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 Apr 2026

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04/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 405

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:45:30

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

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

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 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	1146	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
9	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
10	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
11	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
13	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
14	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
17	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
18	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
19	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
21	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
22	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
23	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
24	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
25	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
26	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
27	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
28	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
29	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
32	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
33	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
34	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
35	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
36	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
37	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
38	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
39	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
40	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
41	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
43	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
44	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
45	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
46	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
47	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
48	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
49	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
50	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
51	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
52	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
53	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
54	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
55	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
56	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
57	Brave New World	Evening Standard	Science	34	Acast	69
58	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
59	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
60	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
61	Rebel Economics with Professor Steve Keen	Professor Steve Keen	Science	153	Captivate	73
62	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
63	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
64	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
65	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
66	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
67	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
68	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
69	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
70	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
71	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
72	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
73	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
74	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
75	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
76	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
77	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
78	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
79	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
80	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
81	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	735	BBC	28
82	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
83	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
84	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
85	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
86	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	587	Spreaker	54
87	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
88	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
89	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
90	Small Steps, Giant Leaps	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	168	Megaphone	59
91	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
92	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
93	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
94	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
95	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
96	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
97	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
98	Sustainable(ish)	Jen Gale	Science	217	Unknown	48
99	Making Science with Tom Whipple	The Times	Science	12	Acast	48
100	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68

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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