20 Best UK Sci-Fi Podcasts

1. Backwater Bastards

Join us as Dungeon Master Dick and best friend adventurers explore ancient lands and sci-fi worlds. We are a group of artists and illustrators who mess around in our DM Dick Dynamite's made up fantasy lands and laugh while we do. Join us on our haphazard adventure.
Podcast backwaterbastards.com
Producer/Network Realm
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 323Twitter Followers 1.8KInstagram Followers 999 Frequency 2 episodes/quarter Avg Length 72 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. The Dex Legacy

The Dex Legacy is a political sci-fi audio drama series based on characters from the novel trilogy of the same name by Emily Inkpen. The drama follows events on seed planet SP714 where a corporation, Dex Industries has grown so large that it has established itself as its nation. As well as getting immersed in the political machinations of Dex Island we follow Varian, Isra, and Ren who are at the spearhead of the military operation where morally dubious and ethically shady practices have become commonplace.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Producer/Network Alternative Stories
Email ****@btinternet.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 233Twitter Followers 479 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 24 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

3. The Well Told Tale

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.
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
Producer/Network The Well Told Tale
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 123Instagram Followers 146 Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 27 min Since Jan 2020 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Staggering Stories Podcast

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!
Podcast blog.staggeringstories.net
Producer/Network Staggering Stories team
Email ****@staggeringstories.net
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 739 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 65 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. Science Fiction 101

Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present, and the future! Your hosts: Phil Nichols of the Bradburymedia website, who is also known 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.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Phil Nichols
Email ****@bradburymedia.co.uk
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 257Twitter Followers 102 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 61 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

6. British Invaders

The podcast all about British Science Fiction Television.
Podcast britishinvaders.com
Producer/Network Brian and Eamonn
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 309 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 23 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. Alternate Futures

The Alternate Futures podcast features interviews with indie science fiction creators where we discuss their work, the world, and anything in-between.
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Host Edwin H. Rydberg
Producer/Network Alternate Futures
Email ****@edwinhrydberg.com
Facebook Followers 40Twitter Followers 103 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 87 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. Bradbury 100

Bradbury 100 is a podcast celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, brought to you by Phil Nichols.
Podcast bradburymedia.blogspot.com
Producer/Network Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk
Email ****@bradburymedia.co.uk
Facebook Followers 348 Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Pod To Pluto

Welcome to our new scifi comedy audiodrama 'Pod To Pluto' and say hello to Jemima Belafonte and her sarcastic 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. Written by Peter Richard Adams. Starring Laura England and Wayne Russell.
Podcast cornucopia-radio.co.uk
Producer/Network Cornucopia Radio
Email ****@cornucopia-radio.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 588Twitter Followers 451Instagram Followers 374 Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 20 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. The Gandalf's Fist Podcast

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!
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gandalfsfist.com
Facebook Followers 8.1KTwitter Followers 15.6KInstagram Followers 2.8K Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. The Outer Limits Podcast

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!
Podcast thetwilightzonepodcast.com
Producer/Network Victor Gamboa
Email ****@thetwilightzonepodcast.com
Facebook Followers 512Twitter Followers 5.1K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

12. Four Men In A Wormhole

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.
Podcast podomatic.com
Producer/Network FourMenInAWormhole
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13. Eliza: A Robot Story

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.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Hosts Tanya Reynolds, Arthur Darvill
Producer/Network Crowd Stories+
Email ****@ajartists.com
Facebook Followers 169Twitter Followers 926Instagram Followers 1.1K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 38 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

14. Quantum Fridge

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.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Producer/Network Quantum Fridge
Email ****@quantumfridge.org.uk
Facebook Followers 90 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

15. StorycastRob

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.
Podcast storycastrob.co.uk
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 99Twitter Followers 1.4K Since Jul 2011 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact

16. Pay No Attention

The Pay No Attention podcast is a podcast for SFF readers and writers in which hosts 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.
Podcast paynoattention.pinecast.co
Producer/Network David Whitechapel
Email ****@gmail.com
Twitter Followers 18 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

17. Jupiter 5

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!
Podcast jupiter5.buzzsprout.com
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18. Stories from Dany's Brain

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!
Podcast buzzsprout.com
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19. StarPodLog

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!
Podcast holosuitemedia.com
Producer/Network Holosuite Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 343Twitter Followers 604 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact