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 12 Apr 2026

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04/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 398

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:37

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (3 shows)

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	93	Megaphone	83
2	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1145	BBC	28
4	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
6	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	518	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
10	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	534	Simplecast	63
13	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
14	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
16	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
17	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
18	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
19	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
20	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
21	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
22	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
23	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
24	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
25	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
27	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
28	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
29	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
30	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	806	BBC	28
31	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
32	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
33	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
34	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
35	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
36	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
37	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
39	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
40	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
41	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
42	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
43	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
44	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
45	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
46	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
47	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
48	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
49	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
50	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
51	Making Science with Tom Whipple	The Times	Science	12	Acast	48
52	Rebel Economics with Professor Steve Keen	Professor Steve Keen	Science	153	Captivate	73
53	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
54	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
55	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
56	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
57	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	68
58	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
59	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
60	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
61	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
62	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
63	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
64	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
65	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
66	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
67	Ri Science Podcast	The Royal Institution	Science	123	Acast	42
68	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
69	Small Steps, Giant Leaps	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	168	Megaphone	59
70	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
71	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
72	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	585	Spreaker	54
73	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
74	Mathematical Objects	Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett	Science	75	Unknown	79
75	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
77	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
78	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
79	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
80	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
81	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
82	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
83	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
84	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
85	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
86	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
87	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
88	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
89	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
90	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
91	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
92	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	735	BBC	28
93	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1094	PRX	63
94	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
95	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
96	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
97	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
98	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
99	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
100	Brave New World	Evening Standard	Science	34	Acast	69

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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