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 Mar 2026

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03/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 158

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:42:59

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. ART19 (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
4	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
5	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	132	BBC	38
6	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
7	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
8	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
9	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	314	Megaphone	42
11	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
12	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	20	Omny Studio	63
13	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
14	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
15	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
16	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
17	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
18	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
19	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
20	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
21	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1207	Acast	59
22	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
23	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
24	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
25	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	30	Acast	83
26	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	146	Megaphone	68
27	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
28	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
29	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	444	Megaphone	32
30	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	285	Megaphone	43
31	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	379	Audioboom	62
32	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	701	BBC	28
33	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
34	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
35	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
36	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
37	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	39	Omny Studio	83
38	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
39	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	54	Acast	94
40	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
41	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
42	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
43	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	91	Spotify for Podcasters	32
44	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	105	Acast	79
45	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	58	PRX	74
46	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
47	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
48	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
49	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
50	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
51	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
52	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
53	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
54	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
55	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
56	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	157	Megaphone	63
57	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
58	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	169	Omny Studio	69
59	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
60	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	147	Captivate	79
61	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
62	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	48
63	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
64	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
65	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
66	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
67	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
68	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	131	Acast	79
69	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	155	Spotify for Podcasters	52
70	Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan	IRONCLAD	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	83
71	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
72	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
73	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
74	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
75	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
76	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
77	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	219	Megaphone	38
78	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
79	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	204	ART19	37
80	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	66	Captivate	69
81	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	53
83	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
84	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
85	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	33	Libsyn	68
86	The Unsettled Dead	Deborah Davies	Society & Culture	8	Podbean	53
87	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
88	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
89	Radio Diaries	Radio Diaries & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	274	PRX	43
90	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
91	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
92	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	676	Acast	69
93	Patient 11	Sky News	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	59
94	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
95	Al Jazeera Documentary	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	22	Spreaker	43
96	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
97	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	14	Acast	59
98	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
99	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
100	给女孩的商业第一课	闪光少女斯斯	Society & Culture	113	Ximalaya	59

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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