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 20 Jan 2026

01/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 190
Frequency: every 41 days
Duration: 00:40:53

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)
3. BBC (3 shows)
4. The Observer (2 shows)
5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (28 shows)
2. BBC (16 shows)
3. Megaphone (15 shows)
4. Omny Studio (7 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
5Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
6Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
7Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
9Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
10Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
32
13Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
14Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
15Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
16Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
17Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
18Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
19Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
20Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
21Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
22Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
23Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
24Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
25Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
26Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture48Acast
94
27Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
28Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
29Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
30Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
31Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
32Podcast You Look Like MeYou Look Like MeLouise McLoughlinSociety & Culture16Spotify for Podcasters
53
33Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
34Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
35Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
36Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
37Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
38Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
39Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
40Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
41Podcast PRIDE AND PREDATORPRIDE AND PREDATORJulie BindelSociety & Culture6Substack
79
42Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
43Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
44Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
45Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
46Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
47Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
48Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
49Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
50Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
51Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
52Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
53Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
54Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
55Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
56Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
57Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
58Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
59Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
60Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
61Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
62Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
63Podcast White Men Can't Work!White Men Can't Work!Tim SamuelsSociety & Culture6Acast
74
64Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture148Spotify for Podcasters
52
65Podcast The Brothers OrtizThe Brothers OrtizCampside Media & iHeart PodcastsSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
79
66Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness141Captivate
79
67Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
68Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture47Megaphone
48
69Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
70Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
71Podcast Delayland – Germany and the Missing MagicDelayland – Germany and the Missing MagicDWSociety & Culture24Unknown
48
72Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
73Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
74Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
75Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture72Audioboom
58
76Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
77Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
78Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
79Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
80Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture428Audioboom
48
81Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
82Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
83Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
84Podcast BletheredBletheredSean McDonaldSociety & Culture261Acast
63
85Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
86Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
87Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
88Podcast ExtremeExtremeBBCSociety & Culture18BBC
69
89Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture51Megaphone
53
90Podcast The Vanishing of Janis RoseThe Vanishing of Janis RoseSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture8Megaphone
58
91Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
92Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
93Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
94Podcast Mysteries at BedtimeMysteries at BedtimeJack LaurenceSociety & Culture85Acast
89
95Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
96Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
97Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
98Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
99Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic27Simplecast
63
100Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsThe Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture47Podbean
58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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