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 Sep 2026

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09/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 360

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:35

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

4. Stuart Gary (1 shows)

5. Paul Duffell (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (12 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	102	Megaphone	83
2	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
4	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
8	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	26	Megaphone	48
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
10	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
12	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
13	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
16	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
17	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
18	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
19	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
20	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
21	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
22	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
23	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
24	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
25	Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence	Dr Lucy Foulkes and Dr Jack Andrews	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	17
26	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
27	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
28	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
29	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
32	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
33	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
34	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
35	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	815	BBC	28
36	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
37	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1302	Acast	48
38	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
40	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	20	RSS.com	47
41	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
42	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
43	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
44	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
45	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
46	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
47	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	78	PRX	59
48	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	162	Buzzsprout	48
49	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
50	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
52	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
53	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
54	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
56	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
57	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
58	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
59	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
60	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
61	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
62	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
63	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	321	BBC	38
64	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
65	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
66	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
67	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
68	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
69	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
70	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
71	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
72	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	266	Captivate	79
73	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
74	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
75	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
76	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
77	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
78	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
79	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
80	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
81	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
82	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
83	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
84	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
85	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	424	Simplecast	63
86	Probation Perspectives: Insights into Community Justice	Community Justice Learning	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
88	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	646	Spreaker	54
89	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
91	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
92	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	69
93	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
94	Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat	Orion Publishing Ltd.	Science	9	Acast	79
95	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
96	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
97	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
98	The Astrophysics Podcast	Paul Duffell	Science	33	RSS.com	47
99	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
100	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32

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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