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 Nov 2025

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11/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 399

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:40

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (5 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (15 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Breakthroughs Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Pfizer	Science	13	Simplecast	53
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
5	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
6	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
7	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
9	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
10	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
12	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
13	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
14	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
15	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
16	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
17	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
19	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
20	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
21	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
22	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
23	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
25	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
26	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
27	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
29	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
30	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
31	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
32	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
33	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
34	The Threshold	Foreign Policy	Science	9	Megaphone	94
35	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
36	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
38	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
39	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
40	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
41	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
42	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
43	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
44	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
45	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
46	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
47	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
48	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
49	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
50	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
51	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
52	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
53	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
54	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
55	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
56	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
57	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
58	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
59	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
60	Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C	Planet B Productions	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	42
61	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
62	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
63	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
64	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
65	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
66	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
67	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
68	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
69	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
70	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
71	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
72	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
73	Kindred	Kate Coffin	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	63
74	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
75	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
76	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
77	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	364	Simplecast	52
78	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
79	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
80	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
81	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
82	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
83	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
84	Words of the Wild	Scottish Wildlife Trust	Science	18	Captivate	38
85	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
86	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
87	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
88	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
89	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
91	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
92	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
93	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
94	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
95	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
96	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
97	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
98	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
99	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
100	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47

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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