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 15 Jun 2026

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06/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175

Frequency: every 37 days

Duration: 00:40:13

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. Audible (2 shows)

5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Omny Studio (13 shows)

4. Megaphone (11 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
2	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
3	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
4	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	104	BBC	38
5	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
6	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
7	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	701	Megaphone	53
8	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
9	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	940	Simplecast	38
10	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	444	Acast	74
11	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	228	Acast	43
12	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	307	Megaphone	42
13	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
14	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
15	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
16	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
17	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	21	Omny Studio	73
18	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
19	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
20	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	99	BBC	53
21	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	28	Spreaker	84
22	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
23	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	436	Megaphone	32
24	SuperHuman	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	53
25	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
26	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	32
27	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1196	Acast	59
28	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
29	Stories from a Stranger	Higher Ground	Society & Culture	22	ART19	73
30	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	97	Acast	79
31	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	697	BBC	28
32	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
33	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	143	Megaphone	68
34	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	35	Omny Studio	83
35	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
36	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	412	BBC	28
37	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
38	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	350	Simplecast	78
39	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	196	ART19	37
40	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
41	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	37	BBC	58
42	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
43	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
44	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	50	Megaphone	48
45	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
46	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
47	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
48	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	50	Acast	94
49	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
50	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	514	BBC	28
51	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	140	N/A	N/A
52	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
53	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
54	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
55	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
56	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	70	Triton Digital	63
57	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
58	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
59	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
60	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	649	Acast	69
61	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
62	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	24	American Public Media	62
63	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
64	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
65	WTF is on my Mind?!	Mark Vicente	Society & Culture	124	Buzzsprout	53
66	Telephone Stories	Ninth Planet Audio	Society & Culture	15	Acast	63
67	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
68	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
69	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
70	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	162	Omny Studio	69
71	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
72	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
73	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1956	Omny Studio	42
74	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
75	Inheritance: Samsung	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	11	BBC	63
76	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
77	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
78	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
79	The Crimes of Margo Freshwater	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	63
80	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
81	Making Tracks Railway Podcast	Alasdair Stewart	Society & Culture	35	Buzzsprout	42
82	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	151	Spotify for Podcasters	52
83	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
84	Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcast	Iain Donnelly	Society & Culture	98	Podbean	37
85	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69
86	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
87	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	75	Spreaker	43
88	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
89	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
90	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
91	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
92	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	323	Simplecast	53
93	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
94	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	66	Acast	83
95	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
96	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
97	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	63
98	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
99	Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies	Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann	Society & Culture	8	Castos	52
100	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68

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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