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 02 Sep 2026

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09/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 384

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:27

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
6	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	19	Megaphone	48
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
8	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
11	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
13	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
16	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
18	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
19	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
20	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
21	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
22	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
23	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
24	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
25	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
26	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
27	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
28	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	28
30	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
31	Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence	Dr Lucy Foulkes and Dr Jack Andrews	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	17
32	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
33	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1558	Simplecast	58
34	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
35	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
36	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
37	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1289	Acast	48
38	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
39	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
40	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
41	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
42	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
43	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	7	Omny Studio	69
44	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
45	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
46	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
47	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
48	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
49	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
50	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
51	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	11	RSS.com	47
52	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
53	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
54	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
55	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
56	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
57	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
58	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
59	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
60	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
61	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
62	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
63	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
64	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
65	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
66	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
67	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
68	Cool Worlds Podcast	coolworldslab	Science	35	Podbean	37
69	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
70	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
71	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
72	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	547	Spreaker	64
73	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
75	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
76	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
77	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
78	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
79	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	23	PRX	69
80	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
81	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
82	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
83	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
84	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1582	Unknown	48
85	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
86	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
87	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
88	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
89	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
90	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
91	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
92	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1403	Simplecast	63
93	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
94	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
95	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
96	Ri Science Podcast	The Royal Institution	Science	116	Spotify for Podcasters	48
97	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
98	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
99	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	74	PRX	79
100	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	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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