25 Best UK Sci-Fi Podcasts

1. Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

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A team of artists telling THE GREATEST BEST FRIEND STORY that the galaxy has ever seen!While everybody else is out saving the world, we're just trying to find the next best place to eat.Join us on our haphazard adventure.MORE Producer/Network Realm
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Location United Kingdom
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2. The Dex Legacy

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Join Varian, Isra and Ren as they battle to maintain every ounce of their humanity against a despotic regime determined to turn them into monsters. As prototype enhanced soldiers they have been raised in the lab and on the training quad, and now it's time to unleash them on the world. Their adopted father, President of the Dex Industries weapons corporation and the newly formed Dex Island nation, uses every asset at his disposal to steer world politics… but some assets are easier to control than others...MORE Producer/Network Alternative Stories
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 74Facebook 232Twitter 513 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Staggering Stories Podcast Staggering Stories Podcast

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Random thoughts from the Staggering Stories team, mainly featuring discussion on television Science Fiction such as Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek and so many more. Also general randomness on MMOs and all manner of other geek topics! Come and join in on the insanity!MORE Hosts Adam J Purcell, Jean, Andy, Keith
Producer/Network Staggering Stories team
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Location Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 44Twitter 673 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. The Well Told Tale

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Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.MORE Host Robert Jeschonek
Producer/Network The Well Told Tale
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 177Facebook 80Twitter 110Instagram 150 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Science Fiction 101

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Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present and the future!We cover science fiction books, film, TV and other media. And we talk about classic or 'golden age' SF alongside modern SF, using our 'past/present/future' angles.Your hosts: Phil Nichols of the Bradburymedia website, who is also know for the Bradbury 100 podcast and the Bradbury 101 Youtube channel; and Colin Kuskie of the Take Me To Your Reader podcast. Both Phil and Colin love adapted science fiction, so you can be sure we'll always be talking about film versions of books.MORE Producer/Network Phil Nichols
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 506Twitter 102 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Science Fiction Rating System

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Join Sam, Alex and Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Chris Reading, Sam Draper, Alex Humphrey
Producer/Network Sam Draper
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. British Invaders

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The British Invaders podcast features a lively two-person exchange about different television series, tele-films and mini-series. These discussions serve as both an introduction and an entertaining conversation, catering to both those who have seen and those who have yet to see these British science fiction and fantasy shows. Each show is presented in two parts, with new episodes appearing every two weeks. British Invaders covers everything from story-lines to production details to spinoff material...MORE Hosts Eamonn Clarke, Brian Doob
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37Twitter 309 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Alternate Futures

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Fun, interesting, unusual, and always thought-provoking, The Alternate Futures podcast features interviews with indie science fiction creators where we discuss their work, the world, and anything in-between.MORE Host Edwin H. Rydberg
Producer/Network Alternate Futures
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Location Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
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9. Four Men In A Wormhole

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Four Middle Aged men waffle on about Sci Fi, without actually being experts in it. Expect banter, fun and rich philosophy along with some hot wind.
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Location United Kingdom
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10. Bradbury 100 - Celebrating the Life and Work of American Writer Ray Bradbury

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Bradbury 100 is a podcast celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, brought to you by Phil Nichols of www.bradburymedia.co.uk
Producer/Network Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Facebook 1.1K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Pod To Pluto

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Space. The final job before I quit. These are the voyages of 'UK Space Agency Engineering Pod Number 46'. My five-year mission: to explore the ten square metres I'm trapped inside, seek out Pluto and boldly go switch off a lightbulb. If it's still on... Welcome to our 22 part, completed scifi comedy audiodrama 'Pod To Pluto' and say hello to 'Jemima Belafonte' and her 'Pod' computer. As they try and keep each other company during a very long 4.6 billion mile trip to Pluto to go turn off a lightbulb...MORE Producer/Network Cornucopia Radio
Email ****@cornucopia-radio.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 96Facebook 590Twitter 425Instagram 374 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

12. Robby The Robot's Waiting: The Sci-Fi Podcast

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Welcome to a sci-fi podcast hosted by top genre journalists. We share anecdotes, celebrate classics, deliver what-to-watch recommendations, and contemplate the latest news and trailers. It's like a geeky film and TV magazine in audio form. Not that long ago, in a galaxy not far away, three geeks (including former editors of SFX magazine) joined forces, with the prime directive of delivering the nerdiest chat this side of Alpha Centauri. Richard Edwards, Dave Bradley and Tanavi Patel invite you to join them and their industry guests for a fortnightly journey through TV, films, books and more.MORE Producer/Network Richard + Dave + Tanavi
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 57Twitter 702 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

13. The Gandalf's Fist Podcast

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Enter the world of geeky debates and ramblings on all things Music, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Movies, and Games from the hive-minds of UK Progressive Rock Wizards, Gandalf's Fist!
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Location United Kingdom
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14. The Outer Limits Podcast

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There is nothing wrong with your podcatcher. Do not attempt to adjust the sound. We are controlling transmission. Sit quietly while your host Victor Gamboa controls all that you hear and takes you on a great adventure, guiding you through every episode of the classic science fiction show, The Outer Limits!MORE Host Victor Gamboa
Producer/Network Victor Gamboa
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 73Facebook 512Twitter 5.1K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. Eliza: A Robot Story

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Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) stars in a dark, near-future science fiction fairytale about a robot who can feel, and the world that attempts to control her. When a robot called Eliza falls in love with Him (Arthur Darvill, Doctor Who), they work together to make her fully sentient. But consciousness doesn't come without consequences. As Eliza gets caught in a web of both loving and abusive relationships, she has to fight to survive. #OneVoiceRaisesAnotherEliza is a Crowd Network original made in partnership with The Pankhurst Trust / Manchester Women's Aid...MORE Hosts Tanya Reynolds, Arthur Darvill
Producer/Network Crowd Stories+
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 240Facebook 160Twitter 862Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Quantum Fridge

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Home of Guerrila Radio, we produce scripted audio comedies with a peculiarly British feel, starting with the contemporary Sci-Fi Comedy 'Watch the Skies' in which a disparate group of misfits are tasked with defending the UK from the threat of alien invasion.MORE Producer/Network Quantum Fridge
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Location United Kingdom
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17. StorycastRob

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Welcome to the world of StorycastRob! Here you'll find my readings of stories, usually mine, across a wide range of sci-fi and fantasy genres.
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Location Finland
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18. Pay No Attention

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The Pay No Attention podcast is a podcast for SFF readers and writers in which host David Whitechapel takes a step behind the curtain to talk about the practice and process of writing fiction and telling stories, and all other things science fiction and fantasy.MORE Producer/Network David Whitechapel
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Location United Kingdom
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19. Jupiter 5

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Sci-fi | Pulp | Retro | Short Stories | Join Ali Hill on an intergalactic trip through the annals of classic sci-fi as short stories from the pulp and golden age of science fiction are brought to life! Featuring a healthy dose of alien encounters, space-induced paranoia, and plot twists strap in and blast off to the eerie surface of Jupiter V!MORE Email ****@protonmail.com
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20. Stories from Dany's Brain

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A podcast of weird and wonderful science fiction and fantasy stories written and narrated by Danielle Harris. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk to a time-traveling lobster? Or what would happen if the Moon was eaten by a hungry, but otherwise benign alien? These are exactly the types of questions that Stories from Dany's Brain will attempt to answer!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
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21. StarPodLog - The Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Podcast

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Starlog was a monthly science fiction magazine that began publication in the 1970s with a primary focus on the making of sci-fi media books, films, and television shows and the work that went into these creations. The periodical examined all aspects of geek culture and used interviews and features with artists and writers as its foundation. Join your hosts of StarPodLog, Nayr and Kavura, as they reminisce about this incredible magazine!MORE Producer/Network Holosuite Media
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Location United Kingdom
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