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 Sep 2026

09/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 162
Frequency: every 25 days
Duration: 00:40:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. Sky News (2 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)
2. BBC (14 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture700Megaphone
53
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
5Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
6Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
7Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
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 The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture226Acast
43
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture305Megaphone
42
13Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
14Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture260WideOrbit
48
15Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
16Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
17Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
18Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
19Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
20Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
21Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
22Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture434Megaphone
32
23Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
24Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
25Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
26Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
27Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
28Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
29Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
30Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
73
31Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture351ART19
68
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
33Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
34Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
35Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
36Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
37Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
38Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
39Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture411BBC
28
40Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
41Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
42Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
43Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
46Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
47Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
48Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture513BBC
28
49Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture696BBC
28
50Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary139N/A
N/A
51Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture264Spreaker
69
52Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture349Simplecast
78
53Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
54Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture197Spotify for Podcasters
27
55Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
56Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
57Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture49Acast
94
58Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
59Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
60Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture160Omny Studio
69
61Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
62Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
63Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
64Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
65Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
66Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
67Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
68Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
69Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
70Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture128Acast
79
71Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
72Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
73Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
74Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
75Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
76Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture3ART19
63
77Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
78Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
79Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
80Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
81Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
82Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture192Simplecast
58
83Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture83Spotify for Podcasters
52
86Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
87Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
88Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
89Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture49RedCircle
73
90Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture213Megaphone
38
91Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture643Acast
69
92Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
93Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
94Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
95Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture89Libsyn
62
96Podcast HatelandHatelandARDSociety & Culture15Westdeutscher Rundfunk
63
97Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
98Podcast La Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieSociety & Culture24Spotify for Podcasters
22
99Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
100Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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