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 14 Oct 2025

10/14/2025

Average data

Episodes: 212
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:45:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (25 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture104BBC
38
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
5Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture99BBC
53
6Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture50Acast
94
7Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime28Spreaker
84
8Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
9Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
10Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
11Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
13Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1196Acast
59
14Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
15Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
16Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
17Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews100BBC
48
18Podcast BletheredBletheredSean McDonaldSociety & Culture261Acast
63
19Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
20Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
21Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture444Acast
74
22Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
23Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
24Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
25Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
26Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
27Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
28Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
29Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
30Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory196ART19
37
31Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture31Libsyn
68
32Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture514BBC
28
33Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture649Acast
69
34Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
35Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
36Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture143Megaphone
68
37Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
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38Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
39Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
40Podcast The Stephen Howson PodcastThe Stephen Howson PodcastStephen HowsonSociety & Culture13Spotify for Podcasters
42
41Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
42Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
43Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
44Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
45Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
46Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture86Spotify for Podcasters
32
47Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
48Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture697BBC
28
49Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
50Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
51Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
52Podcast Witness: Sex, Lies and StreamingWitness: Sex, Lies and Streamingnews.com.auSociety & Culture35Omny Studio
89
53Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
54Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
55Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews99Acast
59
56Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
57Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
58Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
59Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1956Omny Studio
42
60Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
61Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
62Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
63Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
64Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
65Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
66Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
67Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
68Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
69Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
70Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
71Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
72Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
73Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
74Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture60Libsyn
42
75Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
76Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
77Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture323Simplecast
53
78Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
79Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
80Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
81Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
82Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
83Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
84Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
85Podcast Telephone StoriesTelephone StoriesNinth Planet AudioSociety & Culture15Acast
63
86Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture214Megaphone
38
87Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
88Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
89Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture131Buzzsprout
62
90Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture97Omny Studio
89
91Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
92Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
93Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
94Podcast The Corrymeela PodcastThe Corrymeela PodcastCorrymeelaSociety & Culture43Squarespace
58
95Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture430Audioboom
48
96Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
97Podcast Seriously...Seriously...BBC Radio 4Society & Culture482BBC
28
98Podcast UFO - Extraterrestrial RealityUFO - Extraterrestrial RealityJames QuirkSociety & Culture919Spotify for Podcasters
32
99Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture79Acast
74
100Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture295Audioboom
58

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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