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 04 Feb 2025

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02/04/2025

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 45 days

Duration: 00:43:26

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. The Telegraph (2 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

5. BBC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (19 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
2	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
3	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	118	BBC	38
4	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
5	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
6	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
7	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	448	Acast	74
8	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	942	Simplecast	38
9	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
10	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
11	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
12	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
13	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	411	Megaphone	63
14	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
15	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
16	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
17	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	310	Megaphone	42
18	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
19	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
20	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
21	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
22	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1202	Acast	59
23	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
24	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
25	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
26	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	56	PRX	64
27	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	58	BBC	58
28	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
29	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	92	Libsyn	62
30	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	516	BBC	28
31	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
32	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	356	ART19	68
33	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
34	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	283	Megaphone	43
35	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	414	BBC	28
36	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
37	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
38	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	440	Megaphone	32
39	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
40	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	356	Spotify for Podcasters	38
41	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
42	Top Comment	BBC	News	102	BBC	48
43	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	353	Simplecast	78
44	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
45	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	100	Acast	59
46	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
47	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
48	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	200	ART19	37
49	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	112	Spotify for Podcasters	42
50	Outlawed	Beverly Gray & Jonas Swartz	Society & Culture	27	Buzzsprout	63
51	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	268	Spreaker	69
52	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	165	Acast	69
53	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	699	BBC	28
54	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
55	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
56	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
57	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
58	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
59	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	663	Acast	69
60	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
61	Be Amazed	Be Amazed	Society & Culture	500	RedCircle	43
62	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	217	Megaphone	38
63	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
64	My Year in Mensa	iHeartPodcasts and Jamie Loftus	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	53
65	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
66	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	32
67	香港電台：古今風雲人物	RTHK.HK	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	38
68	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	130	Acast	79
69	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
70	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
71	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
72	Call Bethel	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	6	Acast	53
73	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
74	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	191	Ximalaya	53
75	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
76	Your Ghost Stories	Jamie Black	Society & Culture	81	Spotify for Podcasters	43
77	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
78	The All or Nothing Podcast with Billy Moore	Billy Moore	Society & Culture	99	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	25	PRX	84
80	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	274	Buzzsprout	58
81	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
82	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	26	American Public Media	62
83	Split Screen: Bachelor of Buckingham Palace	CBC	TV & Film	30	Triton Digital	63
84	Unfit For Service	Wavland	Society & Culture	10	Simplecast	63
85	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
86	Yeti	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	14	BBC	49
87	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
88	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	325	Simplecast	53
89	The Long Time Academy	Headspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery Studios	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	79
90	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	447	RedCircle	59
91	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
92	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	145	Captivate	79
93	The Other Latif	WNYC Studios	Society & Culture	8	Simplecast	69
94	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	46	Omny Studio	53
95	On podcast پادکست آن	mersen	Society & Culture	53	Simplecast	52
96	What's Missing	Casefile Presents	Society & Culture	10	Acast	73
97	Privateer Station: War In Ukraine	Privateer	Society & Culture	491	Spreaker	53
98	JOURNEY	Ryan Wolf	Society & Culture	13	Acast	73
99	The Vaping Fix	Wondery	Society & Culture	3	ART19	69
100	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	432	Audioboom	48

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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