18 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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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 132Facebook 310Twitter 1.7KInstagram 998 Avg Length 62 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. 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
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 44Twitter 673 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 177Facebook 79Twitter 110Instagram 152 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 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
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 74Facebook 230Twitter 484Instagram 126 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form 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
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 499Twitter 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
Email ****@gmail.com
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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
Producer/Network Brian and Eamonn
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37Twitter 309 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. 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.
Producer/Network FourMenInAWormhole
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. 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
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Facebook 58 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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
Email ****@bradburymedia.co.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 26Facebook 1K Avg Length 32 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
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 96Facebook 578Twitter 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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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!
Email ****@gandalfsfist.com
Location United Kingdom
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Facebook 8KTwitter 14.9KInstagram 2.7K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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
Email ****@yahoo.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 73Facebook 512Twitter 5.1K Avg Length 49 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+
Email ****@ajartists.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 240Facebook 160Twitter 831Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 37 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
Email ****@quantumfridge.org.uk
Location United Kingdom
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17. 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
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 17Instagram 1 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. 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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Instagram 63 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact