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 26 mai 2025

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

05/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 193

Frequency: every 41 days

Duration: 00:42:11

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC (3 shows)

4. The Observer (2 shows)

5. Brazen (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
4	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
5	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
6	Searching for America with Robyn Curnow	Robyn Curnow, Bleav	Society & Culture	58	Simplecast	58
7	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	699	Megaphone	53
8	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	13	Omny Studio	48
9	Unreliable Witness \| Storycast	Sky News	Society & Culture	54	Captivate	63
10	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	938	Simplecast	38
11	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	440	Acast	74
12	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	405	Megaphone	63
13	White Men Can't Work!	Tim Samuels	Society & Culture	6	Acast	74
14	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
15	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	97	BBC	53
16	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
17	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
18	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
19	The Unsettled Dead	Deborah Davies	Society & Culture	8	Podbean	53
20	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1190	Acast	59
21	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
22	Amanda Wakeley: StyleDNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	109	Spotify for Podcasters	48
23	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	49
24	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	304	Megaphone	42
25	13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II	BBC World Service	History	56	BBC	33
26	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	349	ART19	68
27	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
28	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
29	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	511	BBC	28
30	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	43	Acast	89
31	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	411	BBC	28
32	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	433	Megaphone	32
33	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	33	BBC	58
34	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
35	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
36	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
37	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
38	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
39	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
40	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
41	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
42	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
43	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
44	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
45	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	84	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
47	Top Comment	BBC	News	98	BBC	48
48	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
49	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	88	Libsyn	62
50	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	128	Acast	79
51	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	188	PRX	79
52	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
53	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
54	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	53
55	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	695	BBC	28
56	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
57	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	321	Simplecast	53
58	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	97	Acast	59
59	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1957	Omny Studio	42
60	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	638	Acast	69
61	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
62	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
63	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
64	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
65	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
66	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	43
67	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
68	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	141	Megaphone	68
69	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	188	Ximalaya	53
70	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	69	Triton Digital	63
71	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
72	This Haunted Life	Adam Berry	Society & Culture	14	Transistor	79
73	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
74	Next Question with Katie Couric	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	432	Omny Studio	63
75	Paranormal Portal UK	Den and Luke \| Paranormal Portal UK	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
77	Young Warriors	Ali Fraser	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	69
78	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
79	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
80	The Squarepeg Podcast	Amy Richards	Society & Culture	159	Libsyn	78
81	The Chunter Basha w/ Billy Billingham	Mark "Billy" Billingham	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
83	Spoiled Fruit: Faith & Power	John Williamson	Society & Culture	21	RedCircle	73
84	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	30	Libsyn	79
85	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	353	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	19	Megaphone	63
87	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
88	Fat Leonard	Brazen	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	94
89	Privateer Station: War In Ukraine	Privateer	Society & Culture	491	Spreaker	53
90	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
91	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	212	Megaphone	38
92	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
93	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
94	Prometheus Lens	Justin Brown	Society & Culture	559	Spreaker	74
95	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	Society & Culture	196	Spotify for Podcasters	27
96	Class Divide	Class Divide	Society & Culture	25	Acast	84
97	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	22	Buzzsprout	42
98	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
99	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
100	SCAMMERLAND	Superreal	Society & Culture	7	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.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice