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 Oct 2025

10/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 203
Frequency: every 34 days
Duration: 00:43:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (4 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. The Observer (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 (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture130BBC
38
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
4Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
63
5Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
6Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
7Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime414Megaphone
63
8Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
9Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
10Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
11Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
12Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews104BBC
48
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
14Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
15Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1207Acast
59
16Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
17Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
18Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
19Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture14Acast
59
20Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture452Acast
74
21Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
22Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture33Libsyn
68
23Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
24Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
25Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
26Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture416BBC
28
27Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
28Podcast The Stephen Howson PodcastThe Stephen Howson PodcastStephen HowsonSociety & Culture13Spotify for Podcasters
42
29Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
30Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
31Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
32Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
33Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
34Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture675Acast
69
35Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
36Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
37Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
38Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture58PRX
74
39Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
40Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
41Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
42Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
43Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture28American Public Media
62
44Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
45Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
46Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
47Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
48Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
49Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
50Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
51Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
52Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
53Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
54Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
55Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
56Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
57Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
58Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
59Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
60Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
61Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
62Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
63Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture63Libsyn
42
64Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
65Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews102Acast
59
66Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
67Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
68Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews66Captivate
69
69Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
70Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
71Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
72Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
73Podcast 7 metrów pod ziemią7 metrów pod ziemiąRafał GęburaSociety & Culture271Spotify for Podcasters
28
74Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
75Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture358Spotify for Podcasters
38
76Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness147Captivate
79
77Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic29Simplecast
63
78Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
79Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
80Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
81Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
82Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture327Simplecast
53
83Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
84Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture700BBC
28
85Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
86Podcast 香港電台：古今風雲人物香港電台：古今風雲人物RTHK.HKSociety & Culture6Unknown
38
87Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
88Podcast A Eleição Mais Louca de SempreA Eleição Mais Louca de SempreObservadorSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
63
89Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture193Ximalaya
53
90Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture214Acast
79
91Podcast The All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreThe All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreBilly MooreSociety & Culture99Spotify for Podcasters
22
92Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture48Omny Studio
53
93Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture46Acast
79
94Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
95Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
96Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture300Audioboom
58
97Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
98Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
99Podcast Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing Julie BindelSociety & Culture104Substack
32
100Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture131Acast
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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