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 24 Oct 2025

10/24/2025

Average data

Episodes: 212
Frequency: every 34 days
Duration: 00:48:16

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)
3. The Observer (2 shows)
4. BBC (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (29 shows)
2. BBC (14 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture116BBC
38
2Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
3Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
4Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
5Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture448Acast
74
6Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
7Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture100BBC
53
8Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
9Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
10Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1201Acast
59
11Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture52Acast
94
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture310Megaphone
42
13Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture942Simplecast
38
14Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
15Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
16Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture52Megaphone
48
17Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime411Megaphone
63
18Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime21Spreaker
84
19Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
20Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture356ART19
68
21Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews102BBC
48
22Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture13Acast
69
23Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture414BBC
28
24Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture516BBC
28
25Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
26Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory200ART19
37
27Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
28Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture440Megaphone
32
29Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture283Megaphone
43
30Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
31Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture90Spotify for Podcasters
32
32Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
33Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
34Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
35Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
36Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
37Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
38Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture144Megaphone
68
39Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture165Acast
69
40Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture26American Public Media
62
41Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
42Podcast BletheredBletheredSean McDonaldSociety & Culture261Acast
63
43Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
44Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
45Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
46Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture268Spreaker
69
47Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture99Omny Studio
89
48Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
49Podcast No Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastNo Fear. No Favour. The SEEN in Journalism PodcastSEEN in JournalismSociety & Culture16Substack
48
50Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
51Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
52Podcast The Coming StormThe Coming StormBBC Radio 4Society & Culture24BBC
39
53Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
54Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
55Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture31Libsyn
68
56Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture661Acast
69
57Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture26Acast
83
58Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
59Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
60Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
61Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
62Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
63Podcast Plank Of The WeekPlank Of The WeekTalkNews100Acast
59
64Podcast Mysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersMysteries and MonstersSociety & Culture432Audioboom
48
65Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture52RedCircle
73
66Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
67Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews57Captivate
69
68Podcast Witness: Sex, Lies and StreamingWitness: Sex, Lies and Streamingnews.com.auSociety & Culture35Omny Studio
89
69Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
70Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture92Libsyn
62
71Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
72Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
73Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
74Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture528Spreaker
43
75Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture217Megaphone
38
76Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture438Acast
53
77Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
78Podcast Σκληρές αλήθειεςΣκληρές αλήθειεςLIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣSociety & Culture324Simplecast
53
79Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
80Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture212Acast
79
81Podcast The Good Listener PodcastThe Good Listener PodcastJohn HaddenSociety & Culture131Buzzsprout
62
82Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
83Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
84Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
85Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
86Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
87Podcast Legacy: Sports StoriesLegacy: Sports StoriesStakSociety & Culture46Acast
79
88Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
89Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
90Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture191Ximalaya
53
91Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
92Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
93Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture130Acast
79
94Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
95Podcast Ça peut vous arriverÇa peut vous arriverRTLSociety & Culture133Audiomeans
49
96Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
97Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
98Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
99Podcast 7 metrów pod ziemią7 metrów pod ziemiąRafał GęburaSociety & Culture269Spotify for Podcasters
28
100Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture356Spotify for Podcasters
38

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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