10 Best UK Journalism Podcasts
UK Journalism Podcasts
Here are 10 Best UK Journalism Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining storytelling with insightful analysis and personal testimonies, the podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday. Today in Focus is unmatched in both scope and depth, delivering analysis and storytelling from right across the planet. With a global network of over 900 journalists and five dedicated editions covering news in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and beyond, the Guardian offers comprehensive reporting across every continent...MORE Hosts Helen Pidd, Michael Safi
Producer/Network The Guardian
Email ****@theguardian.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 6.8KFacebook 9.2MTwitter 10.6M Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 500k active Podcasts in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted podcast contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. The Audio Long Read
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The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian's long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest longform journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on current affairs, climate change, global warming, immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more...MORE Hosts Samira Shackle, Tom Lamont, Sophie Elmhirst, Samanth Subramanian, Imogen West-Knights, Sirin Kale, Daniel Trilling, Giles Tremlett, Helen Pidd
Producer/Network The Guardian
Email ****@theguardian.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 4.3K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
3. Journalism.co.uk podcast
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The Journalism.co.uk editorial team brings you a weekly look at some of the latest innovations in digital journalism, and speaks to industry experts on how newsrooms are approaching key challenges and opportunities in the industry.MORE Host Jacob Granger
Producer/Network Journalism.co.uk
Email ****@journalism.co.uk
Location Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 11.2KTwitter 134.4KInstagram 3.1K Get Email Contact
4. J-Lab
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A forum for professional, student and community journalists in the north east of England to meet, learn and collaborate. It's supported by Newcastle University.
Producer/Network Civic Journalism Lab at Newcastle University
Email ****@newcastle.ac.uk
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Apple Reviews 3Facebook 118Twitter 729 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
5. The Ferret headlines
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Listen to the latest stories from The Ferret, Scotland's investigative journalism co-operative.
Email ****@theferret.scot
Location Scotland, United Kingdom
Facebook 12.9KTwitter 30.6KInstagram 3.8K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
6. In Search Of Sauce
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In the age of Social Media, clickbait and TMZ-style 'news' has devoured the Journalism industry. Music Journalism is dead. Or is it?One thing is for sure. Music deserves better analysis. Quality journalists and creatives deserve more praise and bigger platforms. Fans deserve to be intrigued and inspired by the content they read. And we all deserve more substance and passion in our lives.Join the CentralSauce Creative Collective as we discuss three pieces of great journalistic content and celebrate the writers who are saving Music Journalism, one article at a time...F*ck clickbait...MORE Producer/Network The 5th Element Podcast Network/Central Sauce
Email ****@gmail.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Twitter 558 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
7. Empoword Opinions
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Join Empoword Journalisms' Opinion Editors, Aarthee, Caitlin, Eva and Sanjana as they delve further into the articles discussed on the EJ Platform, and give voice to those stories which often go undiscussed. Follow us on Twitter: @evabailey24 @sanjana__18 @caitlinamyparr @aarthee023Visit the website: empowordjournalism.comContact us: empowordopinion@gmail.comMORE Producer/Network Empoword Opinions
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
Apple Reviews 14Facebook 1.3KTwitter 8.6KInstagram 3.2K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
8. THE REMATCH PODCAST
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Five sport journalism university graduates discuss and debate the biggest topics surrounding football. New podcast out every Tuesday at 6pm!
Producer/Network REMATCH
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
UK Journalism shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Pidd | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus | 191 | Female | @helenpidd | 53.6K | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| Michael Safi | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus | 191 | Male | @safimichael | 21.5K | United Kingdom | |
| Samira Shackle | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Female | @samirashackle | 17.8K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Tom Lamont | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Male | @tomlamont | 9.8K | |||
| Sophie Elmhirst | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Female | @sophieelmhirst | 1.1K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Samanth Subramanian | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Male | @samanth_s | 20.8K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Imogen West-Knights | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Female | @imogenwk | 21.6K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Sirin Kale | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Female | @sirin_kale | 39.3K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Daniel Trilling | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Male | @trillingual | 17.4K | United Kingdom | ||
| Giles Tremlett | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Male | @gilestremlett | 9.7K | |||
| Helen Pidd | Co Host | theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read | Female | @helenpidd | 53.6K | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
| Jacob Granger | Host | journalism.co.uk/podcast/s399 | 27 | Male | @jpgjournalism | Worthing, United Kingdom | ||
| Billy Briggs | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 33 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Jamie Mann | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 27 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Karin Goodwin | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 20 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Paul Dobson | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 19 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Rob Edwards | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 15 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Alastair Brian | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 8 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Petra Matijevic | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 4 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Ally Tibbitt | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 3 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Civic Journalism Lab at Newcastle University | soundcloud.com/civicjournalismlab | 2 | @civicjlab | 729 | ||||
| Jennifer Alexander-Young | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 1 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Sian Norris | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 1 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Donald Campbell | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 1 | @ferretscot | 30.6K | ||||
| Diogo Augusto | theferret.scot/audio-and-podcasts | 1 | @ferretscot | 30.6K |