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 Sep 2025

09/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 186
Frequency: every 43 days
Duration: 00:44:40

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (9 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. The Observer (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
2Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
3Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
5Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
9Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
10Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
11Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
13Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
14Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
15Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
16Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
17Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
18Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
19Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
20Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
21Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
22Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
23Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
24Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
25Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
26Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
27Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
28Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
29Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
30Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
31Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
32Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
33Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
34Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
35Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
36Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
37Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
38Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
39Podcast Antisocial EconomicsAntisocial EconomicsSarah KerrSociety & Culture7Megaphone
69
40Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
41Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
42Podcast Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNAAmanda Wakeley: StyleDNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts109Spotify for Podcasters
48
43Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
44Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
45Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture55Libsyn
53
46Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
47Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
48Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
49Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
50Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
51Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
52Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
53Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews96Acast
59
54Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
55Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
56Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
57Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
58Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
59Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
60Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
61Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
62Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
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 & Culture154Megaphone
63
65Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
66Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
67Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
68Podcast The Unsettled DeadThe Unsettled DeadDeborah DaviesSociety & Culture8Podbean
53
69Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
70Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
71Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
72Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
73Podcast From Now OnFrom Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIASociety & Culture46Megaphone
69
74Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
75Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
76Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
77Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
78Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
79Podcast Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth"Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth"Katy ShieldsSociety & Culture3Podigee
58
80Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture428Audioboom
48
81Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
82Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
83Podcast 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 & Culture110Ximalaya
59
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
86Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
87Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture130Buzzsprout
62
88Podcast Unspoken: The Fertility Network PodcastUnspoken: The Fertility Network Podcastfertilitynetworkuk.orgSociety & Culture23RSS.com
78
89Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
90Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
91Podcast Hooked on FreddieHooked on FreddieWonderySociety & Culture9ART19
59
92Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
93Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
94Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
95Podcast In It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastIn It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastMaxine PeakeSociety & Culture6Acast
58
96Podcast The Cows Are MadThe Cows Are MadBBC Radio 4Society & Culture11BBC
39
97Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
98Podcast The National Archives Podcast SeriesThe National Archives Podcast SeriesThe National ArchivesSociety & Culture549Unknown
32
99Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
100Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
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.

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