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 Aug 2025

08/04/2025

Average data

Episodes: 204
Frequency: every 41 days
Duration: 00:42:45

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
2Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
3Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
4Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
5Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
6Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
7Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
8Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
9Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
10Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
11Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
12Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
14Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
15Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
16Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
17Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
18Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
19Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
20Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
21Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
22Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
23Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
24Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
25Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
26Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
27Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
28Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
29Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
30Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture92WideOrbit
68
31Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
32Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
33Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture51Megaphone
53
34Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
35Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
36Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
37Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
38Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
39Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
40Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
41Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
42Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
43Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
44Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
45Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
46Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
47Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
48Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
49Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
50Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews96Acast
59
51Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
52Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
53Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
54Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
55Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
56Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
57Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture352Spotify for Podcasters
38
58Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
59Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
60Podcast Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNAAmanda Wakeley: StyleDNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts109Spotify for Podcasters
48
61Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
62Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
63Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
64Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
65Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture55Libsyn
53
66Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
67Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
68Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
69Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
70Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
71Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
72Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture208Acast
79
73Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture64Spreaker
43
74Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
75Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
76Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
77Podcast The Unsettled DeadThe Unsettled DeadDeborah DaviesSociety & Culture8Podbean
53
78Podcast Deborah Hatswell. BBR Investigations. Cryptids, Paranormal & Unexplained EventsDeborah Hatswell. BBR Investigations. Cryptids, Paranormal & Unexplained EventsBeing Believed InvestigationsSociety & Culture312Spreaker
53
79Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
80Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
81Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
82Podcast The Squarepeg PodcastThe Squarepeg PodcastAmy RichardsSociety & Culture159Libsyn
78
83Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
84Podcast White Men Can't Work!White Men Can't Work!Tim SamuelsSociety & Culture6Acast
74
85Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
86Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
87Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture428Audioboom
48
88Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
89Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
90Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
91Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture522Spreaker
43
92Podcast The TrappedThe TrappedITV NewsSociety & Culture9Spreaker
74
93Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
94Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
95Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
96Podcast La familia correctaLa familia correctaEl País Audio / WePodSociety & Culture8Omny Studio
84
97Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
98Podcast On podcast پادکست آنOn podcast پادکست آنmersenSociety & Culture53Simplecast
52
99Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
100Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture292Audioboom
58

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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