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 05 Mar 2026

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03/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 369

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:44:26

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. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Libsyn (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
3	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
6	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1152	BBC	28
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
8	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
14	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
16	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
18	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
19	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
20	reading rocks	Ian Jackson	Science	17	Buzzsprout	58
21	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
24	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
26	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
27	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	815	BBC	28
28	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
29	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
30	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
31	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
32	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
33	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
34	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
35	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
36	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
37	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
38	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
41	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
42	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
43	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
44	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
45	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
46	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
47	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
48	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
49	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
50	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
51	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
52	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
54	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
55	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
56	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
57	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
58	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
59	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
60	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
62	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
63	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
64	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
65	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
66	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
67	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
68	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
69	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
70	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
71	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
72	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
73	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
74	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
75	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
76	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
77	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
78	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
79	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
80	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
81	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
82	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
83	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
84	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
85	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
86	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
87	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
88	Climate Unf*cked	Rob Cooper	Science	15	Unknown	53
89	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
90	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
91	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
92	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
93	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	18	Megaphone	73
94	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
95	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	11	Libsyn	83
96	Physics World Weekly Podcast	Physics World	Science	100	Blubrry	43
97	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
98	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
99	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59
100	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37

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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