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 Sep 2026

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09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 401

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	499	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
7	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
8	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
9	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
10	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	625	Simplecast	48
11	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	19	Megaphone	48
12	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
13	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
15	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
16	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
17	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
18	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
20	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
21	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
22	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	63
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	24	BBC	28
24	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	443	Libsyn	42
26	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
27	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
28	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
29	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
30	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
31	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
32	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
33	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
34	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
35	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	45	Podbean	62
36	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
38	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
39	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
40	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
41	Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence	Dr Lucy Foulkes and Dr Jack Andrews	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	17
42	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
43	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
44	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
45	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
46	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
47	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
48	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
49	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	11	RSS.com	47
50	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	362	Transistor	73
51	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1556	Simplecast	58
52	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
53	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
54	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
55	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
56	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	852	BBC	28
57	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
58	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
59	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
60	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	308	Megaphone	53
61	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
62	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	366	Megaphone	73
63	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1401	Simplecast	63
64	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
65	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
66	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
67	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
68	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
69	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
70	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	733	BBC	28
71	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
72	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
73	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	543	Spreaker	64
74	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
75	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	772	Spreaker	59
76	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
77	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
78	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
79	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
80	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
81	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	231	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
83	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	422	Simplecast	63
84	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	732	Megaphone	63
85	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
86	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
87	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
88	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
89	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
90	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
91	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
92	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
93	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	256	Captivate	79
94	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	362	Megaphone	53
95	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	22	PRX	69
96	Regenerative Agriculture Podcast	John Kempf	Science	228	Libsyn	57
97	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
98	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	68
99	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
100	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53

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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