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 09 Jul 2026

07/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 181
Frequency: every 36 days
Duration: 00:38:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (24 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
2Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
3Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
5Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
6Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
7Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
8Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
9Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
12Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
13Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
14Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
15Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
16Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
17Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
18Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
19Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
20Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
21Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
22Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
23Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
24Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
25Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
26Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
27Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
28Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
29Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
30Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
31Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
32Podcast The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesThe Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesBeckySociety & Culture39Spotify for Podcasters
27
33Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
34Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
35Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
36Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
37Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
38Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture47RedCircle
73
39Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
40Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
41Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
42Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
43Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
44Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
45Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
46Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
47Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
48Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
49Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
50Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
51Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
52Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
53Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture63Spreaker
43
54Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
55Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
56Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
57Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
58Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
59Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
60Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
61Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
62Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture32Omny Studio
83
63Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
64Podcast Real Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesSociety & Culture16Buzzsprout
73
65Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture12PRX
69
66Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
67Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary134N/A
N/A
68Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture68Triton Digital
63
69Podcast Power PlaysPower PlaysHuman Rights FoundationSociety & Culture6Captivate
63
70Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
71Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
72Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
73Podcast 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
74Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture347Simplecast
78
75Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
76Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
77Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
78Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
79Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
80Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
81Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
82Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture82Unknown
63
83Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
84Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
85Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
86Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
87Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
88Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture210Megaphone
38
89Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
90Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
91Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
92Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
93Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
94Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
95Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
96Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
97Podcast Woman Overboard Woman Overboard Katherine SutherlandSociety & Culture3Acast
49
98Podcast Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing Julie BindelSociety & Culture98Substack
38
99Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
100Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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