Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Arts

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 01 Nov 2026

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11/01/2026

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Episodes: 203

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:45:22

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The Art Newspaper (2 shows)

3. London Review of Books (1 shows)

4. Every Outfit (1 shows)

5. Bella Freud (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. Acast (24 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. BBC (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Dish	Cold Glass Productions	Arts	188	Megaphone	69
2	The Book Club	Goalhanger	Arts	40	Megaphone	73
3	Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware	Jessie Ware	Arts	396	Acast	63
4	ill-advised by Bill Nighy	EYEPOD Studios	Arts	33	Acast	83
5	Stories of Art	HENI Talks	Arts	39	Unknown	73
6	99% Invisible	Roman Mars	Arts	839	Simplecast	58
7	The Magnus Archives	Rusty Quill	Arts	405	Acast	74
8	Matt & Olly's Secret Life of Food	Joy Peddlers	Arts	9	Megaphone	48
9	Service95 Book Club With Dua Lipa	Service95	Arts	53	Megaphone	58
10	Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud	Bella Freud	Arts	101	Megaphone	63
11	Talk ’90s to me	Podmasters	Arts	71	Megaphone	89
12	Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club	Plosive	Arts	142	Acast	79
13	A King & 2 Queens Theatre Podcast	A King & 2 Queens	Arts	1	RSS.com	57
14	An Excellent Fit	An Excellent Fit	Arts	17	Acast	83
15	The History of Literature	Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate	Arts	796	Megaphone	58
16	The Go To Food Podcast	Go To Podcast Company	Arts	265	Megaphone	48
17	The Moth	The Moth	Arts	503	WideOrbit	49
18	Fantasy Fangirls	Fantasy Fangirls	Arts	227	Acast	63
19	Close Readings	London Review of Books	Arts	230	Megaphone	73
20	Girls Overheard	Girls Overheard	Arts	372	Megaphone	43
21	The Food Programme	BBC Radio 4	Arts	848	BBC	28
22	This Cultural Life	BBC Radio 4	Arts	169	BBC	38
23	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Classic Crime Novel by Agatha Christie	Agatha Christie	Arts	29	Spreaker	69
24	You're On Tonight	Kara Alberts-Turner, Liam Horrigan and The Sound Company Ltd	Arts	28	Acast	69
25	The Book Review	The New York Times	Arts	3	Simplecast	48
26	Off The Shelf with Morgann Book	Bookish Media	Arts	67	Acast	63
27	Fresh Air	NPR	Arts	300	Simplecast	59
28	Comfort Eating with Siobhán McSweeney	The Guardian	Arts	135	Acast	38
29	Articles of Interest	Avery Trufelman	Arts	72	PRX	73
30	As the Season Turns	Ffern	Arts	119	Acast	84
31	The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive	Fitzcarraldo Editions	Arts	18	Soundcloud	38
32	Myths and Legends	Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod	Arts	544	Audioboom	63
33	Zero to Well-Read	Book Riot	Arts	68	Megaphone	48
34	Bookshop Stories	Tom Idle	Arts	18	Spotify for Podcasters	48
35	Take Four Books	BBC Radio 4	Arts	78	BBC	28
36	The New Yorker: Fiction	The New Yorker	Arts	237	Megaphone	38
37	Let's Get Dressed	Liv Perez	Arts	355	Acast	53
38	The Full English	Lewis Bassett	Arts	42	Substack	53
39	Nostalgic Mystery Radio	Stevie K.	Arts	492	Buzzsprout	58
40	Homing	Matt Gibberd	Arts	102	Transistor	79
41	Griefcast	Cariad Lloyd	Arts	190	Acast	84
42	Spooked	KQED and Snap Studios	Arts	262	Simplecast	63
43	Every Outfit	Every Outfit	Arts	303	Audioboom	42
44	All About The Archers	Philippa Hall	Arts	239	Acast	69
45	Treasure Island	NOISER	Arts	1	Megaphone	73
46	A Good Read	BBC Radio 4	Arts	398	BBC	28
47	Talk Art	Russell Tovey and Robert Diament	Arts	398	Acast	79
48	The Week in Art	The Art Newspaper	Arts	398	Acast	53
49	岩中花述 Details temporarily unavailable	GIADA	Arts	87	Unknown	53
50	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	115	Spotify for Podcasters	42
51	Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast	Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media	Arts	178	Audioboom	57
52	The Allusionist	Helen Zaltzman	Arts	258	ART19	59
53	The Clearing with Katherine May	Katherine May	Arts	101	Acast	79
54	Hip Hop Saved My Life with Romesh Ranganathan	RangaBee Productions and Mr Box	Arts	134	Acast	43
55	Wodcast	Into the Words	Arts	13	Unknown	84
56	DTFae	DTFae Podcast	Arts	200	Buzzsprout	48
57	Fashion People	Audacy \| Puck	Arts	271	WideOrbit	48
58	The New Black Canon: 100 Books to Read Before You Die	Afrori Books	Arts	2	Spotify for Podcasters	62
59	The Great Women Artists	Katy Hessel	Arts	188	Soundcloud	53
60	Ambridge on the Couch - this week on The Archers	Lucy V Freeman	Arts	328	Acast	38
61	Positive Distraction with Alexander McCall Smith	Alexander McCall Smith	Arts	14	Spotify for Podcasters	52
62	Good Food	Good Food	Arts	650	Megaphone	69
63	Personal Landscapes	Ryan Murdock	Arts	83	Substack	53
64	Shedunnit	Caroline Crampton	Arts	213	Megaphone	53
65	The Food Chain	BBC World Service	Arts	565	BBC	38
66	The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy	Ryan Tubridy	Arts	91	Acast	58
67	Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Stories	Sherlock Holmes Bedtime Pod	Arts	185	RedCircle	62
68	Ruthie's Table 4	iHeartPodcasts	Arts	304	Omny Studio	53
69	The Waterstones Podcast	Waterstones	Arts	206	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	Jane Austen's Paper Trail	The Conversation	Arts	8	Captivate	58
71	The Radio 2 Book Club	BBC Radio 2	Arts	106	BBC	28
72	Eating History	Level Media Inc.	Arts	27	Megaphone	69
73	All About Agatha Christie	Christie	Arts	327	Simplecast	48
74	Gothic Type	Gothic Type	Arts	2	Spotify for Podcasters	58
75	Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast	Avalon	Arts	90	Megaphone	37
76	The Recipe	Listen To This	Arts	35	Unknown	78
77	Scary Stories and Rain	Being Scared	Arts	520	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin	Rick Rubin	Arts	210	Megaphone	68
79	Vittles	Vittles	Arts	18	Substack	53
80	The Beauty Desk	The Times	Arts	15	Acast	64
81	Poetry Unbound	On Being Studios	Arts	231	Simplecast	83
82	The Joy of Books	The National Literacy Trust	Arts	4	Acast	63
83	The Business of Fashion Podcast	The Business of Fashion	Arts	676	Acast	58
84	Backlisted	Backlisted	Arts	278	Megaphone	53
85	Philosophy For Our Times	Institute of Art and Ideas	Arts	574	Unknown	58
86	Marlon and Jake Read Dead People	Penguin Random House	Arts	45	Simplecast	68
87	Inklings Book Club	Jack Edwards	Arts	57	Megaphone	43
88	The Emerald	Joshua Schrei	Arts	100	Buzzsprout	73
89	Writer's Routine	Dan Simpson	Arts	424	Acast	84
90	Call To Stage with Amber Davies	Amber Davies/W!ZARD Studios	Arts	144	ART19	68
91	The Chef's Cut	Level Media	Arts	74	Megaphone	58
92	The Jimmy Dore Show	Jimmy Dore	Arts	100	Libsyn	48
93	A brush with...	The Art Newspaper	Arts	150	Acast	89
94	Lunchbox Envy	Lunchbox Envy	Arts	90	Audioboom	52
95	Slightly Foxed	Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader's Quarterly	Arts	61	Audioboom	73
96	Always Take Notes	Always Take Notes	Arts	250	Megaphone	48
97	Simon Mayo's Books of the Year	Bauer Media	Arts	321	Sharpstream	42
98	STACK with Jake and Ella	STACK Books/W!ZARD Studios	Arts	24	Megaphone	68
99	An Art To It	Elaine Dye	Arts	70	Libsyn	83
100	The Prancing Pony Podcast	The Prancing Pony Podcast	Arts	431	Megaphone	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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