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 Jul 2026

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07/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 434

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:04

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Our Media (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (15 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1151	BBC	28
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	545	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
10	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
11	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
12	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
13	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
14	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
17	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
18	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
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	1301	Acast	48
21	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
22	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
23	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
25	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
26	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
27	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
28	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
29	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
30	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
31	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
32	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	857	Omny Studio	48
33	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	701	Megaphone	63
34	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
35	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
36	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
37	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
38	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
39	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
40	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
41	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
42	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
43	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
44	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
45	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
48	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	680	Spreaker	59
49	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
50	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
51	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
53	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
54	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
55	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
56	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
57	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
58	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
59	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	17	Megaphone	73
60	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
61	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
62	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
63	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
64	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
65	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	59
66	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	382	ART19	42
67	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
68	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
69	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
70	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
71	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
72	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
73	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
74	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
75	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
76	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
77	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	638	Spreaker	54
78	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
79	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
80	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
81	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
82	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
83	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
84	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
85	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
86	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
87	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
88	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
89	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	450	Spreaker	54
90	Making Science with Tom Whipple	The Times	Science	12	Acast	48
91	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
92	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
93	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
94	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
95	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	480	Megaphone	63
96	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
97	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
98	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
99	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
100	SOIL: Rewilding the Underground	Freya Mulvey	Science	9	Acast	69

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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