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 Sep 2025

09/11/2025

Average data

Episodes: 197
Frequency: every 35 days
Duration: 00:44:45

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (11 shows)
5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
2Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
3Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture123BBC
38
5Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
6Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture450Acast
74
7Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
8Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
9Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
10Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture944Simplecast
38
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture312Megaphone
42
13Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews103BBC
48
14Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime412Megaphone
63
15Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
16Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
17Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
18Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
19Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1204Acast
59
20Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
21Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
22Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture415BBC
28
23Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
24Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
25Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
26Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
27Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
28Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
29Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime378Audioboom
62
30Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
31Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
32Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
33Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture516BBC
28
34Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
35Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
36Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
37Podcast Amanda Wakeley: Style DNAAmanda Wakeley: Style DNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts113Spotify for Podcasters
42
38Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture28Acast
83
39Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture668Acast
69
40Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture63Libsyn
42
41Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
42Podcast Antisocial EconomicsAntisocial EconomicsSarah KerrSociety & Culture7Megaphone
69
43Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
44Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
45Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory202ART19
37
46Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews101Acast
59
47Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
48Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
49Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
50Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
51Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews61Captivate
69
52Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
53Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
54Podcast The Unsettled DeadThe Unsettled DeadDeborah DaviesSociety & Culture8Podbean
53
55Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
56Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
57Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
58Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
59Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
60Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
61Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
62Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
63Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
64Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
65Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
66Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
67Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
68Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture47Omny Studio
53
69Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
70Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture433Audioboom
48
71Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture46Acast
79
72Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
73Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
74Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
75Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
76Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
77Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
78Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
79Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
80Podcast 给女孩的商业第一课给女孩的商业第一课闪光少女斯斯Society & Culture113Ximalaya
59
81Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
82Podcast RippleRippleAmerican Public MediaSociety & Culture11American Public Media
63
83Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
84Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture699BBC
28
85Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture274Buzzsprout
58
86Podcast What's MissingWhat's MissingCasefile PresentsSociety & Culture10Acast
73
87Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
88Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture529Spreaker
43
89Podcast Unspoken: The Fertility Network PodcastUnspoken: The Fertility Network Podcastfertilitynetworkuk.orgSociety & Culture23RSS.com
78
90Podcast Obscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious StoriesObscurata | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious StoriesTrue Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary StoriesSociety & Culture66Acast
79
91Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
92Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture131Buzzsprout
62
93Podcast From Now OnFrom Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIASociety & Culture46Megaphone
69
94Podcast La familia correctaLa familia correctaEl País Audio / WePodSociety & Culture8Omny Studio
84
95Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
96Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
97Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
98Podcast Hooked on FreddieHooked on FreddieWonderySociety & Culture9ART19
59
99Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
100Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83

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.

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