# Can't add subscription from BBC radio

**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324
**Category:** Bug report
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324 "2026-10-21T13:01:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![marcello](https://forum.antennapod.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@marcello](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/marcello)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324/1 "2026-10-21T13:01:51Z")

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### I have searched for existing threads about this problem

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### App version

## Environment Android version: 15 OS version: 5.4.274-qgki-g7ac9cfd9f1a2 AntennaPod version: 3.12.3 Model: FP5 Device: FP5 Product: FP5 Manufacturer: Fairphone

### Android version

## Environment Android version: 15 OS version: 5.4.274-qgki-g7ac9cfd9f1a2 AntennaPod version: 3.12.3 Model: FP5 Device: FP5 Product: FP5 Manufacturer: Fairphone

### Expected behaviour

Hello,

Podcast from bbc radio are difficult to add to subscriptions page, they will keep loading, without letting you actually adding them. The seaech button will find them, but then when you press on that, there is an endless reloading page. I have tried to add Bottom line and the infinity monkey cake.

### Current behaviour

Hello,  
Podcast from bbc radio are difficult to add to subscriptions page, they will keep loading, without letting you actually adding them. The seaech button will find them, but then when you press on that, there is an endless reloading page. I have tried to add Bottom line and the infinity monkey cake.

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### Author: ![Michael\_Bertrand](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/michael_bertrand/32/3760_2.png) [@Michael\_Bertrand](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Michael_Bertrand)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324/2 "2026-10-22T09:09:59Z")

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What podcast in particular? Please supply the RSS URL. I am subscribed to multiple BBC feeds (Inquiry, Witness / Sports History, More or Less, Fighting Talk) and have had no issues, be it recently or historically.

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### Author: ![marcello](https://forum.antennapod.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@marcello](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/marcello)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324/3 "2026-10-22T09:52:19Z")

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Hi, thank you for your response.

I tried to add Infinity Monkey Cage and Bottom line. I can find both of them through AntennaPod, however, when i click on them, i get a refreshing screen with spinning wheel, andbit stays there forever.

Note that other bbc podacst such as bbc news works fine.

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### Author: ![Michael\_Bertrand](https://forum.antennapod.org/user_avatar/forum.antennapod.org/michael_bertrand/32/3760_2.png) [@Michael\_Bertrand](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Michael_Bertrand)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/cant-add-subscription-from-bbc-radio/9324/4 "2026-10-22T10:18:09Z")

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Perhaps it’s a question of the URL you are using? Doing a G search and clicking on the first link for IMC (which I used to listen to) or Bottom Line, BBC returned a “Sorry, this service is temporarily unavailable” page. Perhaps your situation is related to a feed issue?

The IMC RSS might be here - [The Infinite Monkey Cage](https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/b00snr0w.rss)

The BL RSS might be here - [The Bottom Line](https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/b006sz6t.rss)

Hope this helps in any way. Cheers