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 Oct 2026

10/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 154
Frequency: every 27 days
Duration: 00:41:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
4. The Guardian (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (29 shows)
2. BBC (13 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture5Acast
69
2Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture114BBC
38
4Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
5Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
6Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
7Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture704Megaphone
53
8Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
9Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
10Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture447Acast
74
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture310Megaphone
42
14Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture100BBC
53
15Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
16Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture414BBC
28
17Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture941Simplecast
38
18Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture265WideOrbit
48
19Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture231Acast
43
20Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
21Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
22Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
23Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture439Megaphone
32
24Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture356ART19
68
25Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
26Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
79
27Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
28Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture516BBC
28
29Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
30Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
31Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1200Acast
59
33Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture52Megaphone
48
34Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
35Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
36Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
37Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture68Acast
83
38Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
39Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture144Megaphone
68
40Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture52Acast
94
41Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture89Spotify for Podcasters
32
42Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture166Omny Studio
69
43Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture99Acast
79
44Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
45Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
46Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
47Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
48Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
49Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
50Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture283Megaphone
43
51Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
52Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture304WideOrbit
68
53Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
54Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
55Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture92Libsyn
62
56Podcast Still Life Still Life Naomi Bloomstein and Chloe TurpinSociety & Culture3RSS.com
52
57Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
58Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture268Spreaker
69
59Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
60Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary136N/A
N/A
61Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture36Omny Studio
83
62Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
63Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture81Acast
74
64Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture194Simplecast
58
65Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture87Unknown
63
66Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
67Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture659Acast
69
68Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture24Omny Studio
73
69Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture85Spreaker
43
70Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
71Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture99Omny Studio
89
72Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
73Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture351Simplecast
78
74Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture52RedCircle
73
75Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
76Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
77Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture165Acast
69
78Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
79Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
80Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture31Libsyn
68
81Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
82Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture153Spotify for Podcasters
52
83Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture216Megaphone
38
84Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture698BBC
28
85Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
86Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
87Podcast Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture11Spreaker
49
88Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
89Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
90Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
91Podcast Atonement: The John Paulk StoryAtonement: The John Paulk StoryiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture9Omny Studio
42
92Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
93Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
94Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
95Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture11Spreaker
64
96Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
97Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
98Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture432Audioboom
48
99Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture130Acast
79
100Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture86Spotify for Podcasters
52

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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