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 Jun 2026

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06/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 413

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:48

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	26	Megaphone	48
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1151	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
8	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
10	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
11	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
15	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
18	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
19	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
21	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
22	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
23	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1301	Acast	48
24	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
25	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
26	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
27	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
29	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
30	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
31	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
32	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
33	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
34	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
35	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
36	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
37	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
38	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
39	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
40	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
41	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
42	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
44	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
45	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
46	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
47	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
48	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
49	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
50	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
51	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
52	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
54	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
55	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
56	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
57	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
58	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
59	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
60	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
61	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
62	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
63	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
64	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
65	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
66	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
67	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
68	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
69	PBS Space Time	PBS	Science	302	Megaphone	53
70	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
71	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
72	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1606	Unknown	48
73	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
74	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
75	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
76	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
77	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
78	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
79	That Cancer Conversation	Cancer Research UK	Science	39	Acast	83
80	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
81	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
82	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
83	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
84	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
85	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
86	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
87	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
88	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
89	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	680	Spreaker	59
90	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
91	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	450	Spreaker	54
92	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	640	Spreaker	54
93	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
94	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
95	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
96	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
97	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
98	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1437	Simplecast	63
100	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59

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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