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 Mar 2026

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03/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 354

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:43:32

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (17 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Acast (13 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
4	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
5	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
6	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
7	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1151	BBC	28
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
14	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
16	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
17	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
18	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
19	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
20	reading rocks	Ian Jackson	Science	17	Buzzsprout	58
21	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
22	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
23	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
25	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
26	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
27	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
28	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
29	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
30	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
31	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
32	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
33	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
34	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
35	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
36	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
37	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
39	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
40	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
41	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
42	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
43	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
44	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
45	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
46	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
47	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
48	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
49	Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat	Orion Publishing Ltd.	Science	9	Acast	79
50	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
51	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
52	The Forensic Update Podcast	The British Psychological Society	Science	10	Libsyn	37
53	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
55	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
56	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
57	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
58	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
59	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
60	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
61	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
62	Geopop - Le Scienze nella vita di tutti i giorni	Geopop	Science	438	Megaphone	53
63	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
64	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
65	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
66	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
67	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
68	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
69	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
70	What's going on up there?	Pearn Kandola LLP	Science	36	Acast	73
71	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
72	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
73	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
74	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
75	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
76	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
77	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
78	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
79	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
80	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
81	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
82	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
83	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
84	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
85	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
86	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59
87	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
88	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
89	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	499	Libsyn	49
90	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
91	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
92	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
93	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
94	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
95	RCPCH Podcasts	Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health	Science	68	Libsyn	58
96	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
97	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
98	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
99	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
100	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	18	Megaphone	73

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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