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 03 Mar 2026

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03/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 363

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:11

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

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (12 shows)

5. Simplecast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1152	BBC	28
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
8	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
9	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
11	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
13	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
14	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
15	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
16	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
17	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
18	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
19	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
20	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
21	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
22	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
23	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
24	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
25	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
26	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
27	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
28	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	815	BBC	28
29	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
30	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
31	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
32	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
33	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
34	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
35	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
36	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
37	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
38	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
39	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
40	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
43	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
44	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
45	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
46	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
47	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
48	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
49	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
50	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
51	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	11	Libsyn	83
52	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
54	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
55	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
56	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
57	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
58	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
59	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
60	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
61	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
62	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
63	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
64	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
65	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
66	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
67	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
68	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
69	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
70	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
71	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	18	Megaphone	73
72	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59
73	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
74	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
75	reading rocks	Ian Jackson	Science	17	Buzzsprout	58
76	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
77	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
78	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
79	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
80	Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat	Orion Publishing Ltd.	Science	9	Acast	79
81	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
82	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
83	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
84	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
85	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
86	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	451	Spreaker	54
87	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
88	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
89	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
90	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
91	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
92	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
93	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
94	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
95	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
96	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
97	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
98	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
99	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
100	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42

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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