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 Sep 2026

09/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 159
Frequency: every 34 days
Duration: 00:40:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (3 shows)
5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (15 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Simplecast (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
6Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
7Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture442Acast
74
9Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture35BBC
58
10Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
13Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
14Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
16Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
17Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture226Acast
43
18Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
19Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
20Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
21Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
22Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
23Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
24Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
25Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
26Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
27Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
28Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
29Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
30Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
73
31Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
33Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
34Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
35Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
36Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
37Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
38Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
39Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
40Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
41Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
42Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
43Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture513BBC
28
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
46Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary136N/A
N/A
47Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory194ART19
37
48Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
49Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
50Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
51Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
52Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture50Acast
94
53Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
54Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture696BBC
28
55Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
56Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
57Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
58Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
59Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
60Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
61Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
62Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
63Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture128Acast
79
64Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
65Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
66Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
67Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
68Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture161Omny Studio
69
69Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
70Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture349Simplecast
78
71Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
72Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture192Simplecast
58
73Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
74Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
75Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture89Libsyn
62
76Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
77Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
78Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
79Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
80Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
81Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
82Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
83Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
84Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
85Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
86Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture213Megaphone
38
87Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
88Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
89Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture644Acast
69
90Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture75Spreaker
43
91Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture274Buzzsprout
58
92Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
93Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
94Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
95Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
96Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
97Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture97Omny Studio
89
98Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
99Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
100Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture322Simplecast
53

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.

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