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BBC Sounds - how to play non-live content?

  • March 25, 2023
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I think I must be being thick… but how do I play BBC sounds output from history, ie any BBC Sounds material other than live radio?  It’s trivial on the web - you just pick what you want from the schedule - but I can’t find the schedule in any of my Sonos apps.

Please point out where I’m being stupid, please.

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  • March 25, 2023

In the Sonos app, if you scroll down from Listen Live, do you have further categories such as My Sounds, Podcasts, categories, etc? E.g Categories/ Browse all speech/ audiobooks  lists all audiobooks currently available.


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  • Contributor I
  • March 25, 2023

Found it all now - it’s far from obvious - and not laid out very logically.

 


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  • Lead Maestro
  • March 26, 2023

Found it all now - it’s far from obvious - and not laid out very logically.

 

The way the content is laid out is determined by the BBC. Are you using a large-screen device (eg iPad) or a small screen device (eg iPhone)? Or the desktop controller which doesn’t do layouts at all?


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  • Contributor I
  • March 26, 2023

PC desktop mainly -but also android phone.  I have found what I want… it’s buried about seven layers down with lots of scrolling…..  If it is the BBC they should be ashamed - if I want a programme from yesterday on BBC sounds on my desktop PC, it’s three clicks to go to the radio station schedule, the right day, the right programme.  


  • March 26, 2023

I do agree - it’s not intuitive.  I don’t use Sounds, but if I did I’d certainly want an easy schedule based format as well as all the other ways of finding programmes.


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  • Lead Maestro
  • March 27, 2023

PC desktop mainly -but also android phone.  I have found what I want… it’s buried about seven layers down with lots of scrolling…..  If it is the BBC they should be ashamed - if I want a programme from yesterday on BBC sounds on my desktop PC, it’s three clicks to go to the radio station schedule, the right day, the right programme.  

Can’t you just Search for the show you are looking for?


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  • Contributor I
  • March 27, 2023

No - doesn’t work.  Or at least not for me.

 


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  • Lead Maestro
  • March 27, 2023

Ah yes the desktop app is a bit lame these days, doesn;t get any love. My Windows app (see profile) shows this for your search:

 

 


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  • Lead Maestro
  • March 27, 2023

and after clicking on the one near the bottom of that list:

 


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  • Contributor I
  • March 27, 2023

And your app is what and where?

Thanks

M


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  • Lead Maestro
  • March 27, 2023

And your app is what and where?

Thanks

M

Click on my profile for details.