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 07 janv. 2026

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01/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 426

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:17

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (5 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Simplecast (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	BBC	28
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
5	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
6	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
7	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
8	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
11	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
12	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
13	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
15	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
16	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
17	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
18	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
19	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
20	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
21	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
22	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
23	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
26	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
27	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
28	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
29	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
30	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
31	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
32	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
33	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
34	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
35	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
36	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
37	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
38	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
41	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
42	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
43	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
44	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
45	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
46	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
47	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
48	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
49	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
50	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
52	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68
53	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
54	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
55	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
56	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
57	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
58	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
59	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
60	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
61	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
62	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
63	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
64	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
67	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
68	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
69	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1402	Simplecast	63
70	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
71	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
72	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
73	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
74	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
75	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
77	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
78	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
79	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
80	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
81	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
82	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
83	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
84	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
85	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	466	Megaphone	63
86	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
87	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
88	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
89	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
90	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
91	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
92	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
93	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
94	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
95	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
96	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
97	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
98	Slow Radio	BBC Radio 3	Science	138	BBC	33
99	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
100	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	659	Megaphone	32

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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