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 sept. 2026

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09/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 391

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:09

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	19	Megaphone	48
5	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
8	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
9	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
12	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
13	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
14	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
15	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
16	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
17	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
18	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
19	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
20	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
22	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
23	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
24	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
25	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
26	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
27	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	7	Omny Studio	69
28	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
29	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
30	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1289	Acast	48
31	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
32	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
33	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
34	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
35	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	28
36	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
37	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	11	RSS.com	47
38	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
39	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
40	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
41	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
42	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
43	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
44	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
45	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
46	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
47	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
48	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
49	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1558	Simplecast	58
50	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
52	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
53	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
54	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
55	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
56	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
57	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
58	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
59	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
60	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
61	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
62	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
63	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
64	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
65	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	74	PRX	79
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
67	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	547	Spreaker	64
68	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
69	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	733	BBC	28
70	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
71	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
72	Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	3	Soundcloud	32
73	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
74	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
76	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
77	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
78	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
79	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
80	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
81	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
82	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1582	Unknown	48
83	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	805	Acast	59
84	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
85	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
86	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
87	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
88	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
89	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	405	Simplecast	43
90	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
91	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
92	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
93	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
94	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
95	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
96	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
97	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
98	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
99	Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat	Orion Publishing Ltd.	Science	9	Acast	79
100	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63

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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