The highest ranked radio or podcast program was News and Weather with 50 percent of respondents giving it a positive rating in the United Kingdom (UK), as of the third quarter of 2024. The second and third most popular programs were Desert Island Discs and Ken Bruce BBC Radio 2, with 41 percent of respondents having a positive opinion of the show.
Most popular radio programs and podcasts in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2024
Figures represent the share of respondents holding a positive opinion of each radio program and podcast according to YouGov Ratings.
* Data was collected every day beginning May 15, 2018, with the results showing an average of the collected data over this time period. The results are updated at regular intervals. ** Interviews on which the data is based vary by radio program and podcast, with each exceeding 6,000 respondents.
The data has been weighted by YouGov to be nationally representative of demographics in Great Britain.
The release date indicates the day when the data was accessed.
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