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 21 Jun 2025

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06/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 175

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:42:37

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (29 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	132	BBC	38
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
5	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
6	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
7	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
8	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	30	Acast	83
9	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
10	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	13	Omny Studio	48
11	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
12	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
13	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
14	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
15	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	414	Megaphone	63
16	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	314	Megaphone	42
17	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	13	BBC	53
18	Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	63
19	Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan Berg	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	68
20	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
21	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
22	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	444	Megaphone	32
23	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
24	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
25	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	59	BBC	58
26	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
27	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	54	RedCircle	73
28	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
29	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
30	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1208	Acast	59
31	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	66	Captivate	69
32	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	285	Megaphone	43
33	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	114	Spotify for Podcasters	42
34	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
35	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	58	PRX	74
36	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
37	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
38	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
39	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
40	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
41	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
42	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
43	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
44	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
45	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	33	Libsyn	68
46	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
47	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
48	White Men Can't Work!	Tim Samuels	Society & Culture	6	Acast	74
49	Top Comment	BBC	News	104	BBC	48
50	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
51	Trolled	Aoife Moore	Society & Culture	8	Acast	53
52	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
53	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	92	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	49	Spotify for Podcasters	58
55	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
56	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
57	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
58	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	204	ART19	37
59	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
60	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
61	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
62	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
63	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	102	Acast	59
64	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
65	There's A Lot I Haven't Asked	Hannah Donelon	Society & Culture	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
66	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	434	Audioboom	48
67	The Unsettled Dead	Deborah Davies	Society & Culture	8	Podbean	53
68	Occult Knowledge	Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	27	Spotify for Podcasters	53
69	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
70	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	219	Megaphone	38
71	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
72	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	677	Acast	69
73	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	193	Ximalaya	53
74	What's Missing	Casefile Presents	Society & Culture	10	Acast	73
75	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	147	Megaphone	68
76	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
77	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
78	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
79	Aunties in England	Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity	Society & Culture	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
80	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
81	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	131	Acast	79
82	Odessa	The New York Times	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	73
83	To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	19	Megaphone	63
84	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
85	Holiday Parks Uncovered - The Podcast	Holiday Parks Uncovered	Society & Culture	18	RSS.com	37
86	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	458	RedCircle	59
87	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	100	Omny Studio	89
88	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
89	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	53
90	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
91	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
92	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
93	La familia correcta	El País Audio / WePod	Society & Culture	8	Omny Studio	84
94	A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast	Chris Atkins	Society & Culture	19	Acast	63
95	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	105	Acast	79
96	Het Verhaal van de Schaal	NPO Luister / NTR	Society & Culture	8	Unknown	53
97	The Haunted Objects Podcast	Planet Weird	Society & Culture	33	Megaphone	62
98	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	94	Libsyn	62
99	Call Bethel	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	6	Acast	53
100	Tango Juliet Foxtrot - the police podcast	Iain Donnelly	Society & Culture	98	Podbean	37

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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