Last Word
by BBC Radio 4
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Estimated from 25 chart positions in 25 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Personal Journals#38100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Personal Journals#1045K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · Personal Journals#1365K to 30K
- 🇲🇽MX · Personal Journals#18100K to 300K
- 🇧🇷BR · Personal Journals#7310K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
78K to 254K🎙 Daily cadence·563 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
260K to 846K🇬🇧35%🇲🇽35%🇦🇺4%+22 more - Active Followers
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78K to 254K
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From 22 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
Sam Neill: the silent child with a stutter who became a movie star
Jul 17, 2026
27m 46s
Bonnie Tyler: How the "sweet soul singer" found her growl
Jul 10, 2026
27m 37s
The Good Life of Dame Penelope Keith
Jul 3, 2026
27m 44s
"He became one of the most powerful men in the world” - the story of the man who shaped modern economics
Jun 26, 2026
27m 26s
A “bone marrow love for the Labour party” Lord Kinnock remembers Lord Hattersley
Jun 19, 2026
27m 45s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/26 | biographyfilm+4 | Sam Neill | Jurassic ParkThe Piano | — | Sam NeillJurassic Park+6 | — | 27m 46s | ||
| 7/10/26 | musicbiography+3 | Bonnie Tyler | — | — | Bonnie Tylermusic career+3 | — | 27m 37s | ||
| 7/3/26 | biographytelevision history+3 | — | BBC Radio 4Guardian+7 | — | Dame Penelope KeithDavid Hencke+7 | — | 27m 44s | ||
| 6/26/26 | economicspersonal stories+5 | Stephanie FlandersTulsi Vagjiani+1 | BloombergChanging Faces+1 | — | Alan Greenspaneconomics+7 | — | 27m 26s | ||
| 6/19/26 | Labour partysocialist politics+4 | Lord KinnockDaphne Hamilton-Fairley+3 | Labour partyBBC Radio 4+1 | SheffieldTrinidad and Tobago+1 | Labour partyLord Hattersley+6 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Black musicMOBOs+3 | Kanya King | Music of Black Origin AwardsBBC Radio 4+2 | — | Kanya KingMOBOs+3 | — | 27m 43s | ||
| 6/5/26 | feminismtennis+4 | — | Women’s Tennis AssociationThe Guardian+5 | — | Larry KingBillie Jean King+6 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 5/29/26 | civil rightsmedia+3 | Clarence B JonesJudith Chalmers+2 | BBC Radio 4Wish You Were Here+5 | — | civil rightsI Have A Dream+3 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 5/22/26 | theatresports+4 | Dame Judi DenchNonhle Thema+2 | BBC Radio 4Richard II+2 | — | Michael PenningtonCynthia Shange+7 | — | 27m 48s | ||
| 5/15/26 | biographyscience+3 | Ruth SlenczynskaDame Bridget Ogilvie+2 | BBC Radio 4 | — | Ruth SlenczynskaDame Bridget Ogilvie+6 | — | 27m 39s | ||
| 5/8/26 | art theftpolitical scandal+3 | Dr Ittai GradelDame Shirley Porter+2 | BBC Radio 4British Museum+2 | East LondonTower of London | British Museumhomes for votes+3 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Chinese governmentmeteorology+3 | Xia De-hongLord Hunt of Chesterton+2 | BBC Radio 4Met Office+5 | — | Xia De-hongLord Hunt+6 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 4/24/26 | world musicByzantine empire+3 | Andy KershawDame Averil Cameron+2 | The Naked Ape | — | Andy KershawDame Averil Cameron+6 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Bollywood musicUK museums+3 | Asha BhosleSir Neil Cossons+2 | BBC Radio 4Ironbridge Gorge Museum+4 | — | Asha BhosleSir Neil Cossons+7 | — | 27m 47s | ||
| 4/10/26 | sports administrationmusic+4 | Sir Craig ReedieBronwen Naish+2 | World Anti-Doping AgencyThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning | — | Sir Craig ReedieBronwen Naish+6 | — | 27m 46s | ||
| 4/10/26 | theatrefilm+5 | Colin FirthRupert Everett+4 | BBC Radio 4Another Country | — | Robert FoxMary Rand+8 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 4/3/26 | women's rightsliterature+4 | Dame Jenni MurrayLen Deighton+2 | BBC Radio 4The Woman’s Hour+3 | — | Dame Jenni MurrayLen Deighton+7 | — | 27m 35s | ||
| 3/20/26 | women's rightspolitics+4 | Nawal Al-MaghafiNick Jones+2 | BBC Radio 4Piaf+2 | — | Yanar MohammedPhil Woolas+5 | — | 27m 43s | ||
| 3/13/26 | photojournalismwar zones+4 | Paul ConroyKenith Trodd+2 | BBC Radio 4Music on the Front Line+7 | — | photojournalismwar zones+3 | — | 27m 45s | ||
| 3/6/26 | musicjournalism+4 | Graham GouldmanAlexandra Shulman+3 | BBC Radio 4BBC News+3 | — | Neil SedakaDrusilla Beyfus+7 | — | 27m 46s | ||
| 2/27/26 | HIV and AIDSScottish literature+3 | Sir Ian RankinProfessor Sir Simon Wessely+1 | Terrence Higgins TrustBBC Radio 4+3 | — | HIVAIDS+5 | — | 27m 43s | ||
| 2/20/26 | civil rightsabortion+4 | Lord Woolley of WoodfordSally Phillips+3 | British Pregnancy Advisory ServiceBBC Radio 4 | — | Reverend Jesse JacksonDiane Munday+7 | — | 27m 42s |
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Chart history for Last Word
Peaked at #18 in Mexico, currently #18 in Mexico.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| CL | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| PT | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| Brazil | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| Ireland | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| ID | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| TR | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| South Africa | — | #98 | #98 | — |
| Australia | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| CZ | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| VN | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| Canada | — | #136 | #136 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #138 | #138 | — |
| MY | — | #140 | #140 | — |
| NG | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| AT | — | #152 | #152 | — |
| RO | — | #153 | #153 | — |
| India | — | #171 | #171 | — |
| SG | — | #177 | #177 | — |
Chart Positions
26 placements across 25 markets.
Chart Positions
26 placements across 25 markets.