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 Nov 2025

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11/02/2025

Average data

Episodes: 428

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:17

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Breakthroughs Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Pfizer	Science	13	Simplecast	53
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
7	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
8	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
10	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
11	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
13	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
14	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
15	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
17	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
18	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
19	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
20	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
21	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
22	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
23	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
24	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
25	The Threshold	Foreign Policy	Science	9	Megaphone	94
26	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
27	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
28	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
29	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
30	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
31	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
32	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
33	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
34	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
35	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
36	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
38	Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C	Planet B Productions	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	42
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
41	Kindred	Kate Coffin	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	63
42	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
43	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
44	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
45	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
46	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
47	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
48	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
49	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
50	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
51	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
52	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
53	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
54	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
55	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
56	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
57	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
58	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
59	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
60	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
61	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
62	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
63	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
65	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
66	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
67	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
68	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
69	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
70	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
71	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
72	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
73	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
74	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
75	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
76	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
77	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	51	BBC	43
78	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
79	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
80	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
81	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
82	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
83	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
84	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
85	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
86	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
87	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
88	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
89	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
90	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
91	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	262	Captivate	79
92	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	635	Megaphone	58
93	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
94	The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss	Lawrence M. Krauss	Science	158	Substack	48
95	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
96	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	986	Spreaker	53
97	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
98	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
99	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
100	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	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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