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 Jul 2026

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07/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 426

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Megaphone (13 shows)

4. Libsyn (12 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1150	BBC	28
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	539	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
5	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1139	Simplecast	62
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
8	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
9	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
10	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
14	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	168	BBC	38
16	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
17	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
18	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
19	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	515	BBC	48
20	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
21	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	13	BBC	43
22	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1299	Acast	48
23	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
24	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
25	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
26	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
27	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
28	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
29	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	319	Megaphone	53
30	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
31	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
32	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
33	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
34	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
35	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	348	BBC	38
36	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	338	Acast	49
37	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1603	Unknown	48
38	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
39	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
40	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
41	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	246	Spotify for Podcasters	28
42	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
43	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
44	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
45	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
46	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
47	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
48	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
49	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
50	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
51	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
52	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
53	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
54	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
55	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	401	Transistor	68
56	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
57	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
58	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
59	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
60	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
61	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
62	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
63	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
64	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
65	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
66	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
67	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
68	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
69	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
70	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	626	Spreaker	54
71	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
72	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	810	Acast	59
73	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
74	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	641	Megaphone	58
75	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
76	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
77	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
78	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
79	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1431	Simplecast	63
80	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
81	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
82	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
83	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
84	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
85	Shirtloads of Science	Dr Karl Kruszelnicki	Science	479	Libsyn	48
86	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
87	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	380	ART19	42
88	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	24	Libsyn	53
89	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
90	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
91	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	750	Megaphone	63
92	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
93	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
94	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
95	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
96	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
97	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
98	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
99	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
100	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33

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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