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 10 Mar 2026

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03/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 382

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:10

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. National Trust (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. Trace Elements Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 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	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1152	BBC	28
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
6	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
7	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
10	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
13	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
17	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
18	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
19	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
20	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
21	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	815	BBC	28
22	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
23	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
24	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
25	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	321	BBC	38
26	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
27	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
28	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
29	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
30	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
31	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
32	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
33	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
34	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
35	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
36	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
37	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
38	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
39	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
40	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
41	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
42	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
43	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
44	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
45	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
46	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
47	reading rocks	Ian Jackson	Science	17	Buzzsprout	58
48	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
49	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
50	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
51	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
52	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
53	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
55	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
56	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
57	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
58	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
59	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
60	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
61	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
62	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
63	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
64	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
65	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
66	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
67	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
68	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
69	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
70	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
71	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	646	Spreaker	54
72	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
73	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	691	Megaphone	59
74	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
75	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
76	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
77	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
78	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
79	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
80	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
81	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	812	Acast	59
82	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
83	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
84	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
85	Nature Fix	National Trust	Science	13	Audioboom	63
86	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
87	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
88	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
89	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
90	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
91	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	266	Captivate	79
92	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
93	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
94	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
95	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
96	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
97	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	681	Spreaker	59
98	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
99	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
100	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33

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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