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 02 Jan 2026

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01/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 246 days

Duration: 00:44:02

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC (3 shows)

4. The Telegraph (2 shows)

5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Megaphone (15 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	104	BBC	38
2	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
3	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
4	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	701	Megaphone	53
6	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
7	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	444	Acast	74
8	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
9	PRIDE AND PREDATOR	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	6	Substack	79
10	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
11	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	940	Simplecast	38
12	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
13	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	99	BBC	53
14	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	307	Megaphone	42
15	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	408	Megaphone	63
16	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1196	Acast	59
17	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
18	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
19	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
20	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
21	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	32
22	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
23	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	436	Megaphone	32
24	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	28	Spreaker	84
25	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
26	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	514	BBC	28
27	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	37	BBC	58
28	Adrfit	The Adrift Podcast	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	43
29	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
30	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	143	Megaphone	68
31	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	50	Acast	94
32	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	412	BBC	28
33	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
34	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
35	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
36	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
37	Top Comment	BBC	News	100	BBC	48
38	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
39	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
40	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	380	Audioboom	62
41	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
42	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	97	Acast	79
43	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
44	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	214	Megaphone	38
45	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
46	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
47	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	129	Acast	79
48	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
49	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
50	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	162	Omny Studio	69
51	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
52	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
53	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1956	Omny Studio	42
54	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
55	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
56	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
57	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	274	Buzzsprout	58
58	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	649	Acast	69
59	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
60	Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic	DW	Society & Culture	24	Unknown	48
61	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
62	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	697	BBC	28
63	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	430	Audioboom	48
64	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
65	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
66	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69
67	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
68	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
69	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
70	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	196	ART19	37
71	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
72	The Vanishing of Janis Rose	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	8	Megaphone	58
73	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	131	Buzzsprout	62
74	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
75	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
76	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	63
77	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
78	Be Amazed	Be Amazed	Society & Culture	497	RedCircle	43
79	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
80	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
81	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
83	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
84	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
85	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
86	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	24	American Public Media	62
87	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	189	Ximalaya	53
88	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
89	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
90	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
91	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
92	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
93	Classical Music Happy Hour	WNYC, WQXR	Music	28	Simplecast	63
94	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	53
95	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	406	Buzzsprout	83
96	Geography Matters	Chris Hamnett	Society & Culture	36	Captivate	79
97	Chameleon: Dr. Miracle	Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media	Society & Culture	3	Megaphone	63
98	The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	26	Megaphone	83
99	Signal Hill	Signal Hill	Society & Culture	34	Buzzsprout	62
100	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	214	Acast	79

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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