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 Sep 2026

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09/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 157

Frequency: every 36 days

Duration: 00:41:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
2	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
3	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
4	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
5	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
6	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
7	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
8	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	31	BBC	58
9	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
10	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
11	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	258	WideOrbit	48
12	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
13	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
16	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	222	Acast	43
17	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
18	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
19	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
20	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
21	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
23	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
24	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
25	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
26	Focus: Adults in the Room	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	68
27	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
28	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
29	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
30	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
31	The Poet	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	6	Megaphone	73
32	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
33	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
34	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
35	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
36	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	510	BBC	28
37	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
38	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
40	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	278	Megaphone	43
41	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
42	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
43	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
44	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
45	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
46	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
47	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
48	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
49	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
50	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
51	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	134	N/A	N/A
52	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
53	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
54	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
55	SuperHuman	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	53
56	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
57	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
58	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
59	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79
60	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
61	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
62	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
63	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	47	Megaphone	48
64	Theories of the Third Kind	Theories of the Third Kind	Society & Culture	300	WideOrbit	68
65	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
66	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
67	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	12	PRX	69
68	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
69	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	32	Omny Studio	83
70	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
71	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	86	Libsyn	62
72	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
73	Embedded	NPR	Society & Culture	188	Simplecast	58
74	Where the River Took Us	Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	10	Spreaker	64
75	Question Everything	Brian Reed	Society & Culture	82	Unknown	63
76	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
77	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
78	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	148	Spotify for Podcasters	52
79	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
80	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
81	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
82	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	210	Megaphone	38
83	给女孩的商业第一课	闪光少女斯斯	Society & Culture	110	Ximalaya	59
84	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	154	Megaphone	63
85	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
86	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	47	RedCircle	73
87	Bailey Sarian	Bailey Sarian	Society & Culture	158	Spreaker	43
88	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	347	Simplecast	78
89	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
90	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
91	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
92	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
93	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
94	The National Archives Podcast Series	The National Archives	Society & Culture	549	Unknown	32
95	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	63	Spreaker	43
96	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
97	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	65	Acast	83
98	The Consciousness Cassettes	TTT Media	Society & Culture	14	ART19	62
99	The Squarepeg Podcast	Amy Richards	Society & Culture	159	Libsyn	78
100	Criminal Justice Matters	The Criminal Bar Association	Society & Culture	21	Spotify for Podcasters	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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