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 13 Jan 2026

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01/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 394

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:38

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (5 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	BBC	28
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
7	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
8	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
9	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
10	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
11	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
12	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
13	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
14	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
15	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
17	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
19	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
20	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
22	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
23	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
24	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
25	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
26	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
27	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
28	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
29	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
30	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
31	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
32	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
33	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
34	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
35	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
36	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
37	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
38	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
39	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
40	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
41	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
42	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
43	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
44	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
45	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
46	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
47	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
48	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
49	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
50	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
51	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
52	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
53	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	235	Unknown	73
54	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
55	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
56	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
57	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
58	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
59	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
60	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
61	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
62	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
63	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
64	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
65	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
66	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
67	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
68	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
69	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
70	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
71	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
72	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
73	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
74	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
75	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
76	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
77	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
78	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68
79	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
80	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
81	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
82	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
83	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
84	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
85	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
86	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
87	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
88	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
89	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
90	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
91	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
92	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
93	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
94	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
95	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
96	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
97	Slow Radio	BBC Radio 3	Science	138	BBC	33
98	The Astrophysics Podcast	Paul Duffell	Science	31	RSS.com	52
99	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
100	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	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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