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 25 Apr 2026

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04/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 185

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:42:55

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

5. Sky News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Omny Studio (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	118	Acast	73
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	112	BBC	38
3	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
4	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
5	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	704	Megaphone	53
6	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
7	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	100	BBC	53
8	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
9	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	310	Megaphone	42
11	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
12	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
13	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
14	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	446	Acast	74
15	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	24	Omny Studio	73
16	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
17	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	941	Simplecast	38
18	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
19	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	21	Spreaker	84
20	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
21	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
22	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
23	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	354	ART19	68
24	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	89	Spotify for Podcasters	32
25	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
26	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	439	Megaphone	32
27	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	144	Megaphone	68
28	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	52	Acast	94
29	Inheritance	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	12	BBC	63
30	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1199	Acast	59
31	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
32	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
33	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
34	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
35	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	282	Megaphone	43
36	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68
37	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
38	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	56	PRX	64
39	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
40	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
41	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
42	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	268	Spreaker	69
43	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	414	BBC	28
44	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	36	Omny Studio	83
45	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	199	ART19	37
46	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
47	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
48	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	99	Acast	79
49	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
50	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	152	Spotify for Podcasters	52
51	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	164	Acast	69
52	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	37	BBC	58
53	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	515	BBC	28
54	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	83	Spreaker	43
55	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
56	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
57	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
58	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
59	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
60	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
61	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
62	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
63	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
64	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
65	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
66	Death in Westminster	Planet B Productions	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
67	The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost stories	Becky	Society & Culture	44	Spotify for Podcasters	27
68	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
69	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	165	Omny Studio	69
70	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
71	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
72	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
73	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	98	Omny Studio	89
74	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	435	Acast	53
75	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	34	Megaphone	48
76	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
77	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	51	Megaphone	48
78	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
79	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	351	Simplecast	78
80	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	211	Acast	79
81	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
82	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
83	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	91	Libsyn	62
84	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
85	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	190	Ximalaya	53
86	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	356	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	7 metrów pod ziemią	Rafał Gębura	Society & Culture	269	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
89	Russell Brand: On Trial	Sky News	News	54	Captivate	69
90	Patient 11	Sky News	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	59
91	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
92	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	191	PRX	79
93	Mysteries at Bedtime	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	89	Acast	89
94	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
95	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	527	Spreaker	43
96	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	51	RedCircle	63
97	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
98	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	657	Acast	69
99	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	698	BBC	28
100	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	129	Acast	79

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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