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 Jul 2026

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07/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 397

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:35

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	22	Megaphone	58
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
8	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
9	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
10	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
12	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
13	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
15	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
16	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
18	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
19	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
20	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
21	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
22	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
23	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
24	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
26	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
27	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
28	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
30	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
31	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
32	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
33	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
35	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
36	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
37	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
38	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
40	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
41	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
42	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
44	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
45	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
46	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
47	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
48	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	407	Simplecast	43
49	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
50	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
51	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
52	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
53	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
54	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
56	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
57	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
58	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
59	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
60	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
61	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
62	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
63	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
64	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
65	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
66	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
67	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
68	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
69	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
70	UAP Files Podcast	UAP Files Podcast	Science	224	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
73	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
74	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
75	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
76	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
77	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
78	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	589	Spreaker	54
79	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
80	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
81	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
82	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
83	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
84	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
85	The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss	Lawrence M. Krauss	Science	158	Substack	48
86	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
87	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
88	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
89	New Scientist Colab Podcasts	DMG Media	Science	18	Megaphone	32
90	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
91	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
92	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
93	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
94	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
95	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
96	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
97	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
98	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
99	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
100	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54

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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