20 Best UK Sci-Fi Podcasts
UK Sci-Fi Podcasts
Here are 20 Best UK Sci-Fi Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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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 4.9/5Facebook 79Twitter 110Instagram 147 Avg Length 38 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media 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. 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
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 317Twitter 1.8KInstagram 1K Avg Length 70 min 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
Email ****@staggeringstories.net
Location Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 704 Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact
4. 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
Email ****@alternativestories.com
Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 235Twitter 513 Avg Length 31 min 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
Email ****@bradburymedia.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 511Twitter 102 Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact
6. 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
Producer/Network Brian and Eamonn
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Location United Kingdom
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 309 Avg Length 21 min Get Email Contact
7. 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
Email ****@edwinhrydberg.com
Location Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
Facebook 48Twitter 103 Avg Length 80 min Get Email Contact
8. 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 4.7/5Facebook 512Twitter 5.1K Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact
9. 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 5/5Facebook 531 Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
10. 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 4.7/5Facebook 591Twitter 425Instagram 374 Avg Length 20 min Get Email Contact
11. 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
Facebook 8.1KTwitter 14.9KInstagram 2.7K Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact
12. 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
Avg Length 52 min Get Email Contact
13. 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 4.7/5Facebook 160Twitter 862Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact
14. 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
Email ****@quantumfridge.org.uk
Location United Kingdom
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15. 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
Facebook 98Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 31 min Since Jul 2011 Get Email Contact
16. 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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17. 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
Location United Kingdom
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18. 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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19. 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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UK Sci-Fi shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | |
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Robert Jeschonek | Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/555823 | 27 | @thefictioneer | |
Adam J Purcell | Host | blog.staggeringstories.net | 16 | @adamjpurcell | |
Jean | Co Host | blog.staggeringstories.net | 16 | ||
Andy | Co Host | blog.staggeringstories.net | 16 | ||
Keith | Co Host | blog.staggeringstories.net | 16 | ||
Eamonn Clarke | Co Host | britishinvaders.com | 17 | ||
Brian Doob | Co Host | britishinvaders.com | 17 | ||
Edwin H. Rydberg | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alternate-futures | 8 | @edwinhrydberg | |
Victor Gamboa | Host | thetwilightzonepodcast.com/episodes | @outerlimitspod | ||
Tanya Reynolds | Co Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/NSR4757638249 | 19 | ||
Arthur Darvill | Co Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/NSR4757638249 | 19 | ||
Sam Draper | sciencefictionratingsystem.com | 55 | |||
Alternative Stories | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/thedexlegacy | 33 | @thedexlegacy | ||
Phil Nichols | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sciencefiction101 | 10 | @bradburymedia | ||
Quantum Fridge | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/quantum-fridge | 8 | |||
Backwater Bastards | Realm | backwaterbastards.com/listen | 3 | @bwbastards | ||
Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk | bradburymedia.blogspot.com/search/label/Bradbury%20100 | 2 |