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 12 Jul 2026

07/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 181
Frequency: every 31 days
Duration: 00:40:33

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
5. Audible Original (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (11 shows)
5. ART19 (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture132BBC
38
5Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
6Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
7Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
8Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
9Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
10Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture452Acast
74
13Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture237Acast
43
14Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
16Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
17Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
18Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
19Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
20Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
21Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
22Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
23Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1207Acast
59
24Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
25Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
26Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
27Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
28Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
29Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
30Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
31Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
32Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
33Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture272WideOrbit
48
34Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
35Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
36Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture701BBC
28
37Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
38Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
39Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
40Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
41Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
42Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
43Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture39Omny Studio
83
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
46Podcast BletheredBletheredSean McDonaldSociety & Culture261Acast
63
47Podcast The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesThe Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesBeckySociety & Culture45Spotify for Podcasters
27
48Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
49Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
50Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
51Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
52Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary145N/A
N/A
53Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
54Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
48
55Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture416BBC
28
56Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
57Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
58Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
59Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
60Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
61Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
62Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
63Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
64Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
65Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
66Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
67Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
68Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
69Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
70Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
71Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
72Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
73Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
74Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
75Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture355Simplecast
78
76Podcast Real Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesReal Unexplained StoriesSociety & Culture16Buzzsprout
73
77Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture28American Public Media
62
78Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture58PRX
74
79Podcast Political LensPolitical LensXLab NetworkSociety & Culture5Acast
39
80Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
81Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
82Podcast Power PlaysPower PlaysHuman Rights FoundationSociety & Culture6Captivate
63
83Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
86Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
87Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
88Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
89Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
90Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
91Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews66Captivate
69
92Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture327Simplecast
53
93Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
94Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
95Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
96Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
97Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
98Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
99Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
100Podcast Outpost PodcastsOutpost PodcastsOutpost StudiosSociety & Culture12Substack
43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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