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 06 Aug 2026

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08/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 383

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:47

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (3 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (13 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
8	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	22	Megaphone	58
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
10	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
11	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
12	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
13	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
19	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
20	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
21	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
22	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
23	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
24	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
25	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
26	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
27	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
28	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
29	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
30	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	14	RSS.com	47
31	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
32	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
33	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
34	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
35	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
36	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
37	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
38	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
39	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
40	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
41	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
42	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
43	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
44	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
45	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
46	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
47	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
48	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
49	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
52	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	74	Megaphone	38
53	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
54	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
55	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	407	Simplecast	43
56	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
57	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
58	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	589	Spreaker	54
59	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
60	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
61	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
62	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
63	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
64	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
65	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
66	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
67	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
68	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
69	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
70	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
71	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
72	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
73	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
74	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
75	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
76	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
77	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
78	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
79	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
80	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
81	Thames Unfiltered	The Standard	Science	6	Acast	79
82	AWESOME ASTRONOMY	Paul & Dr Jeni	Science	373	Libsyn	38
83	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
84	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
85	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
86	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
87	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
88	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
89	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
90	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
91	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
92	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
93	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
94	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
95	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
96	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
97	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
98	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
99	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
100	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59

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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