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 Sep 2026

09/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 190
Frequency: every 22 days
Duration: 00:39:39

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (23 shows)
2. BBC (13 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (8 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 I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture35BBC
58
5Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
6Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
7Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
8Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
9Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture442Acast
74
10Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture305Megaphone
42
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture226Acast
43
13Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture260WideOrbit
48
14Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
15Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
16Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
17Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
18Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
19Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
20Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
21Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
22Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
23Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
24Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture434Megaphone
32
25Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
26Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
27Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
73
28Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
29Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
30Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
31Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
32Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
33Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
34Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
35Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture351ART19
68
36Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
37Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
38Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
39Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
40Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
41Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
32
42Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture411BBC
28
43Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
44Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
45Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
46Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
47Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
48Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture264Spreaker
69
49Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary139N/A
N/A
50Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture513BBC
28
51Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
52Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
53Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture349Simplecast
78
54Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
55Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
56Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
57Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture197Spotify for Podcasters
27
58Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture696BBC
28
59Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
60Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
61Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
62Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
63Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture128Acast
79
64Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
65Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
66Podcast 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
67Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
68Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
69Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture49Acast
94
70Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
71Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
72Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
73Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture160Omny Studio
69
74Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
75Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
76Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
77Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
78Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
79Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
73
80Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture3ART19
63
81Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
82Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
83Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture213Megaphone
38
84Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture643Acast
69
85Podcast La Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieSociety & Culture24Spotify for Podcasters
22
86Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
87Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
88Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture192Simplecast
58
89Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
90Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture49RedCircle
73
91Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture75Spreaker
43
92Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
93Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture429Audioboom
48
94Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
95Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1956Omny Studio
42
96Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
97Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
98Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
99Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
100Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture83Spotify for Podcasters
52

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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