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 sept. 2026

09/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 149
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:39:13

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. Jack Laurence (2 shows)
5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (29 shows)
2. BBC (15 shows)
3. Megaphone (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
4Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
5Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
6Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
7Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
8Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
9Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
10Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
11Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
13Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
14Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
15Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
16Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
17Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
18Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
19Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
20Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
21Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
22Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
23Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
24Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
25Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
26Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
27Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
28Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
29Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
30Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
31Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
32Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
33Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
34Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
35Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
36Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
37Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
38Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
39Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
40Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
41Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
42Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
43Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
44Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
45Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
46Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
47Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
48Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
49Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
50Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
51Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture300WideOrbit
68
52Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
53Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
54Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
55Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
56Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
57Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
58Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
59Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
60Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
61Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
62Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
63Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary135N/A
N/A
64Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
65Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
66Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
67Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture347Simplecast
78
68Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
69Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
70Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
71Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
72Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
73Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
74Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
75Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
76Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
77Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
78Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
79Podcast The Missing SisterThe Missing SisteriHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture7Omny Studio
53
80Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
81Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
82Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
83Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
84Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
85Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
86Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
87Podcast Mysteries at BedtimeMysteries at BedtimeJack LaurenceSociety & Culture85Acast
89
88Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
89Podcast Beneath the City is SoilBeneath the City is SoilRobyn MoffatSociety & Culture3Audioboom
32
90Podcast Inside the Reading GapInside the Reading GapThinking ReadingSociety & Culture9Podbean
48
91Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
92Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
93Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
94Podcast The AgentThe AgentImperative EntertainmentSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
95Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
96Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
97Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
98Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
99Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
100Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63

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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