15 Best UK Drama Podcasts

1. Drama of the Week

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Every Friday we bring you a new drama from BBC Radio 4 or Radio 3. Exercise your imagination with some of the best writers and actors on radio. Storytelling at its very best.
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 1.7MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 473.6K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Learning English Stories

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Improve your English with these short dramas and stories. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
Producer/Network BBC Learning English
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 9MTwitter 561.5KInstagram 544K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Drama Time

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Drama stories of woe, unluck and pure stupidity in MMORPG's, sent in by players and retold by Preach. Catch the show live on Fridays at 4PM BST at twitch.tv/preachlfw.
Host Mike Lamb
Producer/Network Preach Gaming
Email ****@preachgaming.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 136Facebook 12.5KTwitter 91.2K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Lords of Grantham: The Gilded Age, Downton Abbey & More

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Period dramas broken down by Americans. Gilded Age, Downton Abbey, Bridgerton, The Buccaneers and more. It won't be long now.
Hosts Dave Winchell, Corey McNair
Producer/Network Lords of Grantham
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York, United States
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 124Facebook 188Twitter 183Instagram 757 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. X-Men: The Audio Drama

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X-Men The Audio Drama retells the adventures of the Uncanny X-Men from the very beginning, using the comic book history and stories as a template while retelling and modernizing the tales. Season One told the classic stories of the 'First Class,' Season Two now delves into the 'All New, All Different' era.MORE Host Karl Dutton
Producer/Network Karl Dutton
Email ****@hotmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 877 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Wireless Theatre Ltd Audio Drama

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Full cast audio drama productions and audiobooks from the award winning Wireless Theatre Company. Look for our other podcasts, or see our full catalogue at wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk
Producer/Network Wireless Theatre Ltd
Email ****@wirelesstheatre.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 1.5KTwitter 6KInstagram 808 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Aug 2016 Get Email Contact

7. Drama School Dropout

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Listen to me, a Drama School Dropout talk to my friends about the highs and lows of being a drama school student, graduate, and dropout and trying to break into the industry!
Host Ingram Noble
Producer/Network Ingram Noble
Email ****@icloud.com
Location Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 24Facebook 20Twitter 385Instagram 1K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

8. The Audio Drama Show

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Bringing you the best of original and adapted English language drama, literature, autobiography, and poetry - classical and modern - from talented independent writers and producers.
Host James Newberry
Producer/Network James Newberry
Email ****@peoplescope.com
Location Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 105 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

9. The Midweek Drama

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The Midweek Drama is our flagship podcast, a collection of audio dramas written by contemporary writers and performed by new acting talent. Drama, Comedy, Serial, SCIFI, LGBTQIA and everything in between, you're guaranteed to find something you like.MORE Producer/Network Bamalam Productions
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 19Facebook 935Twitter 1.1KInstagram 239 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. An A to Z of UK Television Drama

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Archive television podcast in which Andy Priestner and Martin Holmes explore a new UK drama every episode, offering informal critique, insights and trivia. Join them every fortnight for televisual-based larks.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Twitter 860 Avg Length 103 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

11. Audio Drama Debut: A Cambridge Geek Podcast

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Come into the library, and let the Acquisitions Librarian entice you with audio drama, fiction and RPG podcasts he's currently listening to.
Host Rob Christopher
Producer/Network Rob Christopher
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 88Twitter 2.1K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Theatrephonic

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We bring together professional actors to perform brand new plays. New drama and comedy published every fortnight.
Producer/Network Cat on a Piano Productions
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 211Twitter 142Instagram 125 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Half Hour Call

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This is Open Drama UK's monthly podcast created for Theatre and Drama educators by people in the know from Feb 2021 to May 2024. The episodes formed part of a package of support provided by Open Drama UK for teachers, theatre educators & industry experts to advance, improve & benefit young people through Drama. ODUK closed in December 2024 but the content remains accessible to support those who may want to listen.MORE Producer/Network Open Drama UK
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Reviews 4Facebook 1.7KTwitter 3.6KInstagram 984 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Night Games

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A handsome wanderer knocks on Jack's door one night during a storm. He's friendly, but a little odd... and he might even be dangerous. But he's here now, and he clearly has no plans to leave. Dark comedy written by award-winning playwright Craig Warner and starring the much-loved English actor Michael Maloney. Support us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Craig Warner
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact