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 Aug 2026

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08/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 389

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:49

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
5	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
6	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	22	Megaphone	58
7	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
8	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
9	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
10	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
13	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
14	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
16	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
18	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
22	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
23	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
24	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
25	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
26	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
27	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
28	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
29	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
30	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
31	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
32	Thames Unfiltered	The Standard	Science	6	Acast	79
33	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
34	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
35	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
36	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
37	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
39	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
40	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
41	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
42	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
43	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	14	RSS.com	47
44	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
45	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
46	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
47	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
48	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	589	Spreaker	54
49	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
50	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
51	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
52	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
53	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
54	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
55	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
56	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
57	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
58	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
59	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
60	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
61	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
62	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
63	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
64	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	123	Soundcloud	38
65	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
66	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
67	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
68	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
69	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
70	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	120	Soundcloud	42
71	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
72	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
73	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
74	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
75	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
76	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
77	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
78	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
79	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54
80	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
81	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
83	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
84	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
85	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
86	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
87	Shirtloads of Science	Dr Karl Kruszelnicki	Science	478	Libsyn	48
88	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	986	Spreaker	53
89	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
90	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
91	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
92	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
93	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
94	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	74	Megaphone	38
95	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
96	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
97	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
98	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
99	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
100	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53

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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