Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Documentary

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 28 Jun 2026

06/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 170
Frequency: every 27 days
Duration: 00:37:37

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
4. Sky News (3 shows)
5. NPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (22 shows)
2. Megaphone (15 shows)
3. BBC (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. ART19 (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsNews4Spreaker
32
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Foundling | Tortoise InvestigatesFoundling | Tortoise InvestigatesTortoise MediaSociety & Culture131Acast
79
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture96BBC
43
5Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
6Podcast Real Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesSociety & Culture12Buzzsprout
73
7Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture93Acast
64
8Podcast The Andrew Gold Show (Heretics)The Andrew Gold Show (Heretics)Andrew GoldSociety & Culture680Megaphone
53
9Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture916Simplecast
43
10Missing podcast logoThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture278Audioboom
37
11Podcast The Telepathy TapesThe Telepathy TapesKy DickensSociety & Culture79Acast
84
12Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture426Acast
74
13Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast Society & Culture199Spotify for Podcasters
38
14Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
15Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
16Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
17Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
18Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
19Podcast Off Duty | The Guardian InvestigatesOff Duty | The Guardian InvestigatesThe GuardianSociety & Culture44Acast
68
20Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomNPRSociety & Culture15Megaphone
59
21Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture408Megaphone
38
22Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
24Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
78
25Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1153Acast
59
26Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture509ART19
73
27Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture96BBC
59
28Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
83
29Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleSociety & Culture106Spreaker
84
30Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture82Acast
84
31Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
32Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture243Megaphone
43
33Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture26Buzzsprout
38
34Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture36Acast
94
35Podcast Power PlaysPower PlaysHuman Rights FoundationSociety & Culture6Captivate
63
36Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture688BBC
33
37Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
38Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture408BBC
33
39Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
40Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture502BBC
33
41Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture9Omny Studio
59
42Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture134Omny Studio
59
43Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
44Podcast Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)CBCSociety & Culture67Triton Digital
63
45Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture1Spotify for Podcasters
68
46Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
47Podcast The CRUX: True Survival StoriesThe CRUX: True Survival StoriesKaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, BleavSociety & Culture245Simplecast
48
48Podcast I'm Not a MonsterI'm Not a MonsterBBC Radio 5 LiveSociety & Culture32BBC
59
49Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture171Spotify for Podcasters
32
50Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
51Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
52Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture128Simplecast
68
53Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture13Acast
74
54Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
55Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
56Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1958Acast
53
57Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
58Podcast Woman Overboard Woman Overboard Katherine SutherlandSociety & Culture3Acast
49
59Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture221PRX
74
60Podcast FONDSFONDSFONDSSociety & Culture11Spotify for Podcasters
63
61Podcast Alien UFO PodcastAlien UFO PodcastSimon BownSociety & Culture407Simplecast
63
62Missing podcast logoAffaires sensiblesFrance InterDocumentary101N/A
N/A
63Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture8Captivate
63
64Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture267Megaphone
43
65Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
66Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture67Acast
74
67Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
68Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRW & Placement TheorySociety & Culture73Megaphone
38
69Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigherGround Society & Culture8ART19
69
70Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture38Megaphone
53
71Missing podcast logoSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesNews336Audioboom
62
72Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture58Acast
89
73Podcast I ServeI ServeForeign PolicySociety & Culture4Megaphone
69
74Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
69
75Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
76Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige CarterConspiracy Files with Paige CarterThe Forbidden Knowledge NetworkHistory137Spotify for Podcasters
53
77Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
78Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture170Spotify for Podcasters
63
79Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture91Omny Studio
94
80Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture264Buzzsprout
58
81Podcast Pipeline Pipeline Daily MailSociety & Culture7Megaphone
79
82Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
83Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture309Simplecast
53
84Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue Scary Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture934Acast
79
85Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture36Libsyn
63
86Podcast The Telepathy TapesThe Telepathy TapesKy DickensSociety & Culture79ART19
89
87Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
53
88Podcast Atonement: The John Paulk StoryAtonement: The John Paulk StoryiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture7Omny Studio
58
89Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedHyperfixed & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture48PRX
64
90Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteNPRSociety & Culture363Megaphone
53
91Podcast Inside the Reading GapInside the Reading GapThinking ReadingSociety & Culture5Podbean
53
92Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
93Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture249Megaphone
59
94Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture16Megaphone
63
95Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture55Spreaker
74
96Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
97Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture13Megaphone
48
98Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture41Omny Studio
69
99Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
100Podcast Patient 11Patient 11Sky NewsTrue Crime6Spreaker
64

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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