BBC Radio 4 - 'Great Lives'
British iTunes Chart Performance

"Great Lives": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 10 Jan 2012
  • Chart debut: #94 (25 Nov 2009)
  • Highest Position: #15 (06 Aug 2010)
  • Most recent chart position: #54 (22 May 2012)
  • Days on UK Podcasts Chart: 675

'Great Lives' has charted in the following countries:
United Kingdom and Australia.

Detailed Chart Progress for "Great Lives" (BBC Radio 4)

UK Podcasts chart performance history for Great Lives

Year Month Day Position Movement Number 1
2010 Jun 9 Wed 84 down Absolute Radio
Baddiel & Skinner's Absolute Radio Podcast
10 Thu 78 up
11 Fri 81 down
12 Sat 79 up
13 Sun 72 up
14 Mon 76 down
15 Tue 64 up
16 Wed 78 down
17 Thu 91 down
18 Fri 76 up
19 Sat 77 down
20 Sun 62 up
21 Mon 70 down
22 Tue 78 down
23 Wed 86 down Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
24 Thu 88 down
25 Fri 74 up
27 Sun 68 re-entry
28 Mon 75 down
29 Tue 73 up
30 Wed 89 down
2010 Jul 1 Thu 80 up
2 Fri 45 up
3 Sat 43 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
4 Sun 58 down ITV Sport
ITV Tour de France Podcast
7 Wed 99 re-entry Summit Entertainment
The Twilight Saga
8 Thu 72 up
9 Fri 48 up
10 Sat 77 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
11 Sun 79 down
12 Mon 83 down
13 Tue 78 up
14 Wed 51 up
15 Thu 64 down
16 Fri 59 up
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18 Sun 41 up
19 Mon 56 down
20 Tue 80 down
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22 Thu 55 up
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24 Sat 93 down
25 Sun 72 up
26 Mon 96 down
27 Tue 60 up
28 Wed 67 down
29 Thu 71 down
30 Fri 53 up
31 Sat 40 up
2010 Aug 1 Sun 48 down
2 Mon 36 up
3 Tue 19 up
4 Wed 18 up
5 Thu 16 up
6 Fri 15 up
7 Sat 19 down
8 Sun 22 down
9 Mon 33 down
10 Tue 23 up
11 Wed 29 down LiverpoolFC.tv
The Official Liverpool Football Club Podcast
12 Thu 26 up
13 Fri 26 no-move guardian.co.uk
Football Weekly
14 Sat 31 down
15 Sun 30 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
16 Mon 36 down guardian.co.uk
Football Weekly
17 Tue 26 up
18 Wed 27 down
19 Thu 31 down Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle: Mock The Week Musings
20 Fri 43 down
21 Sat 33 up
22 Sun 31 up
23 Mon 29 up
24 Tue 29 no-move
25 Wed 48 down
26 Thu 20 up
27 Fri 39 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
28 Sat 47 down
29 Sun 30 up
30 Mon 27 up
31 Tue 31 down
2010 Sep 1 Wed 23 up
2 Thu 30 down Apple Inc.
Apple Keynotes
3 Fri 39 down
4 Sat 50 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
5 Sun 35 up
6 Mon 43 down
7 Tue 28 up
8 Wed 48 down Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
9 Thu 47 up
10 Fri 45 up
11 Sat 41 up
12 Sun 36 up
13 Mon 46 down
14 Tue 47 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
15 Wed 46 up
16 Thu 24 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
17 Fri 43 down BBC Radio 1
Best of Chris Moyles Enhanced
18 Sat 36 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
19 Sun 39 down
20 Mon 55 down
21 Tue 54 up
22 Wed 30 up
23 Thu 26 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
24 Fri 23 up
25 Sat 26 down
26 Sun 39 down
27 Mon 58 down
28 Tue 34 up
29 Wed 26 up
30 Thu 31 down Karl, Ricky and Stephen
An Idiot Abroad - The Official Podcast from Sky1HD
2010 Oct 1 Fri 29 up
2 Sat 30 down
3 Sun 29 up
4 Mon 33 down
5 Tue 29 up
6 Wed 42 down
7 Thu 56 down
8 Fri 49 up
9 Sat 29 up
10 Sun 36 down
11 Mon 27 up
12 Tue 42 down
13 Wed 37 up
14 Thu 45 down talkSPORT
The Russell Brand Radio Show
15 Fri 40 up Karl, Ricky and Stephen
An Idiot Abroad - The Official Podcast from Sky1HD
16 Sat 40 no-move talkSPORT
The Russell Brand Radio Show
17 Sun 30 up
18 Mon 30 no-move
19 Tue 46 down
20 Wed 64 down
21 Thu 52 up
22 Fri 43 up
23 Sat 30 up
24 Sun 41 down
25 Mon 40 up
26 Tue 39 up
27 Wed 39 no-move
28 Thu 30 up
29 Fri 42 down
30 Sat 39 up
31 Sun 30 up
2010 Nov 1 Mon 48 down
2 Tue 56 down
3 Wed 57 down
4 Thu 54 up
5 Fri 33 up
6 Sat 27 up
7 Sun 29 down
8 Mon 38 down
9 Tue 40 down
10 Wed 33 up
11 Thu 27 up
12 Fri 26 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
13 Sat 41 down
14 Sun 35 up
15 Mon 26 up
16 Tue 39 down
17 Wed 44 down
18 Thu 61 down
19 Fri 50 up
20 Sat 38 up
21 Sun 41 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
22 Mon 34 up
23 Tue 26 up
24 Wed 33 down BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra
The Ashes with Test Match Special
25 Thu 35 down
26 Fri 25 up
27 Sat 36 down
28 Sun 48 down
29 Mon 32 up
30 Tue 37 down
2010 Dec 1 Wed 39 down BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
2 Thu 65 down
3 Fri 59 up BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra
The Ashes with Test Match Special
4 Sat 51 up
5 Sun 54 down
6 Mon 50 up
7 Tue 34 up
8 Wed 44 down
9 Thu 36 up talkSPORT
The Russell Brand Radio Show
10 Fri 53 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
11 Sat 34 up guardian.co.uk
Guardian short stories podcast
12 Sun 32 up
13 Mon 35 down
14 Tue 57 down
15 Wed 86 down
16 Thu 59 up
17 Fri 46 up
18 Sat 41 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
19 Sun 50 down
20 Mon 28 up
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22 Wed 37 up
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24 Fri 44 down
25 Sat 52 down
26 Sun 69 down
27 Mon 42 up
28 Tue 39 up
29 Wed 47 down
30 Thu 44 up
31 Fri 41 up
2011 Jan 1 Sat 32 up
2 Sun 30 up
3 Mon 37 down
4 Tue 47 down
5 Wed 39 up
6 Thu 45 down Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
7 Fri 57 down
8 Sat 42 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
9 Sun 40 up
10 Mon 46 down
11 Tue 64 down
12 Wed 81 down BBC Radio 4
Comedy of the Week
13 Thu 64 up
14 Fri 76 down
15 Sat 54 up
16 Sun 60 down
17 Mon 87 down
18 Tue 54 up
19 Wed 57 down
20 Thu 76 down
21 Fri 71 up
22 Sat 46 up
23 Sun 54 down
24 Mon 47 up
25 Tue 56 down
26 Wed 72 down
27 Thu 59 up
28 Fri 38 up
29 Sat 48 down Channel 4
10 O' Clock Live
30 Sun 51 down
31 Mon 70 down
2011 Feb 1 Tue 53 up
2 Wed 96 down
3 Thu 89 up
4 Fri 70 up
6 Sun 83 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Comedy of the Week
7 Mon 74 up
8 Tue 75 down
9 Wed 88 down
10 Thu 75 up
11 Fri 70 up
12 Sat 60 up
13 Sun 55 up
14 Mon 70 down
15 Tue 73 down
17 Thu 77 re-entry Channel 4
10 O' Clock Live
18 Fri 91 down
19 Sat 77 up Channel 4
10 O’Clock Live
20 Sun 50 up
21 Mon 47 up
22 Tue 42 up
23 Wed 29 up
24 Thu 69 down
25 Fri 82 down
26 Sat 62 up
27 Sun 62 no-move
28 Mon 90 down
2011 Mar 2 Wed 68 re-entry
3 Thu 68 no-move Apple Inc.
Apple Keynotes
4 Fri 92 down Channel 4
10 O’Clock Live
7 Mon 87 re-entry
8 Tue 82 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
9 Wed 95 down
11 Fri 97 re-entry
12 Sat 89 up
13 Sun 73 up BBC Radio 4
David Attenborough’s Life Stories
14 Mon 85 down
15 Tue 60 up
20 Sun 87 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
21 Mon 82 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
26 Sat 94 re-entry
27 Sun 82 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
28 Mon 91 down BBC Radio 4
Play of the Week
29 Tue 96 down
2011 Apr 7 Thu 78 re-entry BBC 6 Music
Adam and Joe
8 Fri 68 up
10 Sun 84 re-entry
11 Mon 53 up
12 Tue 74 down
13 Wed 74 no-move
15 Fri 87 re-entry
16 Sat 67 up
17 Sun 47 up
21 Thu 100 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
24 Sun 93 re-entry
25 Mon 78 up
26 Tue 68 up
27 Wed 87 down
30 Sat 100 re-entry
2011 May 1 Sun 95 up
2 Mon 97 down
8 Sun 90 re-entry
9 Mon 69 up
10 Tue 72 down
12 Thu 78 re-entry
13 Fri 77 up
16 Mon 74 re-entry
17 Tue 82 down
18 Wed 91 down
20 Fri 69 re-entry
21 Sat 93 down
22 Sun 69 up BBC Radio 5 live
The Danny Baker Show
23 Mon 65 up
24 Tue 71 down
25 Wed 75 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
26 Thu 63 up
27 Fri 90 down
28 Sat 97 down
29 Sun 100 down
30 Mon 100 no-move
2011 Jun 5 Sun 69 re-entry BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
6 Mon 62 up
7 Tue 54 up Apple Inc.
Apple Keynotes
8 Wed 65 down
9 Thu 87 down
10 Fri 92 down BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
11 Sat 65 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
12 Sun 81 down
14 Tue 69 re-entry BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
15 Wed 95 down
18 Sat 85 re-entry
19 Sun 66 up
20 Mon 83 down
25 Sat 77 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
26 Sun 79 down
2011 Jul 2 Sat 84 re-entry ITV Sport
ITV Tour de France Podcast
9 Sat 89 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
13 Wed 86 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Torchwood: The Lost Files
15 Fri 94 re-entry
16 Sat 77 up
17 Sun 71 up
18 Mon 68 up
19 Tue 81 down
20 Wed 100 down
21 Thu 83 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
22 Fri 74 up
23 Sat 73 up
31 Sun 99 re-entry Comedy.co.uk
Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
2011 Aug 1 Mon 89 up
2 Tue 43 up
3 Wed 47 down
4 Thu 75 down
5 Fri 59 up
6 Sat 69 down
7 Sun 58 up
8 Mon 71 down
10 Wed 77 re-entry
11 Thu 86 down
14 Sun 100 re-entry
16 Tue 73 re-entry
18 Thu 75 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Comedy of the Week
19 Fri 58 up Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
20 Sat 91 down BBC Radio 4
Comedy of the Week
21 Sun 78 up
23 Tue 50 re-entry Sky Sports
Sunday Supplement
24 Wed 75 down Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
25 Thu 65 up
26 Fri 57 up
2011 Sep 6 Tue 50 up BBC Radio 4
Comedy of the Week
6 Tue 58 down
7 Wed 50 up
7 Wed 50 no-move
11 Sun 67 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
12 Mon 93 down
16 Fri 89 re-entry
20 Tue 74 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Life and Fate
25 Sun 95 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
26 Mon 85 up BBC Radio 4
Life and Fate
27 Tue 70 up
28 Wed 97 down
29 Thu 59 up
2011 Oct 3 Mon 97 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
29 Sat 99 re-entry Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
31 Mon 100 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
2011 Nov 11 Fri 87 re-entry
20 Sun 95 re-entry
26 Sat 89 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Stephen Fry on the Phone
29 Tue 94 re-entry BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
2011 Dec 6 Tue 32 re-entry Comedy.co.uk
Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring
7 Wed 21 up BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
8 Thu 29 down
9 Fri 47 down
10 Sat 37 up
11 Sun 29 up
12 Mon 24 up
13 Tue 22 up
14 Wed 21 up
15 Thu 29 down
16 Fri 19 up
17 Sat 19 no-move
18 Sun 30 down
19 Mon 44 down
20 Tue 48 down
21 Wed 28 up
22 Thu 38 down
23 Fri 38 no-move Ricky Gervais
The Ricky Gervais Podcast
24 Sat 38 no-move BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
25 Sun 33 up
26 Mon 29 up
27 Tue 22 up
28 Wed 35 down
29 Thu 54 down
30 Fri 61 down
31 Sat 52 up
2012 Jan 1 Sun 82 down
2 Mon 70 up
3 Tue 57 up
4 Wed 56 up
5 Thu 40 up
6 Fri 54 down
7 Sat 34 up
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9 Mon 35 up
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11 Wed 49 down
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26 Thu 88 no-move
27 Fri 98 down
28 Sat 96 up
29 Sun 84 up
30 Mon 94 down
2012 Feb 4 Sat 89 re-entry
5 Sun 80 up
6 Mon 90 down
12 Sun 63 re-entry
2012 Mar 16 Fri 86 re-entry BBC Radio 2
Simon Mayo's Confessions
17 Sat 87 down
18 Sun 82 up
22 Thu 79 re-entry
24 Sat 66 re-entry
25 Sun 73 down
2012 Apr 5 Thu 85 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
6 Fri 87 down
7 Sat 56 up
8 Sun 29 up
9 Mon 45 down
10 Tue 67 down
11 Wed 34 up
12 Thu 57 down
13 Fri 96 down
14 Sat 87 up
15 Sun 56 up
16 Mon 67 down
17 Tue 90 down BBC Radio 4
Shakespeare’s Restless World
18 Wed 85 up Marvel Studios
Marvel's Avengers Assemble Official UK Podcast
19 Thu 62 up BBC Radio 4
Shakespeare’s Restless World
20 Fri 67 down
22 Sun 50 re-entry BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
23 Mon 71 down BBC Radio 4
Shakespeare’s Restless World
24 Tue 53 up
25 Wed 40 up
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27 Fri 59 down
28 Sat 38 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
29 Sun 37 up
30 Mon 36 up
2012 May 1 Tue 38 down
2 Wed 41 down
3 Thu 43 down
4 Fri 37 up
5 Sat 37 no-move
6 Sun 34 up
7 Mon 33 up
8 Tue 30 up Comedy.co.uk
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
9 Wed 28 up
10 Thu 42 down
11 Fri 54 down
12 Sat 45 up BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
13 Sun 29 up
14 Mon 61 down
15 Tue 54 up
16 Wed 65 down Comedy.co.uk
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
17 Thu 46 up
18 Fri 48 down Eric Prydz
Eric Prydz - Epic Radio Podcast
19 Sat 49 down BBC Radio 4
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
20 Sun 42 up
21 Mon 38 up
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Summary: Biography series exploring the greatest people who ever lived. Matthew Parris interviews an eminent guest and an expert to reveal the truth behind their history heroes.

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