15 Best British Literature Podcasts

1. The Classic English Literature Podcast

A look at English literature through a historical lens with an eye toward seeing how literature can give meaning to our ordinary lives.
Podcast theclassicenglishliteraturepodcast.buzzsprout.com
Producer/Network M. G. McDonough
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play 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 Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Hardcore Literature

Welcome to your new favorite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don't just read the great books - we live them. Together we'll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We'll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.
Podcast benjaminmcevoy.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Benjamin McEvoy
Email ****@benjaminmcevoy.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 122 Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Avg Length 72 min Since Oct 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. Poetry and English Literature

Three genial enthusiasts read and discuss poetry.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Host Dan Hill
Producer/Network Dan Hill
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Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 361 Frequency 8 episodes/year Avg Length 110 min Since Oct 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

4. You're Booked

Welcome to You are Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favorite author's bookshelves. I am Daisy Buchanan, your Book Inspector, and I will be asking our guests all about the first forbidden books they read under the covers, the beloved books they have borrowed, and never given back, and those impressive heavyweight hardbacks that make them look like intellectual giants even though they could not get beyond the first twenty pages.
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Host Daisy Buchanan
Producer/Network Daisy Buchanan
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 283Twitter Followers 1.9KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 55 min Since Oct 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. The Poetry Society

Listen to our expanding audio library of both readings by poets and the fascinating exchanges between editors of The Poetry Review and contributors, past and present, as they explore ideas and themes generated by the issue. 'The Poetry Society is the heart and hands of poetry in the UK - a center which pours out energy to all parts of the poetry-body, and a dexterous set of operations which arrange and organize poetry's various manifestations.
Podcast poetrysociety.org.uk
Producer/Network The Poetry Society
Email ****@poetrysociety.org.uk
Facebook Followers 44.8KTwitter Followers 230.9KInstagram Followers 32.2K Frequency 1 episode/quarter Avg Length 24 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. The Poetry Exchange

The Poetry Exchange shares the conversations we have with people about a poem that has been a friend to them, alongside bespoke recordings of these poems, made as 'gifts' for our visitors. The Poetry Exchange is recorded in a range of venues and settings and features both public visitors and invited guests.
Podcast thepoetryexchange.co.uk
Producer/Network The Poetry Exchange
Email ****@thepoetryexchange.co.uk
Facebook Followers 1.1KTwitter Followers 4.4K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 31 min Listen on Apple Spotify Video Podcast YouTube
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7. Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

Frank Skinner loves poetry. And he thinks you might like it too. Join Frank each week as he takes you through some of his choice picks of poems. There may be laughter. There may be tears. There will certainly be poetry. Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast is produced by Sarah Bishop. It is an Avalon production for Bauer Media.
Podcast planetradio.co.uk
Host Bauer Media
Producer/Network Avalon
Email ****@bauermedia.co.uk
Facebook Followers 281.8KTwitter Followers 95K Frequency 10 episodes/year Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Scottish Poetry Library Podcast

It is a monthly podcast from the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, hosted by Colin Waters. Each episode focuses on a conversation and readings with a single poet.
Podcast scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Host Colin Waters
Producer/Network Scottish Poetry Library
Email ****@scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Facebook Followers 9.8KTwitter Followers 44.4K Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Get *British* Lit

A podcast was created by Mrs. Scarce and Mrs. Wood (two high school English teachers). We will discuss many topics, but mainly British Literature.
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Producer/Network Victoria Scarce
Since Aug 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

10. British Literature Lessons

Learn literature wherever you want. Tune in now and have a listen to the podcast!
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Producer/Network British Literature Lessons
Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

11. The Brit Lit Podcast

A show of news and views from the world of British books and publishing.
Podcast britlitpodcast.libsyn.com
Producer/Network Claire Handscombe
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 705Twitter Followers 1.7KInstagram Followers 828 Since Sep 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact