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 11 Feb 2026

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02/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 376

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:12

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	92	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1144	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
6	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
7	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	533	Simplecast	63
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1133	Simplecast	62
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	671	BBC	38
13	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	470	Megaphone	53
15	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	693	Megaphone	63
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	509	Libsyn	48
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
18	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
19	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
20	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
21	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	367	Transistor	73
22	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
23	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	805	BBC	28
24	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	512	BBC	48
25	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
26	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
27	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
28	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	24	BBC	38
30	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	345	BBC	38
31	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	125	Megaphone	58
32	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	237	Unknown	73
33	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
34	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
35	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
36	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
38	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
39	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	237	Spotify for Podcasters	28
40	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
41	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1292	Acast	48
42	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
43	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
44	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
45	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
46	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
47	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	346	Megaphone	69
48	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
49	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
50	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
51	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
52	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
53	ESO Voice of Stroke	European Stroke Organisation	Science	1	Libsyn	63
54	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	397	Transistor	68
55	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
56	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	187	Omny Studio	48
57	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1041	ABC Australia	43
58	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
59	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
60	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	681	Megaphone	59
61	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
62	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
63	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
64	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	304	Omny Studio	62
65	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	206	Audioboom	47
66	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
67	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
68	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	367	PRX	53
69	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
70	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
71	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
72	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
73	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
74	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1589	Unknown	48
75	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
76	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	441	Megaphone	62
77	The Cognition Project	Tom Griffiths	Science	20	Acast	63
78	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
79	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
80	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
81	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	568	Libsyn	68
82	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	412	Acast	89
83	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	Why Do We Do That?	BBC Radio 4	Science	36	BBC	59
85	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
86	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
87	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
88	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
89	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
90	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	468	BBC	28
91	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	475	ABC Australia	32
92	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
93	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
94	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
95	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	42	Libsyn	53
96	For What It’s Earth	Emma Brisdion & Sophie Pavelle	Science	134	Podbean	78
97	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
98	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
99	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
100	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28

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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