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 04 sept. 2026

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09/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 350

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. Our Media (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Acast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (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	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	19	Megaphone	48
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
7	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
8	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
9	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
10	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
13	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
16	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
17	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
18	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
19	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
20	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
21	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
22	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
23	Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence	Dr Lucy Foulkes and Dr Jack Andrews	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	17
24	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
25	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
26	Cool Worlds Podcast	coolworldslab	Science	35	Podbean	37
27	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
28	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
29	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
30	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
31	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
32	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
33	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
34	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
35	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
36	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
37	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
38	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
39	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
40	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	7	Omny Studio	69
41	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
43	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	11	RSS.com	47
44	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
45	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
46	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
47	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
48	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
49	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
50	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
51	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
53	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
54	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
55	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
56	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
57	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
58	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
59	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
60	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
61	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
62	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
63	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
64	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
65	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
66	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
67	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
68	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
69	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
70	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
71	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
72	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
73	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
74	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
75	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
76	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
77	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
78	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	545	Spreaker	64
79	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
80	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
81	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
82	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
83	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
84	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
85	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
86	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
87	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
88	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
89	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
90	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
91	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
92	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	733	BBC	28
93	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
94	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
95	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
96	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
97	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
98	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	466	Megaphone	63
99	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
100	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	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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