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 oct. 2025

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10/11/2025

Average data

Episodes: 204

Frequency: every 42 days

Duration: 00:43:55

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 (23 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
4	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
5	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
6	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
7	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	489	Megaphone	63
8	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
9	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
10	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
11	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
12	Top Comment	BBC	News	97	BBC	48
13	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
14	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
15	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
16	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
17	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
18	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
19	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
20	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
21	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
22	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	30	Libsyn	79
23	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
24	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
25	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
26	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
27	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	510	BBC	28
28	The Stephen Howson Podcast	Stephen Howson	Society & Culture	13	Spotify for Podcasters	42
29	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
30	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
31	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	377	Audioboom	62
32	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	278	Megaphone	43
33	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
34	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	635	Acast	69
35	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
36	No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism Podcast	SEEN in Journalism	Society & Culture	16	Substack	48
37	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
38	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
39	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
40	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
41	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
42	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	31	BBC	58
43	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
44	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
45	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
46	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1959	Omny Studio	52
47	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	22	Buzzsprout	42
48	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
49	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
50	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
51	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
52	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
53	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
54	ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZING	Big Theory Podcasts	Society & Culture	550	RedCircle	49
55	Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	22	Omny Studio	68
56	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
57	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
58	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
59	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
60	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
61	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
62	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
63	Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted	Osbourne Media	Society & Culture	55	Libsyn	53
64	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
65	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	96	Acast	59
66	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	210	Megaphone	38
67	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
68	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
69	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
70	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	32	Megaphone	48
71	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
72	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
73	7 metrów pod ziemią	Rafał Gębura	Society & Culture	266	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
75	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	352	Spotify for Podcasters	38
76	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	141	Captivate	79
77	Classical Music Happy Hour	WNYC, WQXR	Music	27	Simplecast	63
78	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	47	RedCircle	73
79	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	86	Libsyn	62
80	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
81	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	13	Omny Studio	48
82	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	320	Simplecast	53
83	A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast	Chris Atkins	Society & Culture	19	Acast	63
84	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	694	BBC	28
85	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
86	香港電台：古今風雲人物	RTHK.HK	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	38
87	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
88	A Eleição Mais Louca de Sempre	Observador	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	63
89	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	53
90	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
91	The All or Nothing Podcast with Billy Moore	Billy Moore	Society & Culture	99	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	41	Omny Studio	53
93	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	43	Acast	89
94	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
95	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
96	Stolen Lives True Crime	Stolen Lives True Crime	Society & Culture	292	Audioboom	58
97	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
98	Creepy Shit	Creepy Shit	Society & Culture	72	Audioboom	58
99	Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	98	Substack	38
100	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79

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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