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 Aug 2025

08/09/2025

Average data

Episodes: 196
Frequency: every 41 days
Duration: 00:39:43

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (9 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. Audible (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (20 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. ART19 (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
4Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews100BBC
48
5Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
6Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
7Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture444Acast
74
9Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture102BBC
38
10Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
11Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
13Podcast SCAMMERLANDSCAMMERLANDSuperrealSociety & Culture7Acast
79
14Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
15Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
16Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
17Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
18Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
19Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
20Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
21Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1195Acast
59
22Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
23Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
24Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
25Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
26Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
27Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
28Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
29Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture514BBC
28
30Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
31Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
32Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
33Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
34Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
35Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
36Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
37Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
38Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
39Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
40Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture86Spotify for Podcasters
32
41Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
42Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
43Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture97Omny Studio
89
44Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
45Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
46Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
47Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
48Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture60Libsyn
42
49Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
50Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
51Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1956Omny Studio
42
52Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
53Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
54Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
55Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
56Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
57Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture129Acast
79
58Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
59Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory196ART19
37
60Podcast Antisocial EconomicsAntisocial EconomicsSarah KerrSociety & Culture7Megaphone
69
61Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
62Podcast The Vaping FixThe Vaping FixWonderySociety & Culture3ART19
69
63Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews98Acast
59
64Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
65Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
66Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
67Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
68Podcast Amanda Wakeley: Style DNAAmanda Wakeley: Style DNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts110Spotify for Podcasters
42
69Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
70Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
71Podcast TrumpedTrumpedBBC Radio ScotlandSociety & Culture9BBC
33
72Podcast The Squarepeg PodcastThe Squarepeg PodcastAmy RichardsSociety & Culture159Libsyn
78
73Podcast The Unsettled DeadThe Unsettled DeadDeborah DaviesSociety & Culture8Podbean
53
74Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture354Spotify for Podcasters
38
75Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
76Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
77Podcast Seriously...Seriously...BBC Radio 4Society & Culture482BBC
28
78Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture647Acast
69
79Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture45Acast
89
80Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
81Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
82Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
83Podcast YetiYetiBBC Radio 4Society & Culture14BBC
49
84Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture53Megaphone
53
85Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
86Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
87Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
88Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
89Podcast Cosmic PeachCosmic PeachJulia HamiltonSociety & Culture321Spreaker
49
90Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness142Captivate
79
91Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
92Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
94Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
95Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
96Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture75Spreaker
43
97Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture494RedCircle
43
98Podcast Frontlines of JournalismFrontlines of JournalismBBC Radio 4Society & Culture12BBC
43
99Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
100Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42

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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