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 08 Jul 2026

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07/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 176

Frequency: every 38 days

Duration: 00:39:20

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)

4. The Guardian (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	119	Acast	73
2	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
3	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
4	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
5	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
6	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
7	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
8	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
9	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	439	Acast	74
10	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
11	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
12	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
13	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	222	Acast	43
14	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
15	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
16	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
17	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
18	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
19	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
20	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	349	ART19	68
21	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	937	Simplecast	38
22	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
23	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
24	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
25	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
26	Focus: Adults in the Room	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	68
27	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
28	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
29	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
30	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	258	WideOrbit	48
31	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
32	The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost stories	Becky	Society & Culture	39	Spotify for Podcasters	27
33	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
34	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
36	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	43
37	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
38	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
39	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	32	BBC	58
40	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
41	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	511	BBC	28
42	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
43	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
44	Power Plays	Human Rights Foundation	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	63
45	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
46	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
47	SuperHuman	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	53
48	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
49	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	135	N/A	N/A
50	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
51	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
52	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	48	RedCircle	73
53	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	68	Triton Digital	63
54	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
55	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	32	Omny Studio	83
56	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
57	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
58	Real Unexplained Stories	Real Unexplained Stories	Society & Culture	16	Buzzsprout	73
59	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
60	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
61	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	428	Audioboom	48
62	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
63	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
64	Embedded	NPR	Society & Culture	189	Simplecast	58
65	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	694	BBC	28
66	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
67	Signals to Danger	Daniel Fox	Society & Culture	77	Acast	74
68	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
69	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
70	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	154	Megaphone	63
71	The Squarepeg Podcast	Amy Richards	Society & Culture	159	Libsyn	78
72	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
73	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
74	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1959	Omny Studio	52
75	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
76	Question Everything	Brian Reed	Society & Culture	82	Unknown	63
77	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
78	The Cows Are Mad	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	11	BBC	39
79	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
80	A Whole Other Country	Marfa Public Radio	Society & Culture	7	PRX	59
81	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
82	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
83	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
84	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	347	Simplecast	78
85	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
86	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
87	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
88	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
89	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	211	Megaphone	38
90	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
91	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
93	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	267	Buzzsprout	58
94	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79
95	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
96	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
97	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
98	Woman Overboard	Katherine Sutherland	Society & Culture	3	Acast	49
99	Romp	Murry	Society & Culture	8	Spotify for Podcasters	53
100	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	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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