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 18 Jun 2025

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06/18/2025

Average data

Episodes: 195

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:43:18

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
2	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
3	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	132	BBC	38
4	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
6	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
7	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
8	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
9	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	13	Omny Studio	48
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	314	Megaphone	42
11	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
12	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
13	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
14	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
15	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	414	Megaphone	63
16	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
17	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
18	Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	63
19	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	444	Megaphone	32
20	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	54	RedCircle	73
21	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
22	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
23	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
24	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1208	Acast	59
25	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	114	Spotify for Podcasters	42
26	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	66	Captivate	69
27	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	59	BBC	58
28	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
29	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
30	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	285	Megaphone	43
31	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
32	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	30	Acast	83
33	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
34	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
35	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
36	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
37	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
38	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
39	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	204	ART19	37
40	White Men Can't Work!	Tim Samuels	Society & Culture	6	Acast	74
41	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
42	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	92	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
44	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	33	Libsyn	68
45	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
46	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
47	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
48	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
49	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	102	Acast	59
50	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
51	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
52	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
53	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
54	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
55	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
56	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
57	The Unsettled Dead	Deborah Davies	Society & Culture	8	Podbean	53
58	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	147	Megaphone	68
59	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	677	Acast	69
60	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
61	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	49	Spotify for Podcasters	58
62	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
63	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
64	Trolled	Aoife Moore	Society & Culture	8	Acast	53
65	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	94	Libsyn	62
66	La familia correcta	El País Audio / WePod	Society & Culture	8	Omny Studio	84
67	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
68	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
69	Young Warriors	Ali Fraser	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	69
70	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	53
71	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	58	PRX	74
72	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	219	Megaphone	38
73	Top Comment	BBC	News	104	BBC	48
74	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
75	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
76	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	434	Audioboom	48
77	Signals to Danger	Daniel Fox	Society & Culture	84	Acast	74
78	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	147	Captivate	79
79	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	131	Acast	79
80	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
81	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
82	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
83	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	701	BBC	28
84	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
85	Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan Berg	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	68
86	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
87	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	193	Ximalaya	53
88	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
89	B2B Made in Brum Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	B2B The Business Club Podcast	Society & Culture	47	N/A	N/A
90	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
91	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	458	RedCircle	59
92	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	327	Simplecast	53
93	Holiday Parks Uncovered - The Podcast	Holiday Parks Uncovered	Society & Culture	18	RSS.com	37
94	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	278	Buzzsprout	58
95	UFO - Extraterrestrial Reality	James Quirk	Society & Culture	919	Spotify for Podcasters	32
96	Architecture of Abuse	Architecture of Abuse	Society & Culture	15	Podbean	63
97	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	131	Buzzsprout	62
98	Sleep and ASMR by The French Whisperer	The French Whisperer	Religion & Spirituality	130	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
100	A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast	Chris Atkins	Society & Culture	19	Acast	63

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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