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 Jul 2026

07/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 159
Frequency: every 34 days
Duration: 00:39:43

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)
4. The Telegraph (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (17 shows)
3. Megaphone (10 shows)
4. ART19 (8 shows)
5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
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 Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
7Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
8Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
9Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
10Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
11Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
12Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
13Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
14Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
15Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
16Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
17Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
18Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture443Acast
74
19Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
20Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
21Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture227Acast
43
22Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
23Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
24Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
25Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
26Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
27Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
73
28Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
29Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
30Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
31Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1194Acast
59
33Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
34Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
35Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
36Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture514BBC
28
37Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
39Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture162Omny Studio
69
40Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
41Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
42Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture696BBC
28
43Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
44Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
45Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
46Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture50Acast
94
47Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
48Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture86Spotify for Podcasters
32
49Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
50Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
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 Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
53Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory194ART19
37
54Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
55Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
56Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
57Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
58Podcast The Last SovietThe Last SovietiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
59
59Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary138N/A
N/A
60Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
61Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture349Simplecast
78
62Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture36BBC
58
63Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
64Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
65Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
66Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture151Spotify for Podcasters
52
67Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
68Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
69Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
70Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
71Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
72Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture129Acast
79
73Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
74Podcast The Cows Are MadThe Cows Are MadBBC Radio 4Society & Culture11BBC
39
75Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
76Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
77Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
78Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
79Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture22ART19
73
80Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
81Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture322Simplecast
53
82Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
83Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture66Acast
83
84Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
85Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
86Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture193Simplecast
58
87Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
88Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
89Podcast The Squarepeg PodcastThe Squarepeg PodcastAmy RichardsSociety & Culture159Libsyn
78
90Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
91Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
92Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
93Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
94Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
95Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture645Acast
69
96Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture45Acast
89
97Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
98Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
99Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture79Acast
74
100Podcast Bitter Blood: Kasem V KasemBitter Blood: Kasem V KasemAudible OriginalsSociety & Culture9ART19
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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