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 Oct 2026

10/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 146
Frequency: every 24 days
Duration: 00:41:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (5 shows)
3. Audible (2 shows)
4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (13 shows)
3. Megaphone (10 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture122BBC
38
2Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture6Acast
69
3Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
4Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
5Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
6Podcast METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
58
7Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
8Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture449Acast
74
9Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture311Megaphone
42
10Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
11Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
12Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture233Acast
43
13Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
14Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture269WideOrbit
48
15Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
16Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture14BBC
63
17Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
18Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
19Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture943Simplecast
38
20Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
21Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
22Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
23Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
24Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
25Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture26Acast
83
26Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture415BBC
28
27Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
28Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
29Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
30Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
31Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
32Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture90Spotify for Podcasters
32
33Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
34Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1203Acast
59
35Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
36Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
37Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
38Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
39Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
40Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture53Acast
94
41Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
42Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
43Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
44Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
45Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
46Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture53Megaphone
48
47Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
48Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
49Podcast Signals to DangerSignals to DangerDaniel FoxSociety & Culture82Acast
74
50Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
51Podcast PSNI Beyond the BadgePSNI Beyond the BadgePolice Service of Northern IrelandSociety & Culture3Podbean
52
52Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
53Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
54Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary139N/A
N/A
55Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
56Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
57Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
58Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture667Acast
69
59Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
60Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
61Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
62Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
63Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
64Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
65Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
66Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture516BBC
28
67Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
68Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
69Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
70Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
71Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
72Podcast Still Life Still Life Naomi Bloomstein and Chloe TurpinSociety & Culture3RSS.com
52
73Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
74Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
75Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
76Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture353Simplecast
78
77Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
78Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture195Simplecast
58
79Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
80Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
81Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
82Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
83Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
84Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
85Podcast Falling TreeFalling TreeFalling TreeSociety & Culture6Unknown
63
86Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
87Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
88Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
89Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
90Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture168Omny Studio
69
91Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
92Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
93Podcast Coining ItCoining ItGlobalSociety & Culture7Captivate
53
94Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
95Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
96Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
97Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
98Podcast Под куполомПод куполомIvan MakridinSociety & Culture5Podbean
53
99Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
100Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture130Acast
79

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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