BBC Sounds has become the official fringe festival partner for Crossed Wires 2025.
Described as the country’s biggest celebration of podcasting, it will take place in Sheffield at the start of July.
BBC Sounds will take over the old Cole Brothers Department Store in Barkers Pool to put on live recordings and special sessions.
That will include Football Daily, Newscast, Evil Genius, Radio 2 Book Club, and for Radio 4’s Rewinder Greg James will be joined by a special guest to dig deep into the BBC Archives and uncover an array of audio gems – including some with Sheffield connections.
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Frank Skinner will bring comedians to Sheffield for two special recordings of One Person Found This Helpful. Plus to celebrate 100 years of the Shipping Forecast, Radio 4 announcers Lisa Costello and Viji Alles will take people behind the scenes of the radio broadcast.
Outside the venue, the BBC Sounds Garden will offer a relaxed, open-air listening experience.
“We’re delighted to join forces with Crossed Wires as the official fringe festival partner,” said Jonathan Wall, Director of BBC Sounds.
“Delivering value for audiences all over the UK is a big priority for us, so to be able to bring this level of talent and creativity to Sheffield – and for free – is really exciting. These will be memorable live shows and experiences that money can’t buy. Crossed Wires is exactly the kind of event we want to be part of.”
The organisers of the festival are Creative Director, Greg James; Alice Levine, the co-host of My Dad Wrote A Porno; James O’Hara, the co-founder of Tramlines; and Dino Sofos, the founder and CEO of Sheffield’s Persephonica.
They’ve previously announced that Monty Python’s Sir Michael Palin will be appearing at the main event to do a live podcast with James.
