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 Jul 2026

07/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 147
Frequency: every 32 days
Duration: 00:39:21

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (27 shows)
2. BBC (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (10 shows)
4. Megaphone (9 shows)
5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
2Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
3Podcast Stuff Matters with Ed ConwayStuff Matters with Ed ConwaySky NewsSociety & Culture9Captivate
42
4Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture132BBC
38
5Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
6Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
7Podcast The Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe Diamond King | Telegraph InvestigatesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture52Acast
78
8Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
9Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
10Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
11Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
12Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
13Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture452Acast
74
14Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
15Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
16Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
17Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
18Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
19Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
20Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
21Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture237Acast
43
22Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
23Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
24Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
25Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphTrue Crime30Acast
83
26Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
27Podcast Truth Be Told with Zara McDermottTruth Be Told with Zara McDermottZara McDermottSociety & Culture12Spotify for Podcasters
52
28Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
29Podcast Untold: Opus DeiUntold: Opus DeiFinancial TimesSociety & Culture25Acast
69
30Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime22Spreaker
84
31Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
32Podcast Made in ChinaMade in ChinaBBC SoundsSociety & Culture5BBC
49
33Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture273WideOrbit
48
34Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
35Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
36Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
37Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1208Acast
59
38Podcast REAL LIVESREAL LIVESNaomi ChannellSociety & Culture54Acast
94
39Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
40Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture92Spotify for Podcasters
32
41Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
42Podcast The Unconventional SoldierThe Unconventional SoldiertheunconventionalsoldierSociety & Culture131Acast
79
43Podcast TheBlueTickShowTheBlueTickShowTHE BLUETICK SHOWSociety & Culture186Spotify for Podcasters
58
44Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture71Acast
83
45Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
46Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
47Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary145N/A
N/A
48Podcast Natalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialNatalie McNally Murder: YouTuber on TrialBBC SoundsSociety & Culture21BBC
38
49Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture147Megaphone
68
50Podcast The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic The Tavistock: inside the gender clinic Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
59
51Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture416BBC
28
52Podcast The Land in BetweenThe Land in BetweenGlobal Reporting CentreSociety & Culture6PRX
84
53Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
54Podcast File on 4 InvestigatesFile on 4 InvestigatesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture517BBC
28
55Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
56Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
57Podcast Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastGhost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories PodcastClem DallawayHistory204ART19
37
58Podcast On HoldOn HoldStoriedSociety & Culture7Buzzsprout
73
59Podcast Into The Dirt Into The Dirt Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture10Acast
74
60Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
61Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
62Podcast Master: the allegations against Neil GaimanMaster: the allegations against Neil GaimanTortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
59
63Podcast Pig IronPig IronTortoise MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
74
64Podcast PariahPariahTortoise MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
53
65Podcast Elon's Spies Elon's Spies Tortoise MediaNews5Acast
79
66Podcast Hidden HomicidesHidden HomicidesLouise Tickle and Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
64
67Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
48
68Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
69Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture169Omny Studio
69
70Podcast ChildChildBBC Radio 4Society & Culture37BBC
63
71Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
72Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
73Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
74Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
75Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
76Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
77Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
78Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture677Acast
69
79Podcast Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture12Spreaker
43
80Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
81Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture355Simplecast
78
82Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture39Omny Studio
83
83Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture100Omny Studio
89
84Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
85Podcast The OverturnThe OverturnThe Future Justice ProjectSociety & Culture10Spotify for Podcasters
63
86Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
87Podcast More MuslimMore MuslimMore MuslimSociety & Culture12Captivate
73
88Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
89Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
90Podcast A Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastA Bit of a Stretch - The PodcastChris AtkinsSociety & Culture19Acast
63
91Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
92Podcast Memoirs of an Evil Horrible TrannyMemoirs of an Evil Horrible TrannyI am an evil, horrible tranny. These are my memoirs. Society & Culture20Substack
38
93Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture88Spotify for Podcasters
52
94Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture358Spotify for Podcasters
38
95Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
96Podcast Outpost PodcastsOutpost PodcastsOutpost StudiosSociety & Culture12Substack
43
97Podcast The Missing SisterThe Missing SisteriHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture7Omny Studio
53
98Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
100Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture28American Public Media
62

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 chartsNext charts
© My Podcast Data · Independent project · Data from Apple & Spotify
AboutMethodologyContactSupport mePrivacy PolicyLegal Notice