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 Sep 2026

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09/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 367

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:02

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
8	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
10	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	19	Megaphone	48
11	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
13	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
16	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
17	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
18	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
19	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
20	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
21	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
22	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
23	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
24	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
25	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
26	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
27	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
28	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
29	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
30	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
31	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
32	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
33	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
34	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
35	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
36	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
37	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
39	Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence	Dr Lucy Foulkes and Dr Jack Andrews	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	17
40	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
41	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
42	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
43	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
44	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
45	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
46	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
47	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
48	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
49	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
50	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
52	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
53	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
54	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
55	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
57	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
58	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
59	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
60	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
61	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	11	RSS.com	47
62	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	73	PRX	79
63	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
64	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
65	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
66	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
67	Cool Worlds Podcast	coolworldslab	Science	35	Podbean	37
68	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
69	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
70	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
71	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
72	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
73	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
74	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
75	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
76	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
77	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
78	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
79	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	22	PRX	69
80	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
81	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1402	Simplecast	63
82	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
83	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
85	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
86	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	545	Spreaker	64
87	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
88	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
89	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
90	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
91	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
92	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
93	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
94	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	48
95	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
96	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
97	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
98	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
99	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
100	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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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