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 Dec 2025

12/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 199
Frequency: every 30 days
Duration: 00:41:45

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
2Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
3Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
5Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
6Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
7Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
8Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
9Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
10Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
11Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
12Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
13Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
14Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
15Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
16Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
17Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
18Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
19Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
20Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
21Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
22Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
23Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
24Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
25Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
26Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
27Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
28Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
29Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
30Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
31Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
32Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
33Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
34Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
35Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
36Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
37Podcast The Long Time AcademyThe Long Time AcademyHeadspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery StudiosSociety & Culture14Megaphone
79
38Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
39Podcast VisionariesVisionariesunknown_authorSociety & Culture6Unknown
48
40Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
41Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
42Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
43Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
44Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
45Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture130Buzzsprout
62
46Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
47Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
48Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
49Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
50Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
51Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
52Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
53Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
54Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
55Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
56Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
57Podcast Delayland – Germany and the Missing MagicDelayland – Germany and the Missing MagicDWSociety & Culture24Unknown
48
58Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
59Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
60Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
61Podcast Mysteries at BedtimeMysteries at BedtimeJack LaurenceSociety & Culture85Acast
89
62Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
63Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
64Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
65Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
66Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
67Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture397Buzzsprout
83
68Podcast The Last DiagnosisThe Last DiagnosisElias WardSociety & Culture4Spotify for Podcasters
43
69Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
70Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
71Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
72Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
73Podcast Foster Care Uncovered Foster Care Uncovered Sarah Anderson & Louise AllenSociety & Culture30RSS.com
68
74Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
75Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
76Podcast AdrfitAdrfitThe Adrift PodcastSociety & Culture9Spreaker
43
77Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
78Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
79Podcast The Brothers OrtizThe Brothers OrtizCampside Media & iHeart PodcastsSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
79
80Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
81Podcast On The HillOn The HillSherezade Garcia RangelSociety & Culture14Podbean
48
82Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
83Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
84Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
85Podcast 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
86Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
87Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
88Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
89Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
90Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
91Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
92Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture522Spreaker
43
93Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
94Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
95Podcast The Vanishing of Janis RoseThe Vanishing of Janis RoseSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture8Megaphone
58
96Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture352Spotify for Podcasters
38
97Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
98Podcast Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryTough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryVanity FairSociety & Culture8PRX
53
99Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture72Audioboom
58
100Podcast Zero Signal Zero Signal David & Jay GreenSociety & Culture32RSS.com
83

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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