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 Oct 2026

10/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 196
Frequency: every 34 days
Duration: 00:41:34

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (5 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (28 shows)
2. BBC (13 shows)
3. Megaphone (9 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Simplecast (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture193BBC
38
2Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture6Acast
69
3Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture44BBC
58
4Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
5Podcast Spiral | Tortoise InvestigatesSpiral | Tortoise InvestigatesThe ObserverSociety & Culture151Acast
73
6Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
7Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture465Acast
74
8Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture830Megaphone
53
9Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture269WideOrbit
48
12Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1014Simplecast
38
13Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture233Acast
43
14Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
79
15Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture104BBC
53
16Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
17Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture442Megaphone
32
18Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
19Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture312Megaphone
42
20Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
21Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
22Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
79
23Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
24Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
25Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
26Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
27Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
28Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
29Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture28Acast
83
30Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
31Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture535ART19
68
32Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
33Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1204Acast
59
34Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
35Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
36Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
37Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture228Acast
79
38Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture10Captivate
42
39Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture54Megaphone
48
40Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture415BBC
28
41Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture21BBC
63
42Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
43Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture376Megaphone
43
44Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture235PRX
79
45Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
46Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture516BBC
28
47Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture53Acast
94
48Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
49Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture353Simplecast
78
50Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture106PRX
64
51Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
52Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
53Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
54Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture699BBC
28
55Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
56Podcast Political LensPolitical LensXLab NetworkSociety & Culture5Acast
39
57Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
58Podcast Still Life Still Life Naomi Bloomstein and Chloe TurpinSociety & Culture3RSS.com
52
59Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
60Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
61Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture334WideOrbit
68
62Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
63Podcast PSNI Beyond the BadgePSNI Beyond the BadgePolice Service of Northern IrelandSociety & Culture3Podbean
52
64Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
65Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture984Megaphone
52
66Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
67Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
68Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
69Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture31ART19
53
70Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture70Acast
83
71Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture207Simplecast
58
72Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
73Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture168Omny Studio
69
74Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture19ART19
63
75Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture130Acast
79
76Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
77Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary139N/A
N/A
78Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
79Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture82Acast
74
80Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture1100Acast
69
81Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
82Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
83Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
84Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
85Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
86Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture27Buzzsprout
42
87Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture325Simplecast
53
88Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
89Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture63Libsyn
42
90Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
91Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture265Acast
69
92Podcast 给女孩的商业第一课给女孩的商业第一课闪光少女斯斯Society & Culture113Ximalaya
59
93Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
94Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
95Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
96Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
97Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
98Podcast Patient 11Patient 11Sky NewsSociety & Culture6Captivate
59
99Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
100Podcast METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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