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 08 Jul 2026

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07/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 427

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:00

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (15 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	98	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1150	BBC	28
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	24	Megaphone	48
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	534	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	241	BBC	38
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
8	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1138	Simplecast	62
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	168	BBC	38
14	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	473	Megaphone	53
16	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	13	BBC	43
17	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	674	BBC	38
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	448	Libsyn	42
19	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
20	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	515	BBC	48
21	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	811	BBC	28
22	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
24	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	698	Megaphone	63
26	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	349	Megaphone	69
27	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
28	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
29	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	358	BBC	38
30	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
31	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1298	Acast	48
32	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	216	Megaphone	73
33	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
34	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
35	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
36	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
37	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	415	Acast	89
38	BatChat	Bat Conservation Trust	Science	83	Buzzsprout	83
39	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	317	Megaphone	53
40	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
41	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	372	Transistor	73
42	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1600	Unknown	48
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
44	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	367	Megaphone	53
45	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	88	Buzzsprout	72
48	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59
49	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	50	Podbean	62
50	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	677	Spreaker	59
51	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	244	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1576	Simplecast	58
53	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
54	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	337	Acast	49
55	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	687	Megaphone	59
56	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
57	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
58	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
59	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
60	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
61	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	857	BBC	28
62	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
63	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
64	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
65	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
66	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
67	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	400	Transistor	68
68	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	460	Spreaker	59
69	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	34	Simplecast	68
70	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
71	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
72	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
73	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
74	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	478	ABC Australia	32
75	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
76	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
77	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	90	ART19	52
79	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	348	BBC	38
80	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
81	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
82	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	189	Omny Studio	48
83	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
85	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
86	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	617	Spreaker	54
87	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
88	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
89	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	748	Megaphone	63
90	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
91	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1427	Simplecast	63
92	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
93	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
94	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	424	Simplecast	63
95	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
96	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	53	BBC	43
97	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
98	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
99	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1352	Megaphone	58
100	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62

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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