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 Sep 2026

09/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 190
Frequency: every 32 days
Duration: 00:41:01

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)
4. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (14 shows)
3. Megaphone (10 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture35BBC
58
2Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
3Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
5Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
6Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
7Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
8Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
9Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
10Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
11Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture442Acast
74
12Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
13Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture226Acast
43
14Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
15Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
16Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
17Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
18Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
19Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
20Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
21Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
22Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
23Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
24Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
25Podcast Unreliable Witness | StorycastUnreliable Witness | StorycastSky NewsSociety & Culture54Captivate
63
26Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
27Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
28Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
29Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
30Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
32
31Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
32Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
33Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
34Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
35Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
36Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
37Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
38Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
39Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory194ART19
37
40Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture50Acast
94
41Podcast Bed of LiesBed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture33Acast
69
42Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
43Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
44Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
45Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
46Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
73
47Podcast Falling TreeFalling TreeFalling TreeSociety & Culture2Unknown
63
48Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
49Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
50Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
51Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
52Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture161Omny Studio
69
53Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture513BBC
28
54Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture192Simplecast
58
55Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
56Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
57Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture89Libsyn
62
58Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
59Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
60Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
61Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
62Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture79Acast
74
63Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture70Triton Digital
63
64Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
65Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary136N/A
N/A
66Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
67Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
68Podcast ProfileProfileBBC Radio 4Society & Culture696BBC
28
69Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
70Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture128Acast
79
71Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture75Spreaker
43
72Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
73Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
74Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture83Spotify for Podcasters
52
75Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
76Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
77Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
78Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture349Simplecast
78
79Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
80Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
81Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
82Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture430Audioboom
48
83Podcast 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
84Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1956Omny Studio
42
85Podcast JULIE IN GENDERLANDJULIE IN GENDERLANDJulie BindelSociety & Culture11Substack
53
86Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
87Podcast Telephone StoriesTelephone StoriesNinth Planet AudioSociety & Culture15Acast
63
88Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture644Acast
69
89Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
90Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
91Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
92Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
93Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
94Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
95Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
96Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
97Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
98Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture322Simplecast
53
99Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
100Podcast Geography MattersGeography MattersChris HamnettSociety & Culture36Captivate
79

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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