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 05 Mar 2026

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03/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:43:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. BBC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (24 shows)

2. BBC (19 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (11 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
4	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	120	BBC	38
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	706	Megaphone	53
6	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
7	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
8	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	449	Acast	74
9	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
10	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
11	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
12	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	311	Megaphone	42
13	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	19	Omny Studio	63
14	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	943	Simplecast	38
15	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	357	ART19	68
16	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	441	Megaphone	32
17	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
18	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
19	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
20	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
21	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
22	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
23	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1202	Acast	59
24	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
25	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
26	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
27	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
28	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	415	BBC	28
29	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	284	Megaphone	43
30	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	53	Acast	94
31	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
32	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
33	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	377	Audioboom	62
34	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
35	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
36	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	37	Omny Studio	83
37	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
38	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	516	BBC	28
39	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
40	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	32
41	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
42	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	93	Libsyn	62
43	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
44	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
45	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
46	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
47	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
48	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
49	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
50	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
51	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
52	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
53	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
54	Adventures in Nutopia	David Bramwell	Society & Culture	27	Libsyn	73
55	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
56	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
57	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	269	Spreaker	69
58	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	699	BBC	28
59	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	56	PRX	64
60	Different with Nicky Campbell	BBC Radio 5 Live	Society & Culture	69	BBC	28
61	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
62	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
63	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
64	The Crimes of Margo Freshwater	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	63
65	Al Jazeera Documentary	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	22	Spreaker	43
66	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
67	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
68	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	165	Acast	69
69	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
70	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
71	No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism Podcast	SEEN in Journalism	Society & Culture	16	Substack	48
72	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
73	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
74	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
75	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	52	Megaphone	48
76	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	156	Megaphone	63
77	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
78	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
79	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
80	Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan	IRONCLAD	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	83
81	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	218	Megaphone	38
82	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	371	Omny Studio	73
83	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	191	Ximalaya	53
84	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	145	Captivate	79
85	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	274	Buzzsprout	58
86	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	325	Simplecast	53
87	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	153	Spotify for Podcasters	52
88	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	406	Buzzsprout	83
89	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	130	Acast	79
90	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	26	American Public Media	62
91	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
92	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
93	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
94	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
95	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
96	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
97	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
98	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	13	Acast	69
99	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
100	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	665	Acast	69

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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