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 19 Apr 2026

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04/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 148

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:40:01

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. BBC World Service (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (28 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	130	BBC	38
3	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
4	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
6	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
7	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
8	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
9	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
10	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
11	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
12	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	314	Megaphone	42
13	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
14	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
15	OnlyFantasy	Audible Original	Society & Culture	31	ART19	53
16	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
17	Inheritance	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	15	BBC	63
18	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
19	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
20	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
21	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
22	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
23	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	285	Megaphone	43
24	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
25	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	91	Spotify for Podcasters	32
26	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	444	Megaphone	32
27	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
28	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	105	Acast	79
29	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
30	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1207	Acast	59
31	Death in Westminster	Planet B Productions	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
32	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
33	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	146	Megaphone	68
34	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
35	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	54	Acast	94
36	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
37	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
38	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
39	Love Bombed	BBC Local Radio	Society & Culture	34	BBC	39
40	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
41	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
42	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
43	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	30	Acast	83
44	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
45	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
46	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
47	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
48	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
49	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
50	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	204	ART19	37
51	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
52	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	379	Audioboom	62
53	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	354	Simplecast	78
54	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
55	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	700	BBC	28
56	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
57	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
58	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
59	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
60	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
61	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
62	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
63	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
64	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
65	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
66	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	38	Omny Studio	83
67	Mysteries at Bedtime	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	92	Acast	89
68	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
70	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	155	Spotify for Podcasters	52
71	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
72	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
73	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
74	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
75	Fallen Angel	Audacy Studios \| Campside Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	63
76	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	58	PRX	74
77	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
78	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	131	Acast	79
79	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	14	Acast	59
80	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
81	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	28	American Public Media	62
82	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	34	Megaphone	48
83	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
84	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
85	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
86	Money Trauma	Miho Soon	Society & Culture	4	Spotify for Podcasters	43
87	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	33	Libsyn	68
88	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
89	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	193	Ximalaya	53
90	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	48
91	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	54	RedCircle	73
92	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
93	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
94	Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto	Crooked Media	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	58
95	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	219	Megaphone	38
96	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
97	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
98	Elon's Spies	Tortoise Media	News	5	Acast	79
99	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
100	The Jeff Stelling Show	The Jeff Stelling Show	Sports	14	Audioboom	58

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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