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 Jul 2026

07/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 142
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:39:47

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. The Observer (2 shows)
5. Audible (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

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

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
4Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
5Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
6Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
7Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
8Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
9Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
12Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
13Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
14Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
15Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
16Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
17Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
18Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
19Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
20Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
21Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
22Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
23Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
24Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
25Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
26Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
27Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
28Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
29Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
30Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
31Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture510BBC
28
32Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
33Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
34Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
35Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
36Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
37Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
38Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
39Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
40Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture278Megaphone
43
41Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
42Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
43Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
46Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
47Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
48Podcast The Last SovietThe Last SovietiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
59
49Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
50Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
51Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture32Omny Studio
83
52Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
53Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
54Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
55Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture82Unknown
63
56Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
57Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture188Simplecast
58
58Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
59Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
60Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
61Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
62Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
63Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
64Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary134N/A
N/A
65Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
66Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
67Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
68Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture31BBC
58
69Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
70Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
71Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
72Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
73Podcast Decolonial DispatchDecolonial DispatchDecolonial CentreSociety & Culture21Acast
53
74Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
75Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
76Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
77Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
78Podcast The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesThe Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesBeckySociety & Culture39Spotify for Podcasters
27
79Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
80Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
81Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
82Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
83Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture86Libsyn
62
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture47RedCircle
73
86Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
87Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
88Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
89Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
90Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture68Triton Digital
63
91Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
92Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
93Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture12PRX
69
94Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
95Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture77Acast
74
96Podcast Fatal FantasyFatal FantasySony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
79
97Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
98Podcast Adventures in NutopiaAdventures in NutopiaDavid BramwellSociety & Culture27Libsyn
73
99Podcast Inheritance: SamsungInheritance: SamsungBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture11BBC
63
100Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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