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 06 Jan 2026

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01/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 204

Frequency: every 37 days

Duration: 00:42:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (9 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

4. The Telegraph (2 shows)

5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (28 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	122	BBC	38
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	707	Megaphone	53
6	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
7	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	943	Simplecast	38
8	PRIDE AND PREDATOR	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	6	Substack	79
9	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
10	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
11	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
12	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
13	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	449	Acast	74
14	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	19	Omny Studio	63
15	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
16	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	311	Megaphone	42
17	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
18	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1203	Acast	59
19	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	411	Megaphone	63
20	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	357	ART19	68
21	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
22	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	441	Megaphone	32
23	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
24	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	32
25	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	53	Acast	94
26	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
27	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
28	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
29	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
30	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	378	Audioboom	62
31	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	218	Megaphone	38
32	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
33	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
34	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	415	BBC	28
35	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	516	BBC	28
36	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	284	Megaphone	43
37	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	270	Spreaker	69
38	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
39	Adrfit	The Adrift Podcast	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	43
40	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	699	BBC	28
41	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
42	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
43	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
44	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
45	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
46	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
47	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
48	Top Comment	BBC	News	102	BBC	48
49	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
50	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	61	Captivate	69
51	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
52	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
53	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
54	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
55	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	667	Acast	69
56	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
57	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
58	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
59	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
60	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	433	Audioboom	48
61	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
62	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
63	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	166	Acast	69
64	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
65	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
66	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
67	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
68	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
69	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
70	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
71	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	27	American Public Media	62
72	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	168	Omny Studio	69
73	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	371	Omny Studio	73
74	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
75	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	356	Spotify for Podcasters	38
76	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
77	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
78	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
79	Geography Matters	Chris Hamnett	Society & Culture	36	Captivate	79
80	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
81	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	192	Ximalaya	53
82	Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic	DW	Society & Culture	24	Unknown	48
83	The Vanishing of Janis Rose	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	8	Megaphone	58
84	Threshold	Auricle Productions	Society & Culture	147	Captivate	38
85	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	13	Acast	69
86	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
87	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	130	Acast	79
88	Mysteries at Bedtime	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	90	Acast	89
89	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	131	Buzzsprout	62
90	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
91	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	53	Megaphone	48
92	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
93	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	93	Libsyn	62
94	Mallen Baker: Faultlines	Mallen Baker	Society & Culture	599	Simplecast	63
95	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68
96	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
97	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	325	Simplecast	53
98	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	156	Megaphone	63
99	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
100	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79

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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