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 01 sept. 2026

09/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 161
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:38:13

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. BBC World Service (2 shows)
5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (28 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (10 shows)
4. Simplecast (7 shows)
5. ART19 (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
2Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
3Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
4Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
5Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
6Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
7Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
8Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
9Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
10Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
14Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
15Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
16Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
17Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
18Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
19Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
20Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
21Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
22Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
23Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
24Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
25Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
26Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
27Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
28Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
29Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
30Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
31Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
32Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
33Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
34Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
35Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
36Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
37Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
38Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
39Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
40Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
41Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
42Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
43Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
44Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
45Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
46Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture300WideOrbit
68
47Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
48Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
49Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
50Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
51Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture12PRX
69
52Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
53Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
54Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
55Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
56Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
57Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary134N/A
N/A
58Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture347Simplecast
78
59Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
60Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
61Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
62Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
63Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
64Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
65Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture86Libsyn
62
66Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
67Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
68Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
69Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
70Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
71Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
72Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
73Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
74Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
75Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
76Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
77Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
78Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
79Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
80Podcast 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
81Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
82Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
83Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
84Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture82Unknown
63
85Podcast Inheritance: SamsungInheritance: SamsungBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture11BBC
63
86Podcast Inside the Reading GapInside the Reading GapThinking ReadingSociety & Culture9Podbean
48
87Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
88Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
89Podcast Mysteries at BedtimeMysteries at BedtimeJack LaurenceSociety & Culture85Acast
89
90Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
91Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
92Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
93Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
94Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
95Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
96Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
97Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
98Podcast The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at NightThe Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at NightWill SotoSociety & Culture288Megaphone
72
99Podcast The AgentThe AgentImperative EntertainmentSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
100Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53

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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