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 27 Aug 2026

08/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 177
Frequency: every 33 days
Duration: 00:42:24

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (6 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)
4. The Guardian (2 shows)
5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (14 shows)
3. Megaphone (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. ART19 (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
2Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
3Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
4Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
5Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture132BBC
38
6Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture452Acast
74
7Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
8Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
9Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
10Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture237Acast
43
11Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
12Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
13Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
14Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
16Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
17Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
18Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
19Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
20Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
21Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
22Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
23Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
24Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture272WideOrbit
48
25Podcast Russell Brand: On TrialRussell Brand: On TrialSky NewsNews66Captivate
69
26Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
27Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
28Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
29Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
30Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
31Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
32Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
33Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
34Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1207Acast
59
35Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
36Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
37Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
38Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
39Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
40Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
41Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
42Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture91Spotify for Podcasters
32
43Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
44Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
45Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
46Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture416BBC
28
47Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
48Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary145N/A
N/A
49Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture71Acast
83
50Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture58PRX
74
51Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture306WideOrbit
68
52Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
53Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
54Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
55Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
56Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
57Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
58Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
59Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
60Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
61Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
62Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
63Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
64Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
65Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
66Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
67Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
68Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
69Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
70Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
71Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
72Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture676Acast
69
73Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture412Buzzsprout
83
74Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
75Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
76Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture355Simplecast
78
77Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
78Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
79Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture131Acast
79
80Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
81Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
82Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
83Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
48
84Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
85Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
86Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
87Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture63Libsyn
42
88Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture358Spotify for Podcasters
38
89Podcast Documentary on One PodcastDocumentary on One PodcastRTÉ Documentary on OneSociety & Culture1957Omny Studio
42
90Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
91Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture214Acast
79
92Podcast JOURNEYJOURNEYRyan WolfSociety & Culture13Acast
73
93Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
94Podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets BioHacked: Family Secrets Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture14Megaphone
48
95Podcast Paranormal Portal UKParanormal Portal UKDen and Luke | Paranormal Portal UKSociety & Culture41Spotify for Podcasters
58
96Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
97Podcast Inspectre ParanormalInspectre ParanormalTom BarrowSociety & Culture33Libsyn
68
98Podcast Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesEveryday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesVirginia Postrel and Charles C. MannSociety & Culture8Castos
52
99Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
100Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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