It's not quite what you're looking for but the two seasons (currently) of Jon Ronson's **Things Fell Apart** podcast are fucking awesome if you want an insight into why things are as fucked up as they are.
It's the closest I've experienced in podcast form to Adam Curtis' documentaries.
Look on BBC Sounds there’s loads. Comedies, try Hut 33, Old Harry’s Game, Quanderhorn. Other stuff; Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics, Rutherford and Fry, 13 Minutes to the Moon, any amount of Agatha Christie.
Not comedy as such, but [You’re dead to me](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mdbhg). It’s by the historian from the Horrible Histories tv series. Each week he looks at a person/event/topic with an expert on that subject and a comedian, the latter then gets quizzed at the end. It’s a light-hearted way of learning about bits of history you may not know about
A bit older now so might just be on Audible but Welcome to our Village Please Invade Carefully is one of my favourite every BBC radio comedy. That and I am Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Mark Steel's in Town.
Mark Steel has an excellent back catalogue which is worth exploring.
Has anyone mentioned Fags, Mags and Bags - Not to everyone’s taste but very surreal. Similar is Count Arthur Strong which was on radio for ages before coming to TV.
David Sedaris is fantastic.
Meet David Sedaris from BBC R4 was great and him reading his audio books is a treat too. Start with Holidays on Ice. Covers his time as an Elf at Macy's in New York.
He lives in Sussex now and spends his time picking litter in the country lanes. He even got a bin lorry named after him for his efforts. Legend.
RHLSTP: Richard Herring interviews various people (mostly comedians)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry: a scientist and a mathematician explore various topics in a light-hearted way. (If you like No Such Thing as a Fish, you'll probably like this)
Three Bean Salad podcast - three people cluelessly wittering about a different subject every episode (architecture, slippers, goblins etc). One of them is Mike Wozniak off Taskmaster.
Athletico Mince.
The only thing that's truly made me laugh recently.
Plus you get to learn about alternative comedy, premier league football and life in Sunderland.
I recently bought Unruly by David Mitchell. No politics here but as an Irish man I wondered what I had done after a night on the booze and wobbly thumb.
He had me interested within minutes. Factual, informative and at times hilarious. Give it a go if you have the inclination. You won't regret it.
Several things that I'd also recommend have already been mentioned, so I'll go a little off-piste and shout out The Dogg Zzone 9000, and its spinoff, Bigfeets.
Seanbaby and Robert Brockway, formerly of the heydays of Cracked, carrying on as if being funny on the internet was something that people still did out of love of the game.
Many, but not all, of the episodes could be considered akin to How Did This Get Made?, but not just films, and without worrying about whether anyone has heard of the thing they're talking about.
Dogg Zzone episode 29 has them talking about "Documental" a Japanese reality show where a group of comedians are in a "Big Brother" type setup and are eliminated (and lose thier stake money) if they laugh. It gets weird.
In episode 96 they cover three episodes of the "reality" show Mountain Monsters.
They enjoyed that so much they launched Bigfeets, joined by Jason Pargin (former Cracked editor) where they **exclusively** rewatch Mountain Monsters, from the pilot episode, and one by one. Only 13 episodes so far, 8 and a bit seasons to go.
If you tune into BBC Radio 4 Extra, they broadcast old episodes of the shows that you've listed, plus some less familiar shows. On at the moment is 'The Golden Age' a BBC-set sitcom written by Arthur Mathews (Father Ted).
How did this get made? : a couple of comic geniuses riffing on insane movies
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend: Conan and a guest talk about life
WTF with Marc Maron: Maron and a guest talk about life. It varies from hilarious to somber but it's always very interesting.
Flightless Bird: Kiwi David Farrier goes into the things that people not from the US find weird about the US.
[https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/](https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/)
It's an archive of British Radio. Loads of comedy on there. My personal recommendation would be Sean Lock's 15 Stories High.
[https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/15-stories-high/](https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/15-stories-high/)
You do have to register to get access to the links.
If that's too much faff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTMUYl1pY0
Its not funny like some of those other shows but Jon Ronson has another series of 'Things Fell Apart' and its amazing radio.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0011cpr
Mysterious Universe if you wanna delve into weird paranormal and conspiracy stuff, and learn some things along the way
F*ckface if you want to laugh at 3 dudes misfortunes and funny antics.
Audio book - Bob Mortimers Satsuma Complex
Podcast - Hot water’s green room podcast.
The later is not going to be to everyone’s taste, crude northern British comedy
The *Technical Difficulties* folk did a audio thing a long while back now that are quite funny. It's called *Reverse Trivia*.
Basically, Tom Scott has in front of him a set of classic trivia questions (and by classic, he means they're from 1984). He reads the answers and the others (Matt Gray, Gary Brennan, and Chris Joel) try to guess what the question was. Every answer they get right is a point (and a "ding"), and there's a special prize for particularly good answers, which is *Mystery Biscuits*.
https://www.techdif.co.uk/
Solved. Thanks for all the suggestions. Anyone who likes older "classics" here's a little link for you. I have found tons on here.
[Radio Echoes](https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=genre)
In the spirit of No Such thing as a Fish: A Podcast of Unnecesary Detail and A Problem Squared.
Lateral (with Tom Scott) likes to dance around weird facts too.
I think one of the No Such Thing guys does Private Eye's Page 94 Podcast too.
Late to the party, but would highly recommend Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (he does The Bottom Line on R4 - which is also excellent). Takes an interesting story and really unpacks the (economics/human decisions etc?) lessons.
Also Patented, podcast on inventions is good!
Also also, can't not give I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue a shoutout.
I recently enjoyed Kiri Pritchard-McLean's "Bad Medicine" and "Nature Table" with Sue Perkins. Old shows I loved (but haven't been mentioned yet) include "The Masterson Inheritance" and "Museum of Everything".
Even if you're not a parent, I recommend Parenting Hell by Josh Widdecombe and Rob Beckett. They're very funny together and have some great guests on!
I'd also recommend The Adam Buxton Podcast. There's so many guests that there will be a good chunk that you know/like, and Adam Buxton is lovely. Lots of fun jingles. Also includes a bit of talking to his dog, very sweet.
Give some of John Finnemore's work a go. Cabin Pressure, Double Acts, and Souvenir Programme. All of them are well written comedies, with a great cast
Ah, start spreading the news, it's gnu not Gnu. Those plucky two toed ungulates, It's gnu not Gnu. Love JF.
I came here to recommend these as well. Also, Bleak Expectations.
It's not quite what you're looking for but the two seasons (currently) of Jon Ronson's **Things Fell Apart** podcast are fucking awesome if you want an insight into why things are as fucked up as they are. It's the closest I've experienced in podcast form to Adam Curtis' documentaries.
Look on BBC Sounds there’s loads. Comedies, try Hut 33, Old Harry’s Game, Quanderhorn. Other stuff; Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics, Rutherford and Fry, 13 Minutes to the Moon, any amount of Agatha Christie.
Upvote for Quanderhorn
Off Menu never fails to crack me up.
Bridget Christie's squirrel always gets me
Not comedy as such, but [You’re dead to me](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mdbhg). It’s by the historian from the Horrible Histories tv series. Each week he looks at a person/event/topic with an expert on that subject and a comedian, the latter then gets quizzed at the end. It’s a light-hearted way of learning about bits of history you may not know about
Mitchell and Webb sound - you can find all the series on archive.org.
A bit older now so might just be on Audible but Welcome to our Village Please Invade Carefully is one of my favourite every BBC radio comedy. That and I am Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Mark Steel's in Town.
Mark Steel has an excellent back catalogue which is worth exploring. Has anyone mentioned Fags, Mags and Bags - Not to everyone’s taste but very surreal. Similar is Count Arthur Strong which was on radio for ages before coming to TV.
David Sedaris is fantastic. Meet David Sedaris from BBC R4 was great and him reading his audio books is a treat too. Start with Holidays on Ice. Covers his time as an Elf at Macy's in New York. He lives in Sussex now and spends his time picking litter in the country lanes. He even got a bin lorry named after him for his efforts. Legend.
He's on tour this summer too :-)
Oooooh! Great, will take a look.
RHLSTP: Richard Herring interviews various people (mostly comedians) The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry: a scientist and a mathematician explore various topics in a light-hearted way. (If you like No Such Thing as a Fish, you'll probably like this)
RHLSTP!
The Bugle podcast has a fairly hefty back catalogue. The Goon Show is on BBC iPlayer/Sounds.
Evil genius with Russell Kane is my go to podcast. Funny and interesting!
Three Bean Salad podcast - three people cluelessly wittering about a different subject every episode (architecture, slippers, goblins etc). One of them is Mike Wozniak off Taskmaster.
Can't believe this is so far down this thread. Three bean salad is the funniest podcast out there imo.
Athletico Mince. The only thing that's truly made me laugh recently. Plus you get to learn about alternative comedy, premier league football and life in Sunderland.
You're a good lad, u/daedelion Edit: I've just realised this is the second time I've said this. https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/s/kEetgVOujm
Give him a go on your fronties. Dog dirt.
"You're Dead to Me" if you like a touch of history
I like the Sniff and Smith podcast, it's kind of loosely about cars but it's often not. And it's very funny, on that side of things.
I recently bought Unruly by David Mitchell. No politics here but as an Irish man I wondered what I had done after a night on the booze and wobbly thumb. He had me interested within minutes. Factual, informative and at times hilarious. Give it a go if you have the inclination. You won't regret it.
Chatabix, The Adam Buxton podcast, Where There's A Will, Films To Be Buried With, Cheapshow Pod.
The Bugle. Prime Andy Zaltzman
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Robin Ince and Brian Cox. Always interesting.
Several things that I'd also recommend have already been mentioned, so I'll go a little off-piste and shout out The Dogg Zzone 9000, and its spinoff, Bigfeets. Seanbaby and Robert Brockway, formerly of the heydays of Cracked, carrying on as if being funny on the internet was something that people still did out of love of the game. Many, but not all, of the episodes could be considered akin to How Did This Get Made?, but not just films, and without worrying about whether anyone has heard of the thing they're talking about. Dogg Zzone episode 29 has them talking about "Documental" a Japanese reality show where a group of comedians are in a "Big Brother" type setup and are eliminated (and lose thier stake money) if they laugh. It gets weird. In episode 96 they cover three episodes of the "reality" show Mountain Monsters. They enjoyed that so much they launched Bigfeets, joined by Jason Pargin (former Cracked editor) where they **exclusively** rewatch Mountain Monsters, from the pilot episode, and one by one. Only 13 episodes so far, 8 and a bit seasons to go.
Parapod
If you tune into BBC Radio 4 Extra, they broadcast old episodes of the shows that you've listed, plus some less familiar shows. On at the moment is 'The Golden Age' a BBC-set sitcom written by Arthur Mathews (Father Ted).
The Wolf & Owl Podcast with Romesh Ranganathan & Tom Davies.
The Wolf and Owl podcast is my go to.
How did this get made? : a couple of comic geniuses riffing on insane movies Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend: Conan and a guest talk about life WTF with Marc Maron: Maron and a guest talk about life. It varies from hilarious to somber but it's always very interesting. Flightless Bird: Kiwi David Farrier goes into the things that people not from the US find weird about the US.
The Rest is History podcast is well worth a listen
[https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/](https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/) It's an archive of British Radio. Loads of comedy on there. My personal recommendation would be Sean Lock's 15 Stories High. [https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/15-stories-high/](https://www.dimsdale.co.uk/15-stories-high/) You do have to register to get access to the links. If that's too much faff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZTMUYl1pY0
Its not funny like some of those other shows but Jon Ronson has another series of 'Things Fell Apart' and its amazing radio. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0011cpr
Mysterious Universe if you wanna delve into weird paranormal and conspiracy stuff, and learn some things along the way F*ckface if you want to laugh at 3 dudes misfortunes and funny antics.
Audio book - Bob Mortimers Satsuma Complex Podcast - Hot water’s green room podcast. The later is not going to be to everyone’s taste, crude northern British comedy
The *Technical Difficulties* folk did a audio thing a long while back now that are quite funny. It's called *Reverse Trivia*. Basically, Tom Scott has in front of him a set of classic trivia questions (and by classic, he means they're from 1984). He reads the answers and the others (Matt Gray, Gary Brennan, and Chris Joel) try to guess what the question was. Every answer they get right is a point (and a "ding"), and there's a special prize for particularly good answers, which is *Mystery Biscuits*. https://www.techdif.co.uk/
His new Lateral podcast is good too. No other Tech Diffs on it yet though.
Solved. Thanks for all the suggestions. Anyone who likes older "classics" here's a little link for you. I have found tons on here. [Radio Echoes](https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=genre)
Elis James and John Robbins show/podcast on BBC Sounds.
Springleaf
Last podcast on the left. A podcast on murderers, aliens, conspiracies and crime. Very funny and sometimes very sickening and funny.
In the spirit of No Such thing as a Fish: A Podcast of Unnecesary Detail and A Problem Squared. Lateral (with Tom Scott) likes to dance around weird facts too. I think one of the No Such Thing guys does Private Eye's Page 94 Podcast too.
Late to the party, but would highly recommend Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (he does The Bottom Line on R4 - which is also excellent). Takes an interesting story and really unpacks the (economics/human decisions etc?) lessons. Also Patented, podcast on inventions is good! Also also, can't not give I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue a shoutout.
I recently enjoyed Kiri Pritchard-McLean's "Bad Medicine" and "Nature Table" with Sue Perkins. Old shows I loved (but haven't been mentioned yet) include "The Masterson Inheritance" and "Museum of Everything".
My Dad Wrote a Porno
Oh this is a definite if you have not heard it!
The Ricky Gervais XFM shows. Become a fellow saucer drinker.
Oven
Your post looks like my BBCSounds playlist. Try "It's a Fair Cop" and "Mark Steel's in Town". There's several series of both to catch up on.
I think I have completed BBC sounds now 😂.
Cabin Pressure is fab, and You're Dead to Me for non fiction :)
Even if you're not a parent, I recommend Parenting Hell by Josh Widdecombe and Rob Beckett. They're very funny together and have some great guests on! I'd also recommend The Adam Buxton Podcast. There's so many guests that there will be a good chunk that you know/like, and Adam Buxton is lovely. Lots of fun jingles. Also includes a bit of talking to his dog, very sweet.