BBC Radio Podcast
Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service (http://www.bbc.com/)
Measured in week 38 of 2026, on 14 Sept 2026, from public Telegram data
This week
Subscriber history
| Week | Subscribers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-W36 | 35,606 | — |
| 2026-W38 | 35,699 | +0.26% |
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curl --request GET \
--url 'https://telegram155.p.rapidapi.com/v1/usernames/bbc_radio_podcast' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: telegram155.p.rapidapi.com' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_KEY'Measure @bbc_radio_podcast yourself
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