Produced by the duo’s prodco Mitre Studios, it will be streamed on new YouTube channel Belta Box. The digital entertainment brand will be home to new formats and classic clips from many of Ant and Dec’s best-loved shows such as Byker Grove and Saturday Night Takeaway.
Launching on Thursday, January 22, episodes of the podcast will be published on Belta Box bi-weekly, with a bonus episode landing every Monday.
BBC podcast F1: Back at Base series 3 is now available on ABC Listen app. Hosted by Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day, Gone Girl, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), the eight-part series goes behind-the-scenes with next generation stars, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli and British Haas hotshot Ollie Bearman, during their rookie Formula 1 seasons in the 2025 World Championship.
The ABC rules the podcast charts
The ABC has four of the six most-downloaded Australian podcasts in the latest Triton Ranker, with more than 50 of its shows landing in the top 300 list.
This strong showing in the final ranker of 2025 solidifies an impressive year for ABC Audio.
ABC listen delivers record year in digital audio as Australians embrace trusted news, sport and podcasts
ABC Audio has capped off a standout year in digital listening, with ABC Sport’s coverage of The Ashes driving record audiences on ABC listen and contributing to strong growth across live streams and podcasts in 2025.
In 2025, the average number of weekly digital audio users increased by 17 per cent compared to the previous year, driven by major national moments including The Ashes, the Federal Election, News and emergency broadcasting, the Mushroom Case Daily podcast, and increased usage of the ABC listen app.
ABC listen grew across every key measure in 2025.
- Weekly active users increased by 14 per cent across the year, with an average of 554,000 active users each week.
- Ashes coverage proved a major drawcard, with ABC listen usage rising 16 per cent during the series. The ABC Sport stream set a new streaming record, reaching 10.4 million streaming minutes on day three of the Sydney Test.
Today (January 21), the December 2025 Triton Australian Podcast Ranker confirmed a strong finish to the year for ABC podcasts, with overall audiences up eight per cent compared to the same time last year.
The ABC had 54 podcasts in the Triton Podcast Top 300 - the most of any publisher - including two in the Top 10: ABC News Top Stories at No.3 and Conversations at No.6.
The ABC Cricket Podcast entered the Top 50 at No.50, jumping 36 places from the previous month, while ABC Sport Daily also ranked in the Top 60.
ABC Head of Audio on Demand, Jessica Radburn, said: “This marks a record year for ABC listen and digital audio, capped by a strong December. Australians embraced the ABC for trusted breaking news, emergency broadcasting, live sport and binge-worthy podcasts, with Ashes coverage proving a major drawcard and delivering a soundtrack to summer for audiences nationwide."
Queer Renegades: SBS Audio’s new podcast reclaiming Australia’s queer history
In the lead up to Mardi Gras, rebels and resistance fuel Queer Renegades, a new SBS Audio podcast spotlighting the trailblazers who helped shape Australia’s queer history – stories often overlooked or erased.
Hosted by Iranian-Australian writer and broadcaster Farz Edraki, Queer Renegades challenges the heteronormative lens cast on history, centring the voices of daring trailblazers from the LGBTQ+ community who questioned the status quo and created change.
Timed to launch ahead of Mardi Gras, the series explores stories of queer activism and rebellion, from the legacy of Dykes on Bikes, who act as protectors of the LGBTQ+ community, to newly arrived refugees seeking queer connection, and First Nations artists and curators forging new cultural spaces.
“Let’s be honest – when it comes to history, queer stories are often erased by a default lens we’re rarely challenged to question,” said Edraki.
“The truth is, queer people exist in every culture, and shared queer identity can connect deeply diverse lives – there are incredible stories of camaraderie and bravery. People who have stood up to the status quo and made change possible. We want to highlight these people and their stories.”
David Hua, Director of Audio and Language Content at SBS said, “Australia offers comparatively greater freedom for many LGBTQ+ people, but that didn’t happen by accident. Queer Renegades creates space to hear from those who shaped it, lived it, and continue to challenge it.
“At SBS we’re here to champion the voices and stories we hear least, amplifying lived experiences and perspectives to build belonging, connection, and pride.”
Each episodes marks a key moment of activism – whether an event, moment or individual. Featured trailblazers include:
- Jonny Hawkins AKA Aunty Jonny: Prolific multi-disciplinary artist and true believer of the dancefloor;
- Jacobin ‘Jack’ Bosman: PhD Candidate and Graduate Researcher Academic Associate at the University of Melbourne;
- Renee Dixon: Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Forcibly Displaced People Network;
- 78er Ken Davis and Sister Claire Nolan head of nursing at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital during the HIV/AIDS epidemic;
- Ben Graetz: Co-Festival Creative Director for Sydney World Pride 2023;
- Xander Khoury: Father of House of Silky, a ballroom collective based in Western Sydney;
- Kendal Walton: President of Sydney Dykes on Bikes;
- Glenn McNamara: Co-owner of Sauna X in Sydney;
- Sam Lewis: President of the Flying Bats Football club, the biggest LGBTQIA+ women’s and non-binary football club in the world**;**
- Carlie Henderson: Executive member of the Parents for Trans Youth Equity.
The eight episodes of Queer Renegades will drop weekly from the 11th of February 2026. Listen on the SBS Audio App, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, LiSTNR, SBS On Demand or wherever you stream your podcasts.
Osher Günsberg has taken his Better Than Yesterday podcast into the Nova Podcast Network.
Better Than Yesterday has been running since 2013, and has banked over 1,100 episodes.
Günsberg signed a one-year deal with Nine podcasts in late 2024, which expired in November.