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 19 Aug 2026

08/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 193
Frequency: every 32 days
Duration: 00:39:30

Top 5 authors

1. Tortoise Media (9 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)
4. NPR (3 shows)
5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (14 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast We call her Emma | Tortoise InvestigatesWe call her Emma | Tortoise InvestigatesTortoise MediaSociety & Culture138Acast
79
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture812Megaphone
53
4Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
6Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsNews9Spreaker
32
7Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
8Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
9Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture8Spotify for Podcasters
52
10Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture55Spreaker
74
11Missing podcast logoThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture290Audioboom
37
12Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
13Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture341ART19
68
14Podcast The Telepathy TapesThe Telepathy TapesKy DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
15Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
16Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture929Simplecast
38
17Podcast Off Duty | The Guardian InvestigatesOff Duty | The Guardian InvestigatesThe GuardianSociety & Culture44Acast
68
18Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture423Megaphone
32
19Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast Society & Culture212Spotify for Podcasters
38
20Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
21Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
22Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
23Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
59
24Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
25Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture249Megaphone
43
26Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
27Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomNPRSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
28Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture97BBC
63
29Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
30Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
42
31Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1175Acast
59
33Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
33
34Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
35Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
36Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture362Megaphone
43
37Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
38Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
39Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
40Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
27
41Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture44Acast
94
42Podcast I'm Not a MonsterI'm Not a MonsterBBC Radio 5 LiveSociety & Culture32BBC
59
43Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture508BBC
28
44Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
45Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture134Simplecast
68
46Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture42Megaphone
53
47Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
68
48Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
49Podcast The CRUX: True Survival StoriesThe CRUX: True Survival StoriesKaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, BleavSociety & Culture254Simplecast
48
50Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture9PRX
59
51Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedHyperfixed & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture94PRX
64
52Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
53Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
54Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture149Omny Studio
59
55Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
56Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
57Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
58Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture224PRX
74
59Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture81Libsyn
68
60Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture209Acast
79
61Podcast Alien UFO PodcastAlien UFO PodcastSimon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
62Missing podcast logoAffaires sensiblesFrance InterDocumentary131N/A
N/A
63Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture99Spreaker
43
64Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture59Acast
83
65Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture177Spotify for Podcasters
63
66Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture18ART19
63
67Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
68Missing podcast logoSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesNews341Audioboom
62
69Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
70Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
71Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture125Acast
79
72Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRW & Placement TheorySociety & Culture76Megaphone
38
73Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture10ART19
63
74Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
75Podcast Coffeehouse CrimeCoffeehouse CrimeCoffeehouse CrimeSociety & Culture759Spreaker
79
76Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
77Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
78Podcast Sumud Podcast: Inspired by PalestineSumud Podcast: Inspired by PalestineDr. Ed Hasan Society & Culture109Megaphone
73
79Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture42Libsyn
63
80Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture78Spotify for Podcasters
52
81Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
82Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
83Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue Scary Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture987Acast
79
84Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture424Audioboom
48
85Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture204Simplecast
53
86Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
53
87Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige CarterConspiracy Files with Paige CarterThe Forbidden Knowledge NetworkHistory143Spotify for Podcasters
53
88Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Acast
53
89Podcast There's A Lot I Haven't AskedThere's A Lot I Haven't AskedHannah DonelonSociety & Culture9Spotify for Podcasters
48
90Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
91Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
92Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
93Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
94Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture256Megaphone
59
95Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteNPRSociety & Culture367Megaphone
53
96Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture267Buzzsprout
58
97Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
98Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
99Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
100Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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