How can I find out what music was played during a programme?

You'll find tracklists for on-demand episodes of BBC radio programmes which featured music, or our own BBC Sounds music mixes.

Looking for a specific track while listening to a live programme? Head to the How can I find out what track is playing? page for more info.

On the BBC Sounds website

  1. Start playing an on-demand episode which featured music, or one of our music mixes
  2. Scroll down to see the tracklist of the music played during that episode or music mix
  3. The track that's currently playing will have orange sound waves next to it


Screenshot of an on-demand programme playing on the BBC Sounds website. The tracklist can be seen underneath and the 'Now playing' track is highlighted


On the BBC Sounds app on mobiles and tablets

  1. Tap on the programme or episode you're interested in
  2. Scroll down the programme information to find the tracklist 

If you're playing an on-demand programme, where available, you'll see the orange sound waves next to the song that's playing. If you tap on the black playback bar at the bottom of the screen, you'll also see the currently playing track displayed underneath the play/pause button.


Two screenshots of the BBC Sounds mobile app. The first is of a track listing for a programme with the 'Now playing' track highlighted both on the list and on the playback bar. The Second is of the playback page with the 'Now Playing' track highlighted


On the BBC Sounds app on TVs

  1. Find the on-demand episode you want to listen to
  2. Click More info
  3. You'll see the tracklist on the right-hand side

Screenshot of the BBC Sounds TV app open on a programme page with the 'More' button highlightedScreenshot of the BBC Sounds TV app open on the 'More info' page on a programme. The tracklist is displayed beneath the programme title and description

Can't see a tracklist?

This could be because the tracklist isn't available for that episode. If music was played during the episode, or tracklists are usually available for that programme, get in touch to let us know.
 

Looking for information about background or atmospheric music?

Sometimes music is taken from our internal production library which means it's not available commercially in the same way other music might be. It also means we may not have information such as track names or artists.