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 2026

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10/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 415

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:45:49

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (2 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	24	Omny Studio	79
3	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
4	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
7	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
8	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
9	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
10	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
11	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
13	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1140	Simplecast	62
14	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
17	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
18	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
19	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
21	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
22	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
23	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
24	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
25	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
26	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	198	Libsyn	62
27	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
28	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
29	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
30	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
31	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
32	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
33	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
34	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
35	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
36	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
37	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
38	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
40	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
41	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
42	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
43	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
44	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
45	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
46	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
47	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
48	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
49	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
50	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
51	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
52	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
54	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
55	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
56	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
57	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
60	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54
61	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	381	ART19	42
62	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
63	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
64	The Vet Vault: Veterinary Career, Clinical Skills & Wellbeing	Dr. Hubert Hiemstra	Science	214	Spotify for Podcasters	42
65	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
66	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
67	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	678	Spreaker	59
68	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
69	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
70	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
71	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
72	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
73	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
74	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
75	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
76	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1432	Simplecast	63
77	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
78	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
79	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	992	Spreaker	53
80	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
81	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	120	Soundcloud	42
82	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
83	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
84	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
85	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
86	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
87	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
88	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
89	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
90	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
91	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
92	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
93	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	46	Unknown	89
94	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
95	Storying Water	Ellen Wiles	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	52
96	Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill	Newstalk	Science	261	Sharpstream	32
97	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
98	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
99	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	665	Megaphone	32
100	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68

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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