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 Oct 2026

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10/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 157

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:41:14

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

5. The Telegraph (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	126	BBC	38
2	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	28	Acast	83
3	METRO with Sarah Koenig	Serial Productions & The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	58
4	SAS: The Shadow War	The Independent / Aurra Studios	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
5	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
6	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
7	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
8	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	32	Libsyn	68
9	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	708	Megaphone	53
10	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
11	Inheritance	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	15	BBC	63
12	Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained	Haunted UK	Society & Culture	234	Acast	43
13	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	944	Simplecast	38
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	450	Acast	74
16	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	313	Megaphone	42
17	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
18	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	103	Acast	79
19	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	270	WideOrbit	48
20	Falling Tree	Falling Tree	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	63
21	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
22	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
23	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
24	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	443	Megaphone	32
25	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	27	American Public Media	62
26	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	91	Spotify for Podcasters	32
27	Reaching Out	Futuro Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
28	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1205	Acast	59
29	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	517	BBC	28
30	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	416	BBC	28
31	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
32	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	54	Megaphone	48
33	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
34	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	146	Megaphone	68
35	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
36	Curse of: Miss America	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	19	Omny Studio	63
37	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
38	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
39	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
40	The Flood	The Australian	Society & Culture	5	Omny Studio	74
41	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
42	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	54	Acast	94
43	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	700	BBC	28
44	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
45	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
46	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
47	Deep Secrets	Nothing To See Here, Inc.	Society & Culture	7	RedCircle	69
48	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
49	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
50	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
51	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
52	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	139	N/A	N/A
53	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	284	Megaphone	43
54	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
55	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
56	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	354	Simplecast	78
57	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	31	ART19	53
58	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	166	Acast	69
59	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
60	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
61	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
62	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	271	Spreaker	69
63	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
64	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	671	Acast	69
65	Still Life	Naomi Bloomstein and Chloe Turpin	Society & Culture	3	RSS.com	52
66	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	154	Spotify for Podcasters	52
67	Secrets We Keep	LiSTNR	Society & Culture	169	Omny Studio	69
68	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
69	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	6	ART19	63
70	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	326	Simplecast	53
71	Signals to Danger	Daniel Fox	Society & Culture	83	Acast	74
72	Stories from a Stranger	Higher Ground	Society & Culture	26	ART19	73
73	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
74	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	191	PRX	79
75	Theories of the Third Kind	Theories of the Third Kind	Society & Culture	305	WideOrbit	68
76	Truth Be Told with Zara McDermott	Zara McDermott	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	371	Omny Studio	73
78	Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine	DW, LA Times Studios, Futuro Studios	Society & Culture	5	Simplecast	68
79	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
80	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	38	Omny Studio	83
81	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	87	Spotify for Podcasters	52
82	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
83	Embedded	NPR	Society & Culture	196	Simplecast	58
84	Question Everything	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	89	Omny Studio	63
85	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
86	Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine	Dr. Ed Hasan	Society & Culture	116	Megaphone	68
87	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
88	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
89	The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)	TTT Media	Society & Culture	15	ART19	52
90	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	69	Acast	83
91	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
92	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
93	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	434	Audioboom	48
94	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
95	Kurzgesagt Podcast: Science Revealed	Lynn Studio	Society & Culture	132	Acast	43
96	No One Is Coming	Ten Cats Media	Society & Culture	13	Acast	84
97	Под куполом	Ivan Makridin	Society & Culture	5	Podbean	53
98	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	156	Megaphone	63
99	Coining It	Global	Society & Culture	7	Captivate	53
100	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	6	ART19	63

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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