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 30 Apr 2026

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04/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 141

Frequency: every 35 days

Duration: 00:43:56

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (7 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. BBC World Service (2 shows)

5. The Observer (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
2	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	104	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	701	Megaphone	53
6	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	99	BBC	53
7	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
8	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
9	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	307	Megaphone	42
11	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	444	Acast	74
12	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	21	Omny Studio	73
13	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	940	Simplecast	38
14	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
15	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
16	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
17	Inheritance: Samsung	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	11	BBC	63
18	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
19	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
20	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
21	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
22	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
23	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
24	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	436	Megaphone	32
25	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	28	Spreaker	84
26	The Gift	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	23	BBC	59
27	Into The Fog with Peter Laws	Peter Laws	Society & Culture	86	Spotify for Podcasters	32
28	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
29	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
30	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
31	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
32	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	97	Acast	79
33	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	514	BBC	28
34	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
35	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	143	Megaphone	68
36	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	37	BBC	58
37	The Jeff Stelling Show	The Jeff Stelling Show	Sports	11	Audioboom	58
38	The Overturn	The Future Justice Project	Society & Culture	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
39	A Very British Cult	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	9	BBC	49
40	Telephone Stories	Ninth Planet Audio	Society & Culture	15	Acast	63
41	Great Lives	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	412	BBC	28
42	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	66	Acast	83
43	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1196	Acast	59
44	Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on Trial	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	21	BBC	38
45	REAL LIVES	Naomi Channell	Society & Culture	50	Acast	94
46	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
47	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
48	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
49	Czarnobyl. Prawdziwa historia	Polskie Radio S.A.	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	43
50	The Darkling Chronicles - Real life ghost stories	Becky	Society & Culture	41	Spotify for Podcasters	27
51	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
52	The Unconventional Soldier	theunconventionalsoldier	Society & Culture	129	Acast	79
53	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
54	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	140	N/A	N/A
55	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
56	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	70	Triton Digital	63
57	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
58	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	196	ART19	37
59	Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage \| Global Issues \| Current Affairs	Secrets & Spies	Society & Culture	350	Simplecast	78
60	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
61	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
62	Into The Dirt	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
63	Child	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	37	BBC	63
64	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
65	Hidden Homicides	Louise Tickle and Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	64
66	The Good Listener Podcast	John Hadden	Society & Culture	131	Buzzsprout	62
67	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	50	Megaphone	48
68	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
69	Pariah	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	5	Acast	53
70	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	75	Spreaker	43
71	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
72	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
73	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
74	The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	8	Acast	59
75	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
76	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	151	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	TheBlueTickShow	THE BLUETICK SHOW	Society & Culture	186	Spotify for Podcasters	58
78	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	35	Omny Studio	83
79	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
80	MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl Reigler	MAD THAT	Society & Culture	18	Acast	63
81	Death in Westminster	Planet B Productions	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	Wilder Podcast	Grange Project	Science	54	Captivate	83
83	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
84	The Lodge	RNZ	Society & Culture	10	Acast	83
85	The Land in Between	Global Reporting Centre	Society & Culture	6	PRX	84
86	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	432	Acast	53
87	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
88	A Caça ao Estripador de Lisboa	Observador	Society & Culture	15	Omny Studio	53
89	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
90	Inspectre Paranormal	Tom Barrow	Society & Culture	31	Libsyn	68
91	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	34	Megaphone	48
92	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
93	Pig Iron	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
94	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	84	Spotify for Podcasters	52
95	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	354	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	The Crimes of Margo Freshwater	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	63
97	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
98	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	24	American Public Media	62
99	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
100	The Cows Are Mad	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	11	BBC	39

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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