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 01 Apr 2026

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04/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 389

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:47:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	93	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
3	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1145	BBC	28
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
6	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
7	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	518	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
11	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
13	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
14	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
15	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	534	Simplecast	63
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
18	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
20	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
21	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	806	BBC	28
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
25	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
26	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
27	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
28	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
29	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
30	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
31	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
32	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
33	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
34	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
35	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
36	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
37	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
38	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
40	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
42	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
43	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
44	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
45	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
46	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
47	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
48	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
49	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
50	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
51	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
52	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
53	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
54	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
55	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
56	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
57	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
58	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
59	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
60	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
61	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
62	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
63	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
64	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
65	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
66	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
67	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
68	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
69	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
70	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
71	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
72	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
73	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	568	Libsyn	68
74	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
75	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
76	Sustainable(ish)	Jen Gale	Science	217	Unknown	48
77	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
78	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
79	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
80	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
81	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
82	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
83	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
84	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
85	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	585	Spreaker	54
86	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	10	Libsyn	83
87	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
88	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
89	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
90	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
91	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
92	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
93	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
94	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
95	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
96	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
97	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
98	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
99	Science Fictions	Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie	Science	144	Substack	53
100	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48

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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