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 13 Oct 2026

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10/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 170

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:40:45

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	SAS: The Shadow War	The Independent / Aurra Studios	Society & Culture	5	Acast	69
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	118	BBC	38
3	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
4	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
5	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
6	Reaching Out	Futuro Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	79
7	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
8	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	267	WideOrbit	48
9	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
10	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
11	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
12	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	448	Acast	74
13	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
14	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	310	Megaphone	42
15	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	232	Acast	43
16	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	942	Simplecast	38
17	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
18	Deep Secrets	NOTHING TO SEE HERE INC	Society & Culture	6	RedCircle	69
19	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
20	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
21	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
22	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
23	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	440	Megaphone	32
24	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
25	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
26	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	414	BBC	28
27	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1202	Acast	59
28	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
29	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
30	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	356	ART19	68
31	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
32	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
34	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
35	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
36	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
37	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
38	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
39	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
40	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	52	Acast	94
41	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
42	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
43	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
44	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
45	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	166	Omny Studio	69
46	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
47	PSNI Beyond the Badge	Police Service of Northern Ireland	Society & Culture	2	Podbean	58
48	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	268	Spreaker	69
49	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	26	American Public Media	62
50	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
51	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	191	Ximalaya	53
52	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	68	Acast	83
53	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	353	Simplecast	78
54	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	37	Omny Studio	83
55	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	56	PRX	64
56	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	89	Spreaker	43
57	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
58	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
59	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	130	Acast	79
60	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	283	Megaphone	43
61	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	516	BBC	28
62	Theories of the Third Kind	Theories of the Third Kind	Society & Culture	305	WideOrbit	68
63	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
64	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
65	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	52	Megaphone	48
66	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	699	BBC	28
67	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
68	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	432	Audioboom	48
69	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
70	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
71	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	663	Acast	69
72	Patient 11	Sky News	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	59
73	The Long Time Academy	Headspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery Studios	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	79
74	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
75	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	137	N/A	N/A
76	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
78	Signals to Danger	Daniel Fox	Society & Culture	82	Acast	74
79	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
80	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	52	RedCircle	73
81	Still Life	Naomi Bloomstein and Chloe Turpin	Society & Culture	3	RSS.com	52
82	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	15	PRX	69
83	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	50	Omny Studio	48
84	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)	TTT Media	Society & Culture	3	ART19	58
86	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	99	Omny Studio	89
87	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
88	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	30	ART19	53
89	Inheritance	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	14	BBC	63
90	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	52
91	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
92	History's Great Mysteries	Nick	Society & Culture	20	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
94	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
95	The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost stories	Becky	Society & Culture	45	Spotify for Podcasters	27
96	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	325	Simplecast	53
97	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
98	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
99	The Poet	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	6	Megaphone	73
100	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63

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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