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 juil. 2026

07/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 152
Frequency: every 40 days
Duration: 00:40:45

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 (27 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
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 Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
6Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
7Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
8Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
9Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
10Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
11Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
12Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
14Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
15Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
16Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
17Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
18Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
19Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
20Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture222Acast
43
21Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
22Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
23Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
24Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
25Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
26Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
27Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
28Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
29Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
30Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
31Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
33Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
34Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
35Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
36Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
37Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
38Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
39Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture157Omny Studio
69
40Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
41Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
42Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
43Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
44Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
45Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
46Podcast The Last SovietThe Last SovietiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
59
47Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
48Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
49Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
50Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
51Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
52Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
53Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
54Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
55Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
56Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
57Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture32Omny Studio
83
58Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
59Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
60Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary135N/A
N/A
61Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
62Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
63Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
64Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
66Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
67Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture82Unknown
63
68Podcast What I survivedWhat I survivedJack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
69Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture347Simplecast
78
70Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
71Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
72Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
73Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
74Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
75Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
76Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
77Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture189Simplecast
58
78Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
79Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
80Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
81Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
82Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
83Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
84Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
85Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
86Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
87Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
88Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
89Podcast The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesThe Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost storiesBeckySociety & Culture39Spotify for Podcasters
27
90Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
91Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
92Podcast Foster Care Uncovered Foster Care Uncovered Sarah Anderson & Louise AllenSociety & Culture30RSS.com
68
93Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
94Podcast MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerMAD THATSociety & Culture18Acast
63
95Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
96Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
97Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
98Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
99Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
100Podcast Decolonial DispatchDecolonial DispatchDecolonial CentreSociety & Culture21Acast
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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