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 07 Jan 2026

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01/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 202

Frequency: every 247 days

Duration: 00:46:43

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (9 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

4. The Observer (2 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
3	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
4	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
6	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
7	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
8	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
9	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
10	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
11	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
12	PRIDE AND PREDATOR	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	6	Substack	79
13	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
14	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
15	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
16	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
17	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
18	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
19	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
20	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
21	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
22	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	489	Megaphone	63
23	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
24	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
25	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
26	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
27	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
28	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	278	Megaphone	43
29	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	31	BBC	58
30	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	377	Audioboom	62
31	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
32	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
33	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	210	Megaphone	38
34	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
35	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
36	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	510	BBC	28
37	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
38	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
39	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
40	Adrfit	The Adrift Podcast	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	43
41	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
42	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
43	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
44	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	694	BBC	28
45	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
46	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
47	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
48	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
49	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
50	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
51	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
52	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
53	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	428	Audioboom	48
54	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	86	Libsyn	62
55	Top Comment	BBC	News	97	BBC	48
56	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
57	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
58	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
59	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
60	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
61	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
62	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
63	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
64	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
65	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	352	Spotify for Podcasters	38
66	Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic	DW	Society & Culture	24	Unknown	48
67	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
68	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
69	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
70	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
71	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	154	Megaphone	63
72	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1959	Omny Studio	52
73	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
74	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
75	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	267	Buzzsprout	58
76	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
77	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
78	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
79	Geography Matters	Chris Hamnett	Society & Culture	28	Captivate	79
80	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
81	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	22	Buzzsprout	42
82	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	47	Megaphone	48
83	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	53
84	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
85	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
86	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
87	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
88	The Vanishing of Janis Rose	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	8	Megaphone	58
89	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
90	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79
91	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	521	Spreaker	43
92	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
93	The Stephen Howson Podcast	Stephen Howson	Society & Culture	13	Spotify for Podcasters	42
94	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	130	Buzzsprout	62
95	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	486	BBC	28
97	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	30	Libsyn	79
98	Al Jazeera Documentary	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	21	Spreaker	49
99	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
100	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	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.

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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