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 Feb 2025

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02/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 204

Frequency: every 39 days

Duration: 00:42:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. The Observer (2 shows)

4. The Telegraph (2 shows)

5. BBC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)

2. BBC (20 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. ART19 (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	31	Acast	83
2	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	133	BBC	38
5	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	102	BBC	53
6	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	107	Acast	73
7	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	454	Acast	74
8	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
9	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
10	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
11	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	947	Simplecast	38
12	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
13	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
14	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	711	Megaphone	53
15	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
16	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
17	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	415	Megaphone	63
18	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	518	BBC	28
19	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	316	Megaphone	42
20	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
21	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
22	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
23	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	59	BBC	58
24	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1210	Acast	59
25	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	59	PRX	74
26	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	115	Spotify for Podcasters	42
27	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
28	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	417	BBC	28
29	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
30	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
31	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
32	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	95	Libsyn	62
33	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
34	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
35	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
36	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
37	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
38	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	286	Megaphone	43
39	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
40	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	359	ART19	68
41	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
42	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
43	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	220	Megaphone	38
44	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	147	Megaphone	68
45	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
46	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	93	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
48	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	446	Megaphone	32
49	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	132	Acast	79
50	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	701	BBC	28
51	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
52	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
53	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
54	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
55	Top Comment	BBC	News	105	BBC	48
56	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
57	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	194	Ximalaya	53
58	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	356	Simplecast	78
59	Blow-Ins	Kara Golden & Craig Hunter	Society & Culture	9	Acast	64
60	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	273	Spreaker	69
61	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
62	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	24	Buzzsprout	42
63	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	679	Acast	69
64	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	206	ART19	37
65	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
66	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
68	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
69	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
70	OnlyFantasy	Audible Original	Society & Culture	31	ART19	53
71	Call Bethel	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	6	Acast	53
72	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
73	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	29	American Public Media	62
74	Zero Ambitions Podcast	Jeff and Dan	Society & Culture	185	Transistor	53
75	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	374	Omny Studio	73
76	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
77	Privateer Station: War In Ukraine	Privateer	Society & Culture	491	Spreaker	53
78	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
79	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
80	The Banksy Story	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	19	BBC	33
81	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	168	Acast	69
82	My Year in Mensa	iHeartPodcasts and Jamie Loftus	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	53
83	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	147	Captivate	79
84	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	435	Audioboom	48
85	Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities	Audacy	Society & Culture	100	WideOrbit	68
86	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	464	RedCircle	59
87	Outlawed	Beverly Gray & Jonas Swartz	Society & Culture	27	Buzzsprout	63
88	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
89	Case By Concept	Tiggy Howells and James Green	Society & Culture	2	RSS.com	58
90	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
91	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	49	Omny Studio	53
92	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	278	Buzzsprout	58
93	JULIE IN GENDERLAND	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	11	Substack	53
94	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	107	Acast	79
95	The Long Time Academy	Headspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery Studios	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	79
96	Unfit For Service	Wavland	Society & Culture	10	Simplecast	63
97	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	444	Acast	53
98	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	103	Acast	59
99	أصوات	ثمانية/thmanyah	Society & Culture	33	Unknown	53
100	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63

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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