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 Nov 2025

11/09/2025

Average data

Episodes: 222
Frequency: every 43 days
Duration: 00:43:49

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (4 shows)
3. The Observer (2 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (21 shows)
2. BBC (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (12 shows)
4. Megaphone (12 shows)
5. Spreaker (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
2Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
3Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
4Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
5Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
8Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
9Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
12Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
13Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
14Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
15Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
16Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
17Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
18Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
19Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
20Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
21Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
22Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
23Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
24Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
25Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
26Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
27Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
28Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
29Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
30Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
31Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
32Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
33Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
34Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
35Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
36Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
37Podcast Heweliusz. Prawdziwa historia Heweliusz. Prawdziwa historia Polskie Radio S.A.Society & Culture7Unknown
43
38Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
39Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
40Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
41Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
42Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
43Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
44Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
45Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
46Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
47Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
48Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
68
49Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
50Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
51Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
52Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
53Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
54Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
55Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
56Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
57Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
58Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
59Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
60Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
61Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
62Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
63Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
64Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
65Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
66Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
67Podcast Witness: Sex, Lies and StreamingWitness: Sex, Lies and Streamingnews.com.auSociety & Culture35Omny Studio
89
68Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture210Megaphone
38
69Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
70Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
71Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
72Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
73Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture86Libsyn
62
74Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
75Podcast Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryTough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryVanity FairSociety & Culture8PRX
53
76Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
77Podcast The Unsettled DeadThe Unsettled DeadDeborah DaviesSociety & Culture8Podbean
53
78Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
79Podcast BletheredBletheredSean McDonaldSociety & Culture261Acast
63
80Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture130Buzzsprout
62
81Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
82Podcast 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
83Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
84Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouriciHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture432Omny Studio
63
85Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
86Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
87Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
88Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
89Podcast Prince Andrew - Biography FlashPrince Andrew - Biography FlashInception Point AiSociety & Culture62Spreaker
59
90Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
91Podcast The Harvard PlanThe Harvard PlanThe Boston GlobeSociety & Culture8Megaphone
63
92Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture72Audioboom
58
93Podcast 7 metrów pod ziemią7 metrów pod ziemiąRafał GęburaSociety & Culture266Spotify for Podcasters
28
94Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
95Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
96Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture395Buzzsprout
83
97Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture490RedCircle
43
98Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture521Spreaker
43
99Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture208Acast
79
100Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic27Simplecast
63

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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