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 09 Jan 2026

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01/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 431

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:20

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (5 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (16 shows)

2. Libsyn (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (14 shows)

4. Simplecast (14 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	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
6	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
7	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
12	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
14	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
15	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
16	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
18	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
19	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
20	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
21	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
22	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
24	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
26	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
27	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
28	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
29	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
32	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
33	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
34	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
35	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
36	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
37	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
38	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
40	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
41	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
42	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
43	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
44	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
45	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
46	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
47	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
48	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
49	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
50	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
51	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
52	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
54	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
55	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
56	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
57	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
58	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
59	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
60	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	235	Unknown	73
61	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
62	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
63	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
64	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
65	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
66	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	699	Libsyn	43
67	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
68	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
69	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
70	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
71	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
72	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
73	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
74	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
75	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
76	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
77	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
78	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
79	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
80	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
81	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
82	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68
83	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
84	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
85	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
86	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
87	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
88	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	466	Megaphone	63
89	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
90	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
91	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
92	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
93	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
94	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
95	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
96	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
97	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
98	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
99	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
100	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43

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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