Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Science

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 20 Aug 2026

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08/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 393

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:39

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	81	Megaphone	83
2	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Health & Fitness	22	Acast	63
3	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1127	Simplecast	68
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	475	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	461	Acast	38
6	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	15	Megaphone	48
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
8	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	527	Simplecast	63
9	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	125	Soundcloud	38
10	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	705	Simplecast	48
11	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Nature	3	N/A	N/A
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
13	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
14	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1103	Audioboom	48
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	666	BBC	38
16	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	37	Acast	94
17	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	860	Simplecast	73
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll \| Wondery	Science	438	ART19	48
19	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	502	Libsyn	53
20	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
21	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	458	Acast	48
22	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	331	Acast	49
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
24	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	304	Megaphone	53
25	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network	Science	297	Megaphone	68
26	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1281	Acast	48
27	Outrage + Optimism	Global Optimism	Science	404	Libsyn	73
28	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	8	RSS.com	47
29	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	83	Buzzsprout	72
30	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	681	Megaphone	63
31	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	340	Megaphone	69
32	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	794	BBC	28
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	351	Libsyn	68
34	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	24	BBC	43
35	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	43
36	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	596	Acast	69
37	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	722	Libsyn	49
38	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
39	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	149	Buzzsprout	48
40	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	66	BBC	28
41	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
42	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	72	PRX	64
43	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
44	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1543	Simplecast	58
45	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	42	Podbean	62
46	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	506	BBC	48
47	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	849	BBC	28
48	The We Society	AcSS	Science	91	Audioboom	79
49	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	412	Libsyn	58
50	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	202	Audioboom	47
51	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	310	BBC	38
52	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	362	Megaphone	73
53	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	68
54	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	622	Spreaker	69
55	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	103	Megaphone	69
56	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	276	Libsyn	48
57	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	403	Simplecast	43
58	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1559	Fireside	53
59	Climate Actually	Kimberly Nicholas	Science	3	Captivate	69
60	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
61	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	382	Podbean	41
62	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
63	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	356	Unknown	43
64	Speaking of Psychology	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
65	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	801	Acast	59
66	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
67	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	503	Spreaker	74
68	Astrum Space	Alex McColgan	Science	212	Buzzsprout	73
69	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	482	Buzzsprout	42
70	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	919	Acast	43
71	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	171	Podbean	37
72	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	49	Simplecast	62
73	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	359	Megaphone	53
74	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1102	Libsyn	38
75	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
76	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1311	Megaphone	58
77	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	72	Megaphone	53
78	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	119	Audioboom	42
79	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1086	PRX	69
80	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	504	Spreaker	54
81	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	19	PRX	69
82	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	765	Spreaker	59
83	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	145	Simplecast	58
84	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	14	Megaphone	58
85	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1185	Spreaker	53
86	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	73
87	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	633	Libsyn	63
88	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	339	BBC	38
89	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	343	Simplecast	53
90	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
91	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	348	PRX	53
92	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
93	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	434	Unknown	58
94	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
95	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
96	Drilled	Critical Frequency	Science	266	Megaphone	69
97	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	696	Libsyn	59
98	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	217	Simplecast	52
99	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
100	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	420	Megaphone	53

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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