Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - History

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 02 Aug 2025

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08/02/2025

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:46:37

Top 5 authors

1. NOISER (11 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

3. History Hit (7 shows)

4. Goalhanger (6 shows)

5. Audible (5 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (32 shows)

2. Acast (19 shows)

3. BBC (9 shows)

4. ART19 (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Journey Through Time	Goalhanger	History	81	Megaphone	63
2	The Rest Is History	Goalhanger	History	724	Megaphone	63
3	The Rest Is Classified	Goalhanger	History	211	Megaphone	73
4	Dan Snow's History Hit	History Hit	History	1548	Acast	69
5	British Scandal	Audible	History	293	ART19	83
6	Empire: World History	Goalhanger	History	409	Megaphone	63
7	Short History Of...	NOISER	History	296	Megaphone	73
8	You're Wrong About	Sarah Marshall	History	270	Megaphone	43
9	WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk	Goalhanger	History	1024	Megaphone	79
10	The Ancients	History Hit	History	658	Acast	69
11	Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society	History Hit	History	458	Acast	68
12	Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story	Apple TV+ / AT WILL MEDIA	History	10	ART19	68
13	You're Dead to Me	BBC Radio 4	History	288	BBC	43
14	In Our Time	BBC Radio 4	History	1108	BBC	43
15	After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal	History Hit	History	314	Acast	73
16	Gone Medieval	History Hit	History	560	Acast	69
17	The C-Word	Lena Dunham & Alissa Bennett	History	67	WideOrbit	68
18	13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II	BBC World Service	History	56	BBC	33
19	Dan Carlin's Hardcore History	Dan Carlin	History	13	Libsyn	48
20	Noiser Presents	NOISER	History	23	Megaphone	79
21	HistoryExtra podcast	Immediate	History	2667	Megaphone	53
22	Real Dictators	NOISER	History	161	Megaphone	83
23	Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford	Pushkin Industries	History	229	Omny Studio	62
24	Not Just the Tudors	History Hit	History	563	Acast	69
25	Real Survival Stories	NOISER	History	175	Megaphone	89
26	The General & The Journalist	The Times	News	76	Acast	69
27	How It All Played Out	Global	History	52	Captivate	69
28	Lawless Planet	Audible	History	44	ART19	79
29	The Spy Who	Audible	History	135	ART19	68
30	Past Present Future	David Runciman	History	341	Megaphone	79
31	Ancient Civilisations	NOISER	History	46	Megaphone	79
32	Politically	BBC Radio 4	History	51	BBC	58
33	Legacy	Original Legacy Productions	History	184	Acast	79
34	Battleground	Goalhanger	History	459	Acast	53
35	American Scandal	Audible	History	164	ART19	83
36	The History of Rome	Mike Duncan	History	193	Libsyn	43
38	The History Podcast	BBC Radio 4	History	125	BBC	58
39	Conspiracy Theories Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Spotify Studios	History	585	N/A	N/A
40	CONFLICTED	Message Heard	History	234	Megaphone	58
41	Fall of Civilizations Podcast	Fall of Civilizations Podcast	History	22	Spotify for Podcasters	32
42	Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods	Global	Comedy	115	Captivate	63
43	This is History: The Tudors	Sony Music Entertainment	History	193	Megaphone	78
44	Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood	iHeartPodcasts	History	240	Omny Studio	68
45	Oh What A Time...	Pop! Pop!	History	305	Acast	84
46	Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall	NOISER	History	38	Megaphone	73
47	D-Day: The Tide Turns	NOISER	History	17	Megaphone	69
48	To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four	Pushkin Industries	Music	1	Omny Studio	73
49	History Daily	History Daily	History	365	Audioboom	48
50	The Man Who Calculated Death	PodcastOne	History	14	ART19	73
51	American History Hit	History Hit	History	424	Acast	63
52	Revolutions	Mike Duncan	History	401	Libsyn	73
53	In Our Time: Science	BBC Radio 4	History	293	BBC	43
54	Sleepy History	Slumber Studios	History	127	Megaphone	63
55	History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories	History Extra	History	25	Megaphone	58
56	Dark History Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Audioboom Studios	History	196	N/A	N/A
57	In Our Time: History	BBC Radio 4	History	231	BBC	38
58	REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana	Audible \| Ballen Studios	History	45	ART19	73
59	Ask Haviv Anything	Haviv Rettig Gur	History	152	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	Irish History Podcast	Fin Dwyer	History	480	Acast	53
61	Slow Burn	Slate Podcasts	History	223	Acast	74
62	United States of Kennedy	iHeartPodcasts	History	41	Omny Studio	73
63	Real Outlaws	NOISER	History	16	Megaphone	89
64	TimeTable London	Christopher Winn	History	7	Acast	59
65	Why the Fork: Everyday design for curious minds	D2M	History	3	RSS.com	58
66	Hitler's English Girlfriend: The Secret Diary of Unity Mitford	Daily Mail	History	8	Megaphone	63
67	History's Heroes	BBC Radio 4	History	93	BBC	43
68	The English Heritage Podcast	English Heritage	History	391	Megaphone	32
69	Napoleon	NOISER	History	7	Megaphone	63
70	Lore	Aaron Mahnke	History	500	Libsyn	48
71	The WW2 Podcast	Angus Wallace	History	323	Libsyn	52
72	Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things	Daily Mail	History	115	Acast	83
73	16 Sunsets	Antica & Telltale Studios	History	16	Acast	84
74	Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! \| Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean	Liv Albert	History	862	Acast	79
75	Expanse	ABC Australia	History	43	ABC Australia	69
76	AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay	Chris Ramsay	History	109	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	How Haunted? Podcast \| Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth	Rob Kirkup	History	236	Megaphone	47
78	SNAFU with Ed Helms	iHeartPodcasts	History	90	Omny Studio	53
79	Beyond Barbarossa: The Eastern Front of World War 2	Scott Bury	History	85	Podbean	62
80	Historic Royal Palaces Podcast	Historic Royal Palaces	History	208	Libsyn	42
81	Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7	BBC Sounds	History	6	BBC	43
82	The British History Podcast	Jamie Jeffers	History	546	Unknown	68
83	The History of England	David Crowther	History	519	Acast	79
84	The Martyr Made Podcast	Darryl Cooper	History	34	Blubrry	38
85	Long Shadow	Long Lead & PRX	History	35	PRX	69
86	History of the Second World War	Wesley Livesay	History	391	Megaphone	53
87	Real Narcos	NOISER	History	23	Megaphone	89
88	Weird in the Wade	Natalie Doig	History	63	Megaphone	78
89	Talking Tudors	Natalie Grueninger	History	100	Podbean	52
90	The Curious History of Your Home	NOISER	History	33	Megaphone	78
91	A Twist of History	Ballen Studios	History	21	Simplecast	58
92	The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained	SpectreVision Radio	History	139	Megaphone	63
93	Today In History with The Retrospectors	The Retrospectors	History	1373	Megaphone	68
94	American History Tellers	Audible	History	497	ART19	89
95	Right Answers Mostly	Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo	History	219	Megaphone	53
96	Throughline	NPR	History	463	Simplecast	63
97	The Rabbit Hole Detectives	Folding Pocket	History	109	Megaphone	63
98	Working Class History	Working Class History	History	150	Spreaker	69
99	Tides of History	Audible / Patrick Wyman	History	442	ART19	83
100	Warfare	History Hit	History	509	Acast	59

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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