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 Oct 2025

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10/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 364

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:43:36

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Podmasters (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (14 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
4	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
5	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
7	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
8	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
10	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
11	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
13	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
14	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
16	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
17	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
19	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
20	The Wandering Ecologist Podcast	Penny Green	Science	13	Buzzsprout	51
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
22	Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C	Planet B Productions	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	42
23	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
24	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
25	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
26	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
27	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
28	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
29	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
32	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
33	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
34	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
35	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
36	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
37	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
38	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
39	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
40	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
41	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
42	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
43	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
44	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
45	Citizen Zoo’s Rewilding Podcast	Citizen Zoo	Science	15	Podbean	31
46	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
47	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
48	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
49	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	262	Captivate	79
50	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
51	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
52	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
53	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
54	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
55	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
56	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
57	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
58	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
59	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
60	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
61	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
62	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	51	BBC	43
63	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
64	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
65	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
66	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
67	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
68	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
69	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
70	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
71	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
72	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
73	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
74	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
75	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
76	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
77	Why? with Emma Kennedy	Podmasters	Science	79	Megaphone	83
78	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
79	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
80	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
81	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
82	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
83	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
84	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
85	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
86	Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	3	Soundcloud	32
87	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
88	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
89	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
90	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
91	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
92	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	159	PRX	69
93	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
94	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	568	Libsyn	68
95	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	110	Buzzsprout	69
96	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
97	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
98	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
99	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
100	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	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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