70 Best UK Politics Podcasts
UK Politics Podcasts
Here are 70 Best UK Politics Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. The Red Box Politics Podcast
News Podcast of the Year: Matt Chorley presents the best interviews, analysis, and panel discussions from his Times Radio show. Listen live 10 am-1 pm Monday to Thursday.
Podcast play.acast.com
Producer/Network The Times
Email ****@thetimes.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 847.8KTwitter Followers 30.8KInstagram Followers 1.1M Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 35 min Since Jun 2013 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 . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? Formerly Remainiacs
Making sense of our political hell every Friday. Launched from the anti-Brexit movement in 2017, Oh God, What Now? (formerly Remainiacs) has become one of Britain's most entertaining political voices. With top quality guests and analysis, and poor quality jokes, we make the unbearable bearable. Oh God, What Now? is presented by Dorian Lynskey.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Producer/Network Podmasters
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 2.9KTwitter Followers 48.7KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 55 min Since May 2017 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact
3. Payne's Politics
Sebastian Payne takes you into the corridors of power to unwrap, analyze and debate British politics with a regular lineup of expert Financial Times correspondents and informed commentators. New episodes are available every Saturday morning.
Podcast ft.com
Host Sebastian Payne
Producer/Network Financial Times
Email ****@ft.com
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 4.1MTwitter Followers 125.1KInstagram Followers 3.6M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 34 min Since Dec 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact
4. The Jon Gaunt Show
The Jon Gaunt Podcast is the home of Free Speech. Subscribe now for the Free podcast.
Podcast jongauntshow.libsyn.com
Producer/Network The Jon Gaunt Show
Email ****@jongaunt.com
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 16.6KTwitter Followers 30.2K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 45 min Since Dec 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
5. Podlitical
Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host BBC
Producer/Network BBC Radio Scotland
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.4MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
6. Steve Richards presents the Rock N Roll Politics podcast
Based on his live one-man show Rock N Roll Politics, the broadcaster and author, Steve Richards, takes a weekly behind the scenes tour of UK politics and the media that shapes the way we view the epic political dramas. The future is ridiculously unpredictable and the past is so easy to misread.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Producer/Network Steve Richards
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Twitter Followers 63.5K Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 52 min Since May 2018 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact
7. Bloomberg Westminster
Bloomberg Westminster is your daily guide to British politics. In less than half an hour, we'll tell you what's happening and explain why it matters. Plus, interviews with MPs, policy experts, and Bloomberg's own team of political journalists. Presented by Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing.
Podcast bloomberg.com
Producer/Network Bloomberg
Email ****@bloomberg.net
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 4.3MTwitter Followers 9.4MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 2 episodes/day Avg Length 15 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
8. Sunday Supplement
Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC Radio 4, BBC
Producer/Network BBC Radio Wales
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 935.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 61.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 56 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
9. Westminster Hour
The big political stories with lively discussion and expert comment and analysis from politicians and journalists, 10pm every Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts Ben Wright, Leila Nathoo
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.9 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 2.4MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 50 min Since Dec 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
10. Today in Parliament
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host BBC
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 915.9KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 61.2K Frequency 3 episodes/week Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact
11. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
Nick Robinson has a conversation with, not an interrogation of, the people who shape our political thinking about what shaped theirs.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC, BBC Radio 4, Nick Robinson
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 39.1KTwitter Followers 1.1M Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 42 min Since Apr 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
12. UK Parliament
Welcome to the official Soundcloud channel for UK Parliament. Follow us to hear podcasts about the work of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Producer/Network UK Parliament
Email ****@parliament.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 405.6KTwitter Followers 1.6MInstagram Followers 212.4K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 41 min Since Aug 2013 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
13. Coffee House Shots
Instant political analysis from the Spectator's top team of writers, including Fraser Nelson, Isabel Hardman, Katy Balls, James Heale and many others.
Podcast audioboom.com
Producer/Network The Spectator
Email ****@spectator.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 196.1KTwitter Followers 257.7KInstagram Followers 746 Frequency 6 episodes/week Avg Length 16 min Since Nov 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
14. Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament
Podcasts from the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. Subscribe to listen to First Minister's Questions (FMQs) and other content.
Podcast scottishparliament.podbean.com
Producer/Network The Scottish Parliament
Email ****@parliament.scot
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 82.4KTwitter Followers 173.7KInstagram Followers 26.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 47 min Since Nov 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
15. Red Lines
The back-stop's here? Bad puns with top political coverage from Northern Ireland. Red Lines brings you essential analysis and commentary by BBC NI's politics team
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts BBC NI, BBC
Producer/Network BBC Radio Ulster
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 241.4KTwitter Followers 346.8KInstagram Followers 16.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 39 min Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
16. INSIDE BRIEFING with the Institute for Government
Find out in the weekly podcast from Britain's leading governmental think tank, where we analyze the latest events in politics and explain what they mean. Every week on Inside Briefing, IfG Director Bronwen Maddox welcomes experts, analysts, and special guests for a free-ranging conversation on what makes government work and how to fix it when it doesn't.
Podcast instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Producer/Network Institute for Government
Email ****@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 3.4KTwitter Followers 66.3KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 43 min Since Oct 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
17. PoliticsHome
Our weekly podcast discussing all the ups and downs at Westminster. Please subscribe and share.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network PoliticsHome
Email ****@politicshome.com
Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 7.1KTwitter Followers 123.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 41 min Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
18. Pompey Politics Podcast
Two brothers-in-law, Ian Morris and Simon Sansbury from Portsmouth (UK) talk about local and national politics.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Producer/Network Simon Sansbury and Ian Morris
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 581Twitter Followers 90 Frequency 7 episodes/quarter Avg Length 47 min Since Apr 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
19. The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly
The Guardian's political editor, Heather Stewart, and deputy political editor, Jessica Elgot, are joined by commentators, experts, and politicians to unpack the week's biggest stories in politics. On Politics Weekly Extra, Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland speaks with some of the Guardian's US team about the latest from the 2020 presidential election campaign.
Podcast theguardian.com
Producer/Network The Guardian
Email ****@theguardian.com
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 8.5MTwitter Followers 253KInstagram Followers 5.8M Frequency 2 episodes/week Since Mar 2006 Listen on Apple Spotify Get Email Contact
20. Sophy Ridge on Sunday
Sky News' Sophy Ridge analyses the best of her agenda-setting political interviews. Every Sunday, Sophy examines how decisions made in Westminster affect all our lives around the country. This podcast features the best of her interviews, with analysis from Sophy, and her team.
Podcast news.sky.com
Host Sophy Ridge
Producer/Network Sky News
Email ****@sky.uk
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 15.5KTwitter Followers 109.3K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 43 min Since Jan 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
21. Brexit and Beyond
The UK in a Changing Europe's new podcast 'Brexit and Beyond' is presented by the organization's director Professor Anand Menon. We dig deep into our guest's area of expertise, explaining the key issues around it and discussing how and why it's so useful for our better understanding of society. The UK in a Changing Europe is the authoritative source for independent rigorous high-quality academic research on UK-EU relations.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Producer/Network The UK in a Changing Europe Podcast
Email ****@ukandeu.ac.uk
Apple Rating 3.7 / 5Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 41.9K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 46 min Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
22. The A Level Politics Show
Welcome to The A Level Politics Show, your one-stop shop for revision. We focus on UK and US politics and examine political ideologies, including liberalism, socialism, conservatism, and feminism. While this show is geared towards A-level politics students, it will also appeal to anyone interested in current affairs. Enjoy! Oh, and if you do, try subscribing to The A Level Politics Show PLUS PLUS PLUS, which gives you TWO additional podcasts each month, and access to the full back catalogue.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Host Nick de Souza
Producer/Network Nick de Souza
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 24 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
23. The Green Alliance Podcast
The latest ideas, debate and insights on UK environmental policy and politics. Brought to you by Green Alliance - the charity and think tank focused on achieving ambitious leadership for the environment.
Podcast greenalliancepodcast.simplecast.com
Producer/Network Green Alliance
Email ****@green-alliance.org.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.9KTwitter Followers 42.6K Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Avg Length 27 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
24. The Two Matts
Join The New European's Matt Kelly and Matt d'Ancona plus occasional guests for weekly chat on politics and media with a side of cultural stuff. A podcast in the spirit of the award-winning New European newspaper - irreverent, witty, surprising, argumentative ... and annoying all the right people.
Podcast theneweuropean.co.uk
Host Matthew d'Ancona
Producer/Network The New European
Email ****@archant.co.uk
Facebook Followers 47.5KTwitter Followers 117.4KInstagram Followers 12.8K Frequency 1 episode/day Avg Length 43 min Since May 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
25. The Lesley Riddoch Podcast
Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week's news with former media lecturer and Dundee United fan, Pat Joyce. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK, and international politics analyzed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.
Podcast lesleyriddoch.com
Producer/Network Lesley Riddoch and Pat Joyce
Email ****@feistyproductions.co.uk
Facebook Followers 2.8KTwitter Followers 86.1K Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 58 min Since May 2007 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
26. The Week in Westminster
Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 916.1KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 61.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 29 min Since Nov 2009 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact
27. Yesterday in Parliament
Five-minute reports on the key events in Parliament presented with insight and humor by BBC correspondents.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 916.1KTwitter Followers 533.4KInstagram Followers 61.2K Frequency 4 episodes/week Avg Length 5 min Since Dec 2020 Play Get Email Contact
28. POLITICAL IMAGINATION
The Left Unity Wales Podcast: A vehicle for left-wing political debate, communication, action, news, analysis, and left wing political culture.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Harry Rogers
Email ****@leftunity.org
Facebook Followers 715Twitter Followers 16.5K Frequency 2 episodes/year Avg Length 42 min Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
29. Unparliamentary Language
A fortnightly podcast on British politics from Rob and Tom.
Podcast tinkertailorsoldiersponge.com
Producer/Network TTSS Productions
Email ****@tinkertailorsoldiersponge.com
Facebook Followers 116Twitter Followers 26Instagram Followers 58 Frequency 3 episodes/quarter Avg Length 64 min Since Feb 2018 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact
30. The Right Dishonourable Podcast
This podcast is as truthful as resources permit
Podcast rightdishonourable.com
Email ****@rightdishonourable.com
Twitter Followers 413 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 62 min Since May 2021 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact
UK Politics Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Sebastian Payne | Host | ft.com/political-fix | 38 | @sebastianepayne | 123.7K | |
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06l4482/episodes/player | 54 | @bbc | 2.3M | |
BBC Radio 4 | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp7mn/episodes/player | 25 | @bbcradio4 | 534K | |
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp7mn/episodes/player | 25 | |||
Ben Wright | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006s624 | @bbcbenwright | 9.4K | ||
Leila Nathoo | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006s624 | @leilanathoo | 5.6K | ||
BBC | Producer And Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qtqd | 106 | |||
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p04z203l | @bbc | 2.3M | ||
BBC Radio 4 | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p04z203l | @bbcradio4 | 534K | ||
Nick Robinson | Host | bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p04z203l | @bbcnickrobinson | 1.1M | ||
BBC NI | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mnkk8 | 18 | @bbcnewsni | 346.8K | |
BBC | Host | bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mnkk8 | 18 | @bbc | 2.3M | |
Sophy Ridge | Host | news.sky.com/topic/sophy-ridge-on-sunday-podcast-8928 | 59 | @sophyridgesky | 237.3K | |
Nick de Souza | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nick-de-souza | 8 | @nickdesouza | 1.4K | |
Matthew d'Ancona | Host | theneweuropean.co.uk/podcasts/2matts-podcast | 52 | @matthewdancona | ||
Adam Boulton | Host | globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KqFe | ||||
Martin Curtis | Host | buzzsprout.com/1515151 | 1 | @onenationmartin | ||
Steve Richards | podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/id1384867286 | 88 | @steverichards14 | 63.5K | ||
Podmasters | podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oh-god-what-now/id1245265763 | 81 | @OhGodWhatNowPod | |||
Holyrood Communications | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holyrood | 52 | @holyrooddaily | 25K | ||
ITV News | itv.com/news/2020-05-13/the-peston-podcast-subscribe-and-listen-here | 42 | @ITV | |||
Lesley Riddoch and Pat Joyce | lesleyriddoch.com/podcast | 31 | @lesleyriddoch | 86.1K | ||
Mr Patel UK and Global | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-level-politics | 28 | @patelshop | 1.2K | ||
The Scottish Parliament | scottishparliament.podbean.com | 23 | @scotparl | 173.7K | ||
DC Thomson | thestooshie.podbean.com | 23 | @stooshiescot | 1.4K |