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 04 Nov 2026

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11/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 289

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:01

Top 5 authors

1. NOISER (9 shows)

2. History Hit (6 shows)

3. Goalhanger (6 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (6 shows)

5. Audible Original (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (31 shows)

2. Acast (21 shows)

3. BBC (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is History	Goalhanger	History	738	Megaphone	63
2	The Rest Is Classified	Goalhanger	History	227	Megaphone	53
3	WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk	Goalhanger	History	1038	Megaphone	69
4	Dan Snow's History Hit	History Hit	History	1562	Acast	69
5	After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal	History Hit	History	329	Acast	73
6	Short History Of...	NOISER	History	290	Megaphone	73
7	Empire: World History	Goalhanger	History	423	Megaphone	73
8	In Our Time	BBC Radio 4	History	1119	BBC	43
9	The Ancients	History Hit	History	672	Acast	69
10	Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford	Pushkin Industries	History	237	Omny Studio	62
11	British Scandal	Audible Original	History	301	ART19	83
12	You're Dead to Me	BBC Radio 4	History	296	BBC	43
13	Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society	History Hit	History	472	Acast	68
14	Gone Medieval	History Hit	History	574	Acast	79
15	Not Just the Tudors	History Hit	History	577	Acast	69
16	Real Dictators	NOISER	History	165	Megaphone	83
17	This is History: The Tudors	Sony Music Entertainment	History	200	Megaphone	78
18	The History Podcast	BBC Radio 4	History	141	BBC	52
19	Sleepy History	Slumber Studios	History	139	Megaphone	63
20	HistoryExtra podcast	Immediate	History	2695	Megaphone	53
21	The Spy Who	Audible Original	History	143	ART19	68
22	World War II with Tom Hanks	The HISTORY Channel \| Back Pocket Studios \| Audacy	History	23	WideOrbit	68
23	Real Survival Stories	NOISER	History	182	Megaphone	89
24	Oh What A Time...	Pop! Pop!	History	319	Acast	84
25	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	59	BBC	58
26	American Scandal	Audible Original	History	172	ART19	73
27	Past Present Future	David Runciman	History	355	Megaphone	79
28	Ancient Civilisations	NOISER	History	46	Megaphone	79
29	Unruly History	Dr Gillian Kenny & Dr Emma Nagouse	History	5	Unknown	63
30	London Revisited	London Review of Books	History	12	Megaphone	73
31	Lore	Aaron Mahnke	History	500	Libsyn	48
32	Here for the History	BBC Sounds	History	23	BBC	38
33	Legacy	Original Legacy Productions	History	199	Acast	79
34	John Kiriakou's Dead Drop	John Kiriakou & Alan Katz	History	59	Acast	79
35	Fall of Civilizations Podcast	Fall of Civilizations Podcast	History	22	Spotify for Podcasters	32
36	History's Heroes	BBC Radio 4	History	100	BBC	43
37	American History Hit	History Hit	History	438	Acast	63
38	Biography	NOISER	History	25	Acast	73
39	The Story of Money	Financial Times	History	350	Acast	69
40	History Daily	History Daily	History	365	Audioboom	48
41	History's Greatest Mysteries	The HISTORY Channel \| Rewind Studios	History	13	ART19	63
42	Conspiracy Theories Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Spotify Studios	History	592	N/A	N/A
43	The History of England	David Crowther	History	524	Acast	79
44	Real Vikings	NOISER	History	11	Acast	79
45	The Last Best Hope?	Adam Smith	History	83	Acast	79
46	The History of Rome	Mike Duncan	History	193	Libsyn	43
47	The British History Podcast	Jamie Jeffers	History	550	Unknown	68
48	Journey Through Time	Goalhanger	History	81	Megaphone	63
49	Buried Evidence	The Crime Desk	History	11	Acast	83
50	Politically	BBC Radio 4	History	56	BBC	58
51	Irish History Podcast	Fin Dwyer	History	485	Acast	53
52	WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!	Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones	History	156	Megaphone	73
53	History’s Greatest Dishes	HistoryExtra	History	8	Megaphone	68
54	The Team House	dee takos	History	667	Spreaker	64
55	You're Wrong About	Sarah Marshall	History	273	Megaphone	43
56	Battleground	Goalhanger	History	474	Acast	53
57	The History of English Podcast	Kevin Stroud	History	204	Blubrry	32
58	What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy	Rewind Studios	History	7	Acast	58
59	Trust Forward	Sumsub	History	6	Acast	69
60	Dan Carlin's Hardcore History	Dan Carlin	History	13	Libsyn	48
61	AREA52 Podcast With Chris Ramsay	Chris Ramsay	History	116	Megaphone	47
62	The English Heritage Podcast	English Heritage	History	402	Megaphone	32
63	Revolutions	Mike Duncan	History	401	Libsyn	73
64	Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall	NOISER	History	38	Megaphone	73
65	The History of Ceramics	HENI Talks	History	33	Unknown	73
66	The UnBelievable	The HISTORY Channel \| Rewind Studios	History	5	ART19	69
67	Historic Royal Palaces Podcast	Historic Royal Palaces	History	212	Libsyn	42
68	Bad Gays	Huw Lemmey & Ben Miller	History	141	Podbean	52
69	Weird in the Wade	Natalie Doig	History	64	Megaphone	78
70	Time Team	Time Team	History	101	Audioboom	58
71	History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories	History Extra	History	25	Megaphone	58
72	Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things	Daily Mail	History	123	Acast	83
73	Noiser Presents	NOISER	History	23	Megaphone	79
74	Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast	Clem Dallaway	History	206	ART19	37
75	Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat	Rewind Studios	History	28	WideOrbit	62
76	Hot History	Hot History Production	History	73	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	School of War	The Free Press	History	360	Megaphone	69
78	The WW2 Podcast	Angus Wallace	History	328	Libsyn	52
79	Instant Classics	Vespucci	History	69	Megaphone	58
80	Cold War Conversations	Ian Sanders	History	482	Megaphone	89
81	Ask Haviv Anything	Haviv Rettig Gur	History	163	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	Throughline	NPR	History	474	Simplecast	63
83	Biblical Time Machine	Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones	History	169	Buzzsprout	53
84	Today In History with The Retrospectors	The Retrospectors	History	1408	Megaphone	68
85	Expanse	ABC Australia	History	46	ABC Australia	63
86	Dark History Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Audioboom Studios	History	196	N/A	N/A
87	The Vardø Witch Trials	Lisa Williams	History	7	Podbean	48
88	Unexpected Essex	Eri Berry	History	8	Buzzsprout	73
89	Things Are About To Get Weird	Chyaz Samuel	History	137	Spotify for Podcasters	32
90	The History of Egypt Podcast	Dominic Perry	History	377	Megaphone	37
91	Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story	Apple TV+ / AT WILL MEDIA	History	10	ART19	68
92	Calm History (not A.I. & no loud ads) - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation	Harris \| ASMR & Insomnia Network	History	114	RedCircle	48
93	D-Day: The Tide Turns	NOISER	History	17	Megaphone	69
94	Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes	Crime House	History	145	WideOrbit	68
95	My Victorian Nightmare	Genevieve Manion	History	126	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	How Haunted? Podcast \| Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunted Places on Earth	Rob Kirkup	History	250	Megaphone	47
97	In Our Time: Science	BBC Radio 4	History	2	BBC	28
98	Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman	Bart Ehrman	History	212	Libsyn	52
99	The Art Bell Archive Details temporarily unavailable	Arthur William Bell III	History	1532	Unknown	43
100	Dark Histories	Ben Cutmore	History	262	Megaphone	68

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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