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Goalhanger
For the curious.
About Goalhanger
Goalhanger is the home of curiosity – the UK’s fastest-growing private company, ranked No.1 in the 2026 Sunday Times 100, and a next-generation cultural media company creating chart-topping, narrative-led shows across history, politics, sport, finance, entertainment, science, current affairs and audio drama. Now established as one of the world’s most dynamic independent media and production groups, our growing slate includes The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics, Empire, The Rest Is Entertainment, The Rest Is Politics: US, Leading, The Rest Is Money, Journey Through Time, The Rest Is Football, Sherlock & Co., The Rest Is Classified, The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness, The Book Club, The Rest Is Science, Doing It Anyway and We Have Ways of Making You Talk. In 2025 alone, our programmes were streamed more than 750 million times, reaching tens of millions of people around the world each month across audio, video and live experiences. We go far beyond traditional podcasting. We create long-form, conversation-led media across audio, video, memberships, live events and digital platforms - building deeply engaged communities rather than passive audiences. At the heart of everything we do is the same idea: bring exceptional talent together with credibility, storytelling and a genuine sense of curiosity, then give those conversations the space to become something people return to again and again. Media made to last - one great conversation at a time.
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Signals from Goalhanger
7 published signals
Presence & Recognition
Goalhanger took over the Southbank Centre for The Rest Is Fest 2026, filling the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room with live shows and performances.
Reported by Goalhanger
Presence & Recognition
Goalhanger took over the Southbank Centre for The Rest Is Fest with 22 live shows across three days and over 26,000 tickets sold.
Reported by Andy Neilson
Presence & Recognition
Goalhanger team accomplished a weekend event at The Rest Is Fest.
Reported by Andy Hodgson
Partnerships
Goalhanger partnered with Starr on The Risk Briefing, a new executive event series bringing together leading voices from The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is Politics US, and Goalhanger to explore geopolitical forces shaping business and risk.
Reported by Goalhanger
Products & Services
Goalhanger released Bear Hunt, a ten-part original audio drama featuring a fictional UK mission to assassinate the President of Russia.
Reported by Goalhanger
Products & Services
Goalhanger launched Goalhanger Drama, starting with Bear Hunt as a brand-new ten-part geopolitical audio thriller from Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, the team behind Sherlock & Co.
Reported by Andy Neilson
Products & Services
Goalhanger is launching Goalhanger Drama with Bear Hunt as a ten-part geopolitical audio thriller, with episodes one and two landing next week.
Reported by Andy Neilson