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 Mar 2026

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03/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 426

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:25

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (2 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. National Geographic (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	102	Megaphone	83
2	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1152	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
6	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
7	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
8	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
11	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
13	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
14	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
15	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
16	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	815	BBC	28
17	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
18	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
20	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
21	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
22	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
23	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
24	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
25	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
26	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
27	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
30	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
31	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
32	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
33	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
35	reading rocks	Ian Jackson	Science	17	Buzzsprout	58
36	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
37	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
38	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
39	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
40	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
41	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
42	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
43	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
44	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
45	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
46	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
47	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
48	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
49	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
50	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
51	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
52	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
53	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	321	BBC	38
54	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
55	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
56	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
57	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
58	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
59	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
60	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
61	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
62	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
63	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
64	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
65	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
66	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
67	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
68	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
69	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	691	Megaphone	59
70	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
71	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
72	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
73	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
74	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
75	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	812	Acast	59
76	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
77	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
78	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
79	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	452	Spreaker	54
80	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
81	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
82	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
83	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
84	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
85	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
86	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
87	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
88	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
89	Geopop - Le Scienze nella vita di tutti i giorni	Geopop	Science	438	Megaphone	53
90	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
91	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
92	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
93	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
94	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
95	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
96	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
97	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
98	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
99	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
100	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42

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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