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 Oct 2026

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10/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 416

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:46:46

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (10 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
4	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
5	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
8	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
11	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
12	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
13	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
15	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
16	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
18	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
20	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
21	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	22	Megaphone	58
22	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
23	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
26	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
27	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
28	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	7	Megaphone	63
29	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
30	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
31	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
32	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
33	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
34	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	95	Megaphone	63
35	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
36	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
37	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
38	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
39	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
40	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
41	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
42	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
43	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
44	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
45	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
46	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	589	Spreaker	54
47	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
48	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
49	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
50	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
51	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
52	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
53	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
54	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
55	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
56	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
57	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
58	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
59	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
60	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
61	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
62	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
63	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
64	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
65	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
66	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
67	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
68	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
69	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
70	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
71	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
72	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
73	Attitudes	National Centre for Social Research	Science	3	Acast	74
74	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
75	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
76	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	51	BBC	43
77	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
78	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
79	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
80	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
81	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	14	RSS.com	47
82	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
83	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
84	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
85	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
86	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
87	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
89	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
90	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
91	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
92	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
93	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
94	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
95	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
96	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
97	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
99	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
100	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58

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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