Helen LedererJoe Queenan | BBC Radio 4BBC Studios | — | Joan RiversHelen Lederer+5 | — | 27m 33s | ||
| 2/10/26 | punk culturemusic history+3 | Johnny GreenPolly Broad+1 | The ClashRadio 4+2 | — | Johnny GreenThe Clash+3 | — | 27m 29s | ||
| 1/28/26 | historybiography+3 | Charlotte Cooper-Davis | BBC StudiosThe Book of the City of Ladies | ItalyParis | Christine de PizanHelen Carr+3 | — | 27m 19s | ||
| 1/19/26 | biographyliterature+3 | Lemn SissayVanessa Walters | BBC StudiosBBC Radio 4+1 | — | Alex WheatleBrixton+7 | — | 27m 33s | ||
| 1/12/26 | aviation historytest pilots+3 | Tim PeakeDr Victoria Taylor | — | — | SpitfireJeffrey Quill+5 | — | 27m 44s | ||
| 11/3/25 | children's televisionanimation+4 | Andrew Davenport | SmallfilmsBBC Radio 4+3 | — | Oliver Postgatechildren's shows+7 | — | 27m 39s | ||
| 10/27/25 | Sylvia Plathmental health+3 | Lucy Jones | MatrescenceDaddy+1 | — | Sylvia PlathLucy Jones+4 | — | 27m 06s |
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Chart history for Great Lives
Peaked at #18 in KE, currently #18 in KE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KE | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| RO | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| MY | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Ireland | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| TH | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| HK | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| SG | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| South Africa | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| South Korea | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| CL | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Australia | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| France | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| PH | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| VN | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| AT | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| AE | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| PL | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| PE | — | #67 | #67 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 46 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 46 markets.