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 28 Jan 2025

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01/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 209

Frequency: every 40 days

Duration: 00:44:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. Audible (2 shows)

5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (26 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
2	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
3	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
4	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
5	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
6	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
7	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
8	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	701	Megaphone	53
9	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	939	Simplecast	38
10	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	443	Acast	74
11	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
12	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
13	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
14	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
15	The Trapped	ITV News	Society & Culture	9	Spreaker	74
16	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	407	Megaphone	63
17	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
18	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	306	Megaphone	42
19	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
20	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1194	Acast	59
21	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
22	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
23	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
24	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	32
25	The Illuminator: Art, Conspiracy and Madness	Brazen	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	79
26	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
27	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
28	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	36	BBC	58
29	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	45	Acast	89
30	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
31	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
32	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
33	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	142	Megaphone	68
34	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
35	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	412	BBC	28
36	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
37	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
38	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	354	Spotify for Podcasters	38
39	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
40	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	55	BBC	48
41	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	25	PRX	84
42	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	349	Simplecast	78
43	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
44	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
45	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
46	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
47	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	189	Ximalaya	53
48	Amanda Wakeley: Style DNA	Hatch 108 Productions	Arts	110	Spotify for Podcasters	42
49	Documentary on One Podcast	RTÉ Documentary on One	Society & Culture	1956	Omny Studio	42
50	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
51	The Gas Man	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	69
52	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	194	ART19	37
53	You Look Like Me	Louise McLoughlin	Society & Culture	16	Spotify for Podcasters	53
54	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	645	Acast	69
55	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
56	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
57	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	435	Megaphone	32
58	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	514	BBC	28
59	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
60	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	696	BBC	28
61	Fire Ninja	Fireninja	Society & Culture	78	Spotify for Podcasters	63
62	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
63	Strange Stories UK	DBC	Society & Culture	274	Buzzsprout	58
64	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
65	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
66	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	214	Megaphone	38
67	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	129	Acast	79
68	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69
69	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
70	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
71	Top Comment	BBC	News	99	BBC	48
72	Mysteries and Monsters	Mysteries and Monsters	Society & Culture	430	Audioboom	48
73	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
74	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	63
75	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
76	The Big Drink Rethink	Anna Donaghey	Health & Fitness	142	Captivate	79
77	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
78	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
79	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	44	Omny Studio	53
80	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
81	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
82	Blethered	Sean McDonald	Society & Culture	261	Acast	63
83	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
84	Little Devils	TRZ Media	Society & Culture	6	Spotify for Podcasters	53
85	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	322	Simplecast	53
86	Cosmic Peach	Julia Hamilton	Society & Culture	321	Spreaker	49
87	Short Cuts	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	249	BBC	33
88	A Bit of a Stretch - The Podcast	Chris Atkins	Society & Culture	19	Acast	63
89	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
90	The Agent	Imperative Entertainment	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	59
91	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	430	Acast	53
92	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	48
93	Alice in Wanderland	Alice Morrison	Society & Culture	110	Simplecast	63
94	Plank Of The Week	Talk	News	98	Acast	59
95	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	526	Spreaker	43
96	Jack Osbourne's The Most Haunted	Osbourne Media	Society & Culture	60	Libsyn	42
97	7 metrów pod ziemią	Rafał Gębura	Society & Culture	269	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	95	Acast	79
99	Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine	Dr. Ed Hasan	Society & Culture	113	Megaphone	68
100	The World's Hardest Puzzle	Stak	Society & Culture	18	Acast	69

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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