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 22 Aug 2026

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08/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 152

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:40:17

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (8 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (4 shows)

4. The Guardian (2 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
2	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
3	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	701	Megaphone	53
4	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
5	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
6	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
7	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	443	Acast	74
8	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
9	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
10	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
11	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
12	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
13	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
14	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	306	Megaphone	42
15	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
16	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
17	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	939	Simplecast	38
18	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
19	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
20	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	435	Megaphone	32
21	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
22	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
23	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	227	Acast	43
24	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
25	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
26	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
27	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
28	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
29	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
30	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
31	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	20	Omny Studio	73
32	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1194	Acast	59
33	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	261	WideOrbit	48
34	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
36	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	412	BBC	28
37	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	194	ART19	37
38	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
39	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	142	Megaphone	68
40	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	36	BBC	58
41	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
42	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	162	Omny Studio	69
43	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
44	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
45	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
46	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
47	Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologies	Virginia Postrel and Charles C. Mann	Society & Culture	8	Castos	52
48	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	50	Megaphone	48
49	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	13	PRX	69
50	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
51	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	50	Acast	94
52	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	138	N/A	N/A
53	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
54	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	34	Omny Studio	83
55	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
56	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
57	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	95	Acast	79
58	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69
59	Signal Hill	Signal Hill	Society & Culture	34	Buzzsprout	62
60	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	514	BBC	28
61	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
62	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
63	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
64	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
65	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	645	Acast	69
66	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
67	Question Everything	Brian Reed	Society & Culture	85	Unknown	63
68	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
69	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
70	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
71	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68
72	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
73	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	349	Simplecast	78
74	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
75	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	129	Acast	79
76	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	151	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	430	Audioboom	48
78	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
79	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
80	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
81	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
82	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	44	Omny Studio	53
83	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	66	Acast	83
84	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	214	Megaphone	38
85	Bailey Sarian	Bailey Sarian	Society & Culture	158	Spreaker	43
86	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
87	Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted	Osbourne Media	Society & Culture	60	Libsyn	42
88	Foster Care Uncovered	Sarah Anderson & Louise Allen	Society & Culture	30	RSS.com	68
89	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
91	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
92	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
93	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	SuperHuman	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	53
95	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	84	Spotify for Podcasters	52
96	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
97	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
98	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	50	RedCircle	63
99	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
100	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	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.

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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