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Updated: 4 March 2021

You can now access 主播大秀 content through the Amazon Echo and Google 主播大秀. In time, we'll support even more voice devices.

What 主播大秀 content is available on Google 主播大秀?

主播大秀 Sounds

You can listen to all your favourite 主播大秀 radio stations. Say: "Ok Google, play 主播大秀 [radio station]". 

News

You can get 主播大秀 News, World Service News, and 主播大秀 Minute. Say: 鈥淥K, Google, play the news鈥. 

At the moment, you can access 主播大秀 content on Google 主播大秀 without signing in.

What 主播大秀 content is available on the Amazon Echo?

主播大秀 Sounds

With the 主播大秀 skill, you can listen live to all 主播大秀 radio stations and play all of our on-demand content, including programmes, podcasts and music mixes.

Find out some commands for 主播大秀 Sounds on Amazon Echo/Alexa.

Interactive news

To get the latest news, say "Give Me 主播大秀 News" to an Alexa enabled smart speaker.

To move through these stories: 鈥淎lexa, next鈥.

To get an in-depth take on a story: "Alexa, more from the 主播大秀".

Flash Briefings

, , ,  and  are available as Flash Briefings. Say: 鈥淎lexa, play my Flash Briefing鈥. 

If you have an Amazon device with a screen, like an Echo Show or Echo Spot, you can get the 主播大秀 News Flash Briefing as a video instead.

How can I get the 主播大秀 Skill on the Amazon Echo?

To automatically enable the 主播大秀 Skill say: 鈥淎lexa, open the 主播大秀鈥. Alternatively, you can find and enable the 主播大秀 Skill through the  or app. It鈥檚 free of charge. 

You鈥檒l then need to link your 主播大秀 account to the voice device. To do this, click on the Settings button for the 主播大秀 skill in the Alexa app.

If you don鈥檛 have a 主播大秀 account, you can  - it鈥檚 a quick and easy process. You need to be over 13 to link accounts. For more information on how we make sure your details remain safe and sound, visit 

Your Alexa language must be set to English (UK) not English (US) for the 主播大秀 Skill to work. For full details on setting up skills, visit the  page on Amazon.

Help with using the 主播大秀 Skill

When using the 主播大秀 Skill, you can control your listening experience with voice instructions. It's as simple as that.

To launch the skill say 鈥淎lexa, open the 主播大秀鈥.

To help you get started, you鈥檒l be asked what radio station, show or podcast you'd like to listen to when you first access the 主播大秀 Skill. Or, to get straight to your favourite sounds, say 鈥淎lexa, ask 主播大秀 to play [radio station, show or podcast]鈥.

Problems playing 主播大秀 shows on Amazon Echo devices

We're aware that some customers are experiencing issues playing 主播大秀 stations and shows using Amazon Echo devices. For example, sometimes the station or show isn't found, doesn鈥檛 play, or the stream drops out.

We're looking into this with Amazon. In the meantime, here are things that you can try:

  • First, check that the Alexa language settings for your device are set to English (UK). 
  • Also, it is worth checking that your device is using the latest software. 

We'll update this page when we have any more advice.

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