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 16 Feb 2026

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02/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 197

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:42:43

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (9 shows)

3. BBC (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (19 shows)

3. Megaphone (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. ART19 (4 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
4	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	122	BBC	38
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	707	Megaphone	53
6	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
7	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	411	Megaphone	63
8	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
9	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	311	Megaphone	42
11	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	449	Acast	74
12	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
13	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	943	Simplecast	38
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
16	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	19	Omny Studio	63
17	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
18	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1203	Acast	59
19	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
20	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	357	ART19	68
21	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
22	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	415	BBC	28
23	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
24	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
25	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
26	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
27	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
28	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
29	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
30	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	53	Megaphone	48
31	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
33	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	378	Audioboom	62
34	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	53	Acast	94
35	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
36	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
37	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
38	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
39	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	441	Megaphone	32
40	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
41	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
42	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	699	BBC	28
43	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	516	BBC	28
44	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	270	Spreaker	69
45	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
46	Foster Care Uncovered	Sarah Anderson & Louise Allen	Society & Culture	35	RSS.com	68
47	Top Comment	BBC	News	102	BBC	48
48	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	284	Megaphone	43
49	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
50	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68
51	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
52	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
53	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
54	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
55	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
56	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	130	Acast	79
57	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	166	Acast	69
58	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
59	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
60	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
61	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
62	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	202	ART19	37
63	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
64	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
65	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
66	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	325	Simplecast	53
67	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
68	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
69	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
70	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
71	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
72	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
73	Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan	IRONCLAD	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	83
74	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
75	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	667	Acast	69
76	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
77	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	93	Libsyn	62
78	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
79	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
80	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
81	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	131	Buzzsprout	62
82	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	61	Captivate	69
83	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
84	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
85	PRIDE AND PREDATOR	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	6	Substack	79
86	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
87	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
88	Left To Their Own Devices	Toronto Star	Society & Culture	13	Libsyn	68
89	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
90	Julie Bindel's podcasts and writing	Julie Bindel	Society & Culture	104	Substack	32
91	Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!	Byte & Pieces	Society & Culture	1000	Spreaker	79
92	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
93	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	371	Omny Studio	73
94	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	218	Megaphone	38
95	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	The Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	47	Podbean	58
96	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	53
97	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
98	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
99	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	27	American Public Media	62
100	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	433	Audioboom	48

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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