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 17 Aug 2026

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08/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 171

Frequency: every 40 days

Duration: 00:40:38

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
2	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
5	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
6	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
7	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
8	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
9	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
10	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
11	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
12	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
13	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
14	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
15	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
16	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
17	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
18	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
19	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
20	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	222	Acast	43
21	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
22	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
23	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
24	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	410	BBC	28
25	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
26	Focus: Adults in the Room	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	68
27	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
28	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
29	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
30	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
31	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
32	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
33	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	258	WideOrbit	48
34	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
35	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
36	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	194	Spotify for Podcasters	27
37	Signal Hill	Signal Hill	Society & Culture	34	Buzzsprout	62
38	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	47	Megaphone	48
39	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
40	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
41	Coffeehouse Crime	Coffeehouse Crime	Society & Culture	895	Spreaker	49
42	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
43	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
44	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	510	BBC	28
45	Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine	Dr. Ed Hasan	Society & Culture	110	Megaphone	68
46	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	12	PRX	69
47	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	82	Spotify for Podcasters	32
48	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
49	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	278	Megaphone	43
50	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
51	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	347	Simplecast	78
52	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
53	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	65	Acast	83
54	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
55	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
56	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	31	BBC	58
57	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
58	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
59	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
60	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
61	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	134	N/A	N/A
62	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	267	Buzzsprout	58
63	SuperHuman	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	53
64	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	48	Acast	94
65	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
66	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
67	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
68	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
69	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
70	Question Everything	Brian Reed	Society & Culture	82	Unknown	63
71	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	157	Omny Studio	69
72	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	32	Omny Studio	83
73	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
74	Where the River Took Us	Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	10	Spreaker	64
75	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
76	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
77	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	428	Audioboom	48
78	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
79	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	86	Libsyn	62
80	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	127	Acast	79
81	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
82	There's A Lot I Haven't Asked	Hannah Donelon	Society & Culture	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
83	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
84	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
85	Stories from a Stranger	Higher Ground	Society & Culture	20	ART19	73
86	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
87	Embedded	NPR	Society & Culture	188	Simplecast	58
88	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
89	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1959	Omny Studio	52
91	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
92	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	148	Spotify for Podcasters	52
93	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
94	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
95	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
96	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
97	Inheritance: Samsung	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	11	BBC	63
98	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	90	Acast	52
99	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
100	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43

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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