10 Best UK Religious Podcasts
UK Religious Podcasts
Here are 10 Best UK Religious Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. In Our Time: Religion
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Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.
Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 619Facebook 4.7KTwitter 489.6K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since May 2011 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. The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast
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Reconstruction after Deconstruction--after leaving destructive religious dogma behind!
Host Dr Clint Heacock
Producer/Network Dr Clint Heacock
Email ****@yahoo.com
Location Wales, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 190Facebook 593Twitter 5.3K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Everyday Ethics
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Provocative weekly debate on moral, religious and ethical issues. From BBC Radio Ulster
Host Audrey Carville
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
Email ****@gmail.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 61.5MTwitter 15.1M Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact
4. Gaia House: dharma talks and meditation instruction
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Gaia House is a meditation retreat centre offering silent meditation retreats in the Buddhist tradition. We warmly welcome people of every age, ethnicity, cultural heritage and religious background, socio-economic group, sexual orientation and gender identity, and we are actively working to investigate and remove barriers to inclusion. Join us in to explore the teachings of the Buddha, guided by experienced Dharma teachers from all over the world.MORE Producer/Network via dharmaseed.org
Email ****@dharmaseed.org
Location Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 6.3KTwitter 1.7K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. Catholic News
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'Catholic News' is a podcast carrying interviews with a diverse range of people - lay people, religious and clergy - involved on the front line of the Catholic Church's work in England and Wales.MORE Producer/Network Unknown
Email ****@cbcew.org.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 53.2KTwitter 52.4KInstagram 16.2K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact
6. The RE Podcast
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The RE podcast for students and teachers.
Host Louisa Jane Smith
Producer/Network Louisa Jane Smith
Email ****@therepodcast.co.uk
Location England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 30 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
7. Religion Media Centre Podcast
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The only podcast to sit firmly in the space where religion and the media collide. We ease that relationship, strengthen links that already exist, and be part of building new ones through chat, reflection, and comment, with a panel of regular contributors of journalists, broadcasters, writers, comedians, and experts.MORE Host Hannah Scott Joynt
Producer/Network Religion Media Centre
Email ****@hannahscottjoynt.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
8. Unexpecting: A Chana Podcast
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Welcome to Unexpecting - a podcast brought to you by Chana, the leading fertility support organisation for the Jewish community in the UK. Over the course of this podcast we join Dr Romy Shulman, Shimon Schwab and Dr Veronique Berman as they speak to experts, couples, and religious leaders about the multi-layered challenges people face on their fertility journey.1 in 6 couples experience infertility. Whether you are trying to conceive, wondering where to start, going through treatment, coming to terms with the loss of a pregnancy, or simply have a question to ask and need support...MORE Hosts Dr.Romy Shulman, Shimon Schwab, Dr.Veronique Berman
Producer/Network Chana
Email ****@chana.org.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Apple Reviews 2Facebook 964Twitter 423Instagram 2.2K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
9. All Things Considered
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Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner
Location Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Estimated listeners
Facebook 140.6KTwitter 78.8K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
UK Religious shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
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| Melvyn Bragg | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01gvqlg | 4 | Male | @amelvynbragg | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Dr Clint Heacock | Host | mindshiftpodcast.co.uk | 82 | @mindshift2018 | United Kingdom | |||
| Audrey Carville | Host | podchaser.com/podcasts/everyday-ethics-56089 | 23 | Female | ||||
| Louisa Jane Smith | Host | Female | @therepodcast1 | 3.6K | United Kingdom | |||
| Hannah Scott Joynt | Host | Female | Dorking, United Kingdom | |||||
| Dr.Romy Shulman | Co Host | play.acast.com/s/unexpecting | 35 | United Kingdom | ||||
| Shimon Schwab | Co Host | play.acast.com/s/unexpecting | 35 | Male | ||||
| Dr.Veronique Berman | Co Host | play.acast.com/s/unexpecting | 35 | London, United Kingdom | ||||
| Nathan Glyde | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 36 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| BBC Radio Wales | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b0079fx0 | 20 | @bbcradiowales | 78.8K | ||||
| Zohar Lavie | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 15 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Jaya Rudgard | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 11 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Kirsten Kratz | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 10 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales | cbcew.org.uk/series/catholic-news | 9 | @catholicew | 52.4K | ||||
| Laura Bridgman | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 8 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Bernat Font | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 8 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| River Wolton | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 7 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Jenny Wilks | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 7 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Ajahn Sucitto | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 5 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Leela Sarti | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 4 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Dene Donalds | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 4 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Alan Lewis | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 4 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Ven Canda Bhikkhuni | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 3 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Monica Antunes | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 3 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Mat Schencks | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 3 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Julia Wallond | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 3 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Gavin Milne | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 3 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Tony O'Connor | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 2 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Ramiro Ortega | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 2 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Anushka Fernandopulle | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 1 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Leigh Brasington | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 1 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K | ||||
| Jake Dartington | gaia.dharmaseed.org/talks | 1 | @gaiahouseuk | 1.7K |