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: 141
Frequency: every 32 days
Duration: 00:39:56

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope (2 shows)
5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. ART19 (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture132BBC
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 & Culture709Megaphone
53
8Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
9Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
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 HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
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 & Culture452Acast
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 & Culture237Acast
43
19Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
20Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
21Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
22Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
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: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
29Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
30Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
31Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
32Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
33Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
34Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1208Acast
59
35Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture273WideOrbit
48
36Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
37Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
38Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
39Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
40Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
41Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
42Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
43Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
44Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture92Spotify for Podcasters
32
45Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
46Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
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 & Culture416BBC
28
50Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
51Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture39Omny Studio
83
52Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture147Megaphone
68
53Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
54Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
55Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
56Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
57Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
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 & Culture58PRX
74
61Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
62Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture131Acast
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 InterDocumentary145N/A
N/A
65Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
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 & Culture38BBC
58
69Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
70Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny 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 Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
76Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
77Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
78Podcast The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesThe Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesBeckySociety & Culture45Spotify for Podcasters
27
79Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture701BBC
28
80Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
81Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
82Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture28American Public Media
62
83Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
84Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
85Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
86Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture26ART19
73
87Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
88Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture71Acast
83
89Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
90Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
91Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
92Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
93Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
94Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
95Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture84Acast
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 & Culture28Libsyn
58
99Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture16BBC
63
100Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53

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.

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