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 11 Feb 2025

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02/11/2025

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 52 days

Duration: 00:43:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. The Observer (2 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

5. BBC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Megaphone (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
5	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
6	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
7	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	697	Megaphone	53
8	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	439	Acast	74
9	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
10	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	937	Simplecast	38
11	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
12	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
13	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
14	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	489	Megaphone	63
15	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
16	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
17	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
18	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
19	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
20	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
21	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
22	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1188	Acast	59
23	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
24	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
25	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
26	13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II	BBC World Service	History	56	BBC	33
27	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
28	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
29	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
30	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
31	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
32	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
33	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	43	Acast	89
34	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	353	Spotify for Podcasters	38
35	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
36	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	511	BBC	28
37	Extraordinary Stories	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	45	Omny Studio	79
38	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	349	ART19	68
39	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
40	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1959	Omny Studio	52
41	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
42	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
43	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	32	BBC	58
44	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
45	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	83	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
47	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
48	Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	109	Spotify for Podcasters	48
49	Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative	Radiotopia	Society & Culture	6	PRX	73
50	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	188	PRX	79
51	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	87	Libsyn	62
52	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	43
53	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	30	Libsyn	79
54	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
55	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
56	Top Comment	BBC	News	97	BBC	48
57	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	188	Ximalaya	53
58	Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities	Audacy	Society & Culture	93	WideOrbit	68
59	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
60	Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted	Osbourne Media	Society & Culture	55	Libsyn	53
61	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
62	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
63	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
64	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	347	Simplecast	78
65	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
66	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
67	Blow-Ins	Kara Golden & Craig Hunter	Society & Culture	9	Acast	64
68	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
69	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	128	Acast	79
70	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	96	Acast	59
71	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
72	The Vaping Fix	Wondery	Society & Culture	3	ART19	69
73	Hooked on Freddie	Wondery	Society & Culture	9	ART19	59
74	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	130	Buzzsprout	62
75	My Year in Mensa	iHeartPodcasts and Jamie Loftus	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	53
76	The Improvement Association	Serial Productions & The New York Times	Society & Culture	7	Simplecast	58
77	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
78	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
79	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
80	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
81	The Story of Bo-Kaap	EWN	Society & Culture	3	Omny Studio	79
82	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
83	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
84	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	425	RedCircle	59
85	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	267	Buzzsprout	58
86	Call Bethel	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	6	Acast	53
87	Prometheus Lens	Justin Brown	Society & Culture	555	Spreaker	74
88	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	397	Buzzsprout	83
89	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	428	Audioboom	48
90	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
91	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	211	Megaphone	38
92	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	53
93	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
94	The Haunted Objects Podcast	Planet Weird	Society & Culture	33	Megaphone	62
95	How To Destroy Everything	HTDE \| QCODE	Society & Culture	44	Megaphone	53
96	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	91	Acast	52
97	Split Screen: Bachelor of Buckingham Palace	CBC	TV & Film	30	Triton Digital	63
98	A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast	Chris Atkins	Society & Culture	19	Acast	63
99	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
100	Next Question with Katie Couric	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	432	Omny Studio	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.

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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