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 2026

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11/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 409

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:45:13

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

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

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	103	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
4	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	26	Omny Studio	79
5	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	552	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1143	Simplecast	62
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	540	Simplecast	63
10	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
13	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	516	Libsyn	48
15	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
16	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
17	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
18	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	91	Buzzsprout	72
19	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	361	BBC	38
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	816	BBC	28
21	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1303	Acast	48
22	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
23	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	26	Megaphone	48
24	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
25	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	98	Megaphone	63
26	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
27	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
28	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	439	Libsyn	52
29	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
30	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
31	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	703	Megaphone	63
32	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	451	Libsyn	42
33	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
34	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
35	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
36	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
37	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
38	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
39	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
40	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	21	RSS.com	47
41	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
42	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	321	BBC	38
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	859	Omny Studio	48
44	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	78	PRX	59
45	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
46	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
47	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
48	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
49	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	126	Acast	59
50	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
51	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	310	Omny Studio	62
52	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1610	Unknown	48
53	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
54	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	9	Simplecast	52
55	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	252	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	812	Acast	59
57	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	860	BBC	28
58	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	481	ABC Australia	32
59	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
60	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	652	Spreaker	54
61	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	691	Megaphone	59
62	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	378	Transistor	73
63	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
64	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1441	Simplecast	63
65	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	323	Megaphone	53
66	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
67	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	96	Audioboom	73
68	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
69	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	161	PRX	69
70	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
71	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	499	Libsyn	49
72	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
73	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	681	Spreaker	59
74	Drilled: Displaced	Pushkin Industries	Science	270	Omny Studio	69
75	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
76	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
77	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
78	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	754	Megaphone	63
79	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	36	Simplecast	68
80	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
81	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
82	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
83	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
84	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	370	Megaphone	53
85	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
86	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
87	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	384	ART19	42
88	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
89	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
90	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
91	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
92	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
93	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	375	PRX	53
94	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
95	In Search of Soil with Diego Footer	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Shirtloads of Science	Dr Karl Kruszelnicki	Science	480	Libsyn	48
97	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1587	Simplecast	58
98	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
99	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
100	Biotech Hangout	Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler and more	Science	170	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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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