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 Sep 2025

09/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 200
Frequency: every 41 days
Duration: 00:45:26

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
2Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
3Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
4Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
6Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
7Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
8Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
9Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
12Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
13Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
14Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
15Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
16Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
17Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
18Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
19Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
20Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
21Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
22Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
23Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
24Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
25Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
26Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
27Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
28Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
29Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
30Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
31Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
32Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
33Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
34Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
35Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
36Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
37Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
38Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
39Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
40Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
41Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
42Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
43Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
44Podcast The Stephen Howson PodcastThe Stephen Howson PodcastStephen HowsonSociety & Culture13Spotify for Podcasters
42
45Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
46Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
47Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
48Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
49Podcast Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNAAmanda Wakeley: StyleDNAHatch 108 ProductionsArts109Spotify for Podcasters
48
50Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
51Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
52Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
53Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
54Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
55Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
56Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews96Acast
59
57Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
58Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
59Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
60Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
61Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
62Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture428Audioboom
48
63Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
64Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
65Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
66Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
67Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
68Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
69Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
70Podcast Strange Stories UKStrange Stories UKDBCSociety & Culture267Buzzsprout
58
71Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
72Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
73Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
74Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
75Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
76Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
77Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
78Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
79Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
80Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
81Podcast Delirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísDelirios de España. Las frivolidades que cambiaron un paísPodium PodcastSociety & Culture44Omny Studio
63
82Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
83Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness141Captivate
79
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
86Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
87Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture397Buzzsprout
83
88Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
89Podcast In It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastIn It Together: The Joint Enterprise PodcastMaxine PeakeSociety & Culture6Acast
58
90Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
91Podcast The All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreThe All or Nothing Podcast with Billy MooreBilly MooreSociety & Culture99Spotify for Podcasters
22
92Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
93Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture130Buzzsprout
62
94Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
95Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
96Podcast The Squarepeg PodcastThe Squarepeg PodcastAmy RichardsSociety & Culture159Libsyn
78
97Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
98Podcast Antisocial EconomicsAntisocial EconomicsSarah KerrSociety & Culture7Megaphone
69
99Podcast Relatively Speaking with Ivan and James MartinRelatively Speaking with Ivan and James MartinIvan and James MartinSociety & Culture11RSS.com
32
100Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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