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 Jun 2026

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06/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 143

Frequency: every 38 days

Duration: 00:42:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
3	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	119	Acast	73
4	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
5	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
6	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
7	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
8	Focus: Adults in the Room	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	68
9	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	439	Acast	74
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
11	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
12	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	222	Acast	43
13	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	937	Simplecast	38
16	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
17	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
18	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
19	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
20	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
21	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
22	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
23	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
24	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	349	ART19	68
25	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
26	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
27	Stories from a Stranger	Higher Ground	Society & Culture	20	ART19	73
28	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
30	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
31	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
32	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	511	BBC	28
33	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
34	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
35	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
36	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
37	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
38	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
39	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
40	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79
41	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
42	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
43	Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies	Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann	Society & Culture	8	Castos	52
44	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
45	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
46	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
47	Telephone Stories	Ninth Planet Audio	Society & Culture	15	Acast	63
48	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	47	Megaphone	48
49	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
50	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
51	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	148	Spotify for Podcasters	52
52	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
53	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	32	BBC	58
54	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
55	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
56	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
57	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	87	Libsyn	62
58	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
59	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	135	N/A	N/A
60	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
61	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	43
62	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	347	Simplecast	78
63	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
64	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
65	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
66	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	140	PRX	59
67	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	64	Spreaker	43
68	Where the River Took Us	Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	10	Spreaker	64
69	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
70	PRIDE AND PREDATOR	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	6	Substack	79
71	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	32	Omny Studio	83
72	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	428	Audioboom	48
73	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
74	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
75	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
76	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	154	Megaphone	63
77	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
78	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
79	The Crimes of Margo Freshwater	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	63
80	Inheritance: Samsung	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	11	BBC	63
81	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
82	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
83	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
84	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	30	Libsyn	79
85	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
86	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
87	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
88	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
89	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	48	RedCircle	73
91	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
92	Outpost Podcasts	Outpost Studios	Society & Culture	12	Substack	43
93	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	22	Buzzsprout	42
94	White Men Can't Work!	Tim Samuels	Society & Culture	6	Acast	74
95	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
96	Foster Care Uncovered	Sarah Anderson & Louise Allen	Society & Culture	30	RSS.com	68
97	The Cows Are Mad	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	11	BBC	39
98	Adventures in Nutopia	David Bramwell	Society & Culture	27	Libsyn	73
99	Mysteries at Bedtime	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	85	Acast	89
100	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	211	Megaphone	38

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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