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 May 2026

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05/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 174

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:40:17

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. BBC World Service (2 shows)

5. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (24 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Megaphone (16 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	129	BBC	38
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
5	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
6	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
7	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
8	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
9	OnlyFantasy	Audible Original	Society & Culture	31	ART19	53
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	313	Megaphone	42
11	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
12	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	944	Simplecast	38
13	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
14	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
15	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
16	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
17	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
18	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
19	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
20	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
21	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
22	Inheritance	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	15	BBC	63
23	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
24	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1206	Acast	59
25	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	443	Megaphone	32
26	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
27	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	103	Acast	79
28	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	91	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
30	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	146	Megaphone	68
31	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
32	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	29	Acast	78
33	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
34	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
35	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
36	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	700	BBC	28
37	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	54	Acast	94
38	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
39	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
40	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
41	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
42	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	204	ART19	37
43	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
44	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
45	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
46	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	285	Megaphone	43
47	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
48	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	145	N/A	N/A
49	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
50	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
51	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	38	Omny Studio	83
52	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
53	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	155	Spotify for Podcasters	52
54	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	131	Acast	79
55	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
56	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
57	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	48
58	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
59	Death in Westminster	Planet B Productions	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	33	Libsyn	68
61	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
62	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	354	Simplecast	78
63	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
64	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
65	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
66	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
67	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	674	Acast	69
68	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
69	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	94	Libsyn	62
70	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	326	Simplecast	53
71	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
72	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	157	Megaphone	63
73	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	88	Spotify for Podcasters	52
74	Fatal Fantasy	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	79
75	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
76	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
77	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	278	Buzzsprout	58
78	Stolen Lives True Crime	Stolen Lives True Crime	Society & Culture	300	Audioboom	58
79	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
80	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	54	RedCircle	73
81	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
82	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
83	Al Jazeera Documentary	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	22	Spreaker	43
84	Autoimmunity and the Good Girls: Behind-the-Page with Sara Hirsh Bordo	Women Rising®	Society & Culture	10	Podbean	68
85	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	530	Spreaker	43
86	History of the Hungarians	Ferenc Hüvös	Society & Culture	37	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	Danni Irreversibili - Il Caso Michael Jackson	Vois con Roberta Lippi e Lorenzo Brillo	Society & Culture	10	Megaphone	48
88	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
89	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	71	Acast	83
90	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	34	Megaphone	48
91	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	219	Megaphone	38
92	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
93	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
94	Before We Go	Podcast Nation	Society & Culture	20	Megaphone	59
95	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
96	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	28	American Public Media	62
97	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	20	Omny Studio	63
98	The Crimes of Margo Freshwater	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	63
99	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
100	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	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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