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 sept. 2026

09/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 172
Frequency: every 38 days
Duration: 00:40:38

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (24 shows)
2. BBC (13 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
2Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
3Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
6Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
7Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
9Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
12Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
13Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
14Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
15Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
16Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
17Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
18Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
19Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
20Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
21Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
22Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
23Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
24Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
25Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
26Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
27Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
28Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
29Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
30Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
31Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
32Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
33Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
34Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
35Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
36Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
37Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
38Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
39Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
40Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
41Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
42Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
43Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
46Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
47Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
48Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
49Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary134N/A
N/A
50Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
51Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
52Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
53Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
54Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
55Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
56Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
57Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
58Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
59Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
60Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture347Simplecast
78
61Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
62Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
63Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
64Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture12PRX
69
65Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
66Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
67Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
68Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture395Buzzsprout
83
69Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
70Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture86Libsyn
62
71Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
72Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
73Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
74Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
75Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture188Simplecast
58
76Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
77Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture32Omny Studio
83
78Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
79Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
80Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture300WideOrbit
68
81Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture63Spreaker
43
82Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
83Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
84Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture82Unknown
63
85Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture210Megaphone
38
86Podcast Central Europe MattersCentral Europe MattersCentral Europe MattersSociety & Culture5Transistor
69
87Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture81Spotify for Podcasters
52
88Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture47RedCircle
73
89Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture130Buzzsprout
62
90Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
91Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
92Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
93Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
94Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
95Podcast La Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieLa Minute GéographieSociety & Culture24Spotify for Podcasters
22
96Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
97Podcast 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
98Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
99Podcast What's MissingWhat's MissingCasefile PresentsSociety & Culture10Acast
73
100Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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