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 Oct 2025

10/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 204
Frequency: every 28 days
Duration: 00:44:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (4 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. The Observer (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (22 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (11 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture132BBC
38
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
63
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
5Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
6Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
7Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews104BBC
48
8Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
9Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
10Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
11Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1207Acast
59
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
13Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
14Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
15Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture452Acast
74
16Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
17Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture14Acast
59
18Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
19Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
20Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
21Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
22Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture33Libsyn
68
23Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime414Megaphone
63
24Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture416BBC
28
25Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
26Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
27Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
28Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
29Podcast The Stephen Howson PodcastThe Stephen Howson PodcastStephen HowsonSociety & Culture13Spotify for Podcasters
42
30Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
31Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
32Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
33Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
34Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
35Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture58PRX
74
36Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
37Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
38Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
39Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
40Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture676Acast
69
41Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
42Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
43Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
44Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
45Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
46Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
47Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
48Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
49Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
50Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
51Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
52Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
53Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
54Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture63Libsyn
42
55Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
56Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
57Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
58Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
59Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
60Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
61Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
62Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
63Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
64Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture28American Public Media
62
65Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews102Acast
59
66Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic29Simplecast
63
67Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
68Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
69Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews66Captivate
69
70Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
71Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
72Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
73Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
74Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
75Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture193Ximalaya
53
76Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture46Acast
79
77Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
78Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture327Simplecast
53
79Podcast 香港電台：古今風雲人物香港電台：古今風雲人物RTHK.HKSociety & Culture6Unknown
38
80Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
81Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
82Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture48Omny Studio
53
83Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture358Spotify for Podcasters
38
84Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
85Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
86Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
87Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
88Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
89Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture434Audioboom
48
90Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
91Podcast Deborah Hatswell. BBR Investigations. Cryptids, Paranormal & Unexplained EventsDeborah Hatswell. BBR Investigations. Cryptids, Paranormal & Unexplained EventsBeing Believed InvestigationsSociety & Culture312Spreaker
53
92Podcast The All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreThe All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreBilly MooreSociety & Culture99Spotify for Podcasters
22
93Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture214Acast
79
94Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
95Podcast Prometheus LensPrometheus LensJustin BrownSociety & Culture583Spreaker
74
96Podcast NieświętyNieświętyAnna Sobolewska - Radio TOK FMSociety & Culture3Spotify for Podcasters
38
97Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
98Podcast Paddy's PodcastPaddy's PodcastPaddy O'GormanSociety & Culture43Buzzsprout
52
99Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture701BBC
28
100Podcast 7 metrów pod ziemią7 metrów pod ziemiąRafał GęburaSociety & Culture271Spotify for Podcasters
28

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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