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 Sep 2025

09/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 199
Frequency: every 46 days
Duration: 00:43:20

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (15 shows)
3. Megaphone (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
2Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
3Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
4Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
5Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
6Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
7Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
8Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
9Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
10Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture937Simplecast
38
12Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
13Podcast Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture119Acast
73
14Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
15Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture439Acast
74
16Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
17Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
18Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
19Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
20Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1187Acast
59
21Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews97BBC
48
22Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
23Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture410BBC
28
24Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
25Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
26Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
27Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
28Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture22Buzzsprout
42
29Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
30Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
31Podcast The Stephen Howson PodcastThe Stephen Howson PodcastStephen HowsonSociety & Culture13Spotify for Podcasters
42
32Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
33Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
34Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
35Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
36Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1959Omny Studio
52
37Podcast The Gas ManThe Gas ManTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
69
38Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture511BBC
28
39Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture635Acast
69
40Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture32BBC
58
41Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
42Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
43Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
44Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
45Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
46Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture263Spreaker
69
47Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
48Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture187PRX
79
49Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawaySociety & Culture194Spotify for Podcasters
27
50Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
51Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
52Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
53Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture320Simplecast
53
54Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
55Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
56Podcast The Big Drink RethinkThe Big Drink RethinkAnna DonagheyHealth & Fitness141Captivate
79
57Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
58Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
59Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture96Omny Studio
89
60Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
61Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture43Acast
89
62Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
63Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture694BBC
28
64Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
65Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
66Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
67Podcast Summat in t'AirSummat in t'AirYorkshire Air AmbulanceSociety & Culture5Captivate
69
68Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
69Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
70Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
71Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews96Acast
59
72Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture41Omny Studio
53
73Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
74Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture187Ximalaya
53
75Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
76Podcast HatelandHatelandARDSociety & Culture15Westdeutscher Rundfunk
63
77Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
78Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture51Megaphone
53
79Podcast Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyAway Days Podcast: Reporting from the UnderbellyH11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
48
80Podcast Short CutsShort CutsBBC Radio 4Society & Culture249BBC
33
81Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
82Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture30Libsyn
79
83Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
84Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
85Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture428Audioboom
48
86Podcast The Vaping FixThe Vaping FixWonderySociety & Culture3ART19
69
87Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture154Megaphone
63
88Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
89Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
90Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture208Acast
79
91Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture211Megaphone
38
92Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
93Podcast Mallen Baker: FaultlinesMallen Baker: FaultlinesMallen BakerSociety & Culture599Simplecast
63
94Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture292Audioboom
58
95Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
96Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture127Acast
79
97Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture68Triton Digital
63
98Podcast Geography MattersGeography MattersChris HamnettSociety & Culture28Captivate
79
99Podcast Antisocial EconomicsAntisocial EconomicsSarah KerrSociety & Culture7Megaphone
69
100Podcast Right Where You Are Sitting NowRight Where You Are Sitting NowKen EakinsSociety & Culture100Podbean
62

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.

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