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 10 Apr 2025

04/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 188
Frequency: every 43 days
Duration: 00:43:35

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. The Telegraph (2 shows)
4. BBC World Service (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (18 shows)
3. Megaphone (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Missing podcast logo
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture704Megaphone
53
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
6Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
7Podcast The Banksy StoryThe Banksy StoryBBC Radio 4Society & Culture19BBC
33
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
9Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
10Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
11Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
13Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
14Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
15Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
16Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
17Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
18Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
19Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture301Megaphone
42
20Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
21Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture81Spotify for Podcasters
32
22Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
23Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
24Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
25Podcast 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II13 Minutes Presents: Artemis IIBBC World ServiceHistory56BBC
33
26Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
27Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
28Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
29Podcast SCAMMERLANDSCAMMERLANDSuperrealSociety & Culture7Acast
79
30Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
31Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture430Megaphone
32
32Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
33Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
34Podcast The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and MadnessThe Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and MadnessBrazenSociety & Culture9Megaphone
79
35Podcast The TrappedThe TrappedITV NewsSociety & Culture9Spreaker
74
36Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
37Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
38Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
39Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
40Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture409BBC
28
41Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture86Libsyn
62
42Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
43Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
44Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
45Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
46Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
47Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
48Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
49Podcast Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNAAmanda Wakeley: StyleDNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts109Spotify for Podcasters
48
50Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
51Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
52Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
53Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
54Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture262Spreaker
69
55Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
56Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture186Ximalaya
53
57Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
58Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
59Podcast Deliver Us From ErvilDeliver Us From ErviliHeartPodcasts and NovelSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
69
60Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
61Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
62Podcast Mike DropMike DropMike RitlandSociety & Culture424RedCircle
59
63Podcast Seriously...Seriously...BBC Radio 4Society & Culture486BBC
28
64Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
65Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
66Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture352Spotify for Podcasters
38
67Podcast Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)CBCSociety & Culture67Triton Digital
63
68Podcast Mystery Archives EpisodesMystery Archives EpisodesMystery Archives EpisodesSociety & Culture112Spotify for Podcasters
48
69Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
70Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
71Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
72Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
73Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture267Buzzsprout
58
74Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
75Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture92WideOrbit
68
76Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness141Captivate
79
77Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
78Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
79Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
80Podcast Cosmic PeachCosmic PeachJulia HamiltonSociety & Culture321Spreaker
49
81Podcast The Frost TapesThe Frost TapesWilfred Frost, David Paradine Productions LtdSociety & Culture21Simplecast
79
82Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
83Podcast Frontline Club PodcastsFrontline Club PodcastsFrontline ClubSociety & Culture9Spotify for Podcasters
28
84Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
85Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
86Podcast Unfit For ServiceUnfit For ServiceWavlandSociety & Culture10Simplecast
63
87Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
88Podcast Finally! A ShowFinally! A ShowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
73
89Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture55Libsyn
53
90Podcast White Smoke - Pope Leo XIV the American PopeWhite Smoke - Pope Leo XIV the American PopeCaloroga Shark MediaNews132Spreaker
59
91Podcast In It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastIn It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastMaxine PeakeSociety & Culture6Acast
58
92Podcast The RedefectorThe RedefectoraudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
69
93Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
94Podcast The Long Time AcademyThe Long Time AcademyHeadspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery StudiosSociety & Culture14Megaphone
79
95Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture634Acast
69
96Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture210Megaphone
38
97Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture427Audioboom
48
98Podcast posh unfilteredposh unfilteredPeterborough United/Podcast LoungeSociety & Culture17Acast
79
99Podcast The World's Hardest PuzzleThe World's Hardest PuzzleStakSociety & Culture18Acast
69
100Podcast Breaking Down: CollapseBreaking Down: CollapseKory & KellanScience362Acast
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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