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 Sep 2025

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09/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 392

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:10

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (5 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. National Trust (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Libsyn (12 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
3	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
4	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
6	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
7	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
8	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
10	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	159	PRX	69
11	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
12	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
13	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
14	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
16	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
17	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
18	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
19	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
20	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
21	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
22	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
23	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
24	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
25	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
26	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
27	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
28	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
29	Climate Curious	TEDxLondon	Science	261	Acast	69
30	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
31	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
32	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
33	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
34	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
35	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
36	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
37	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
38	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
39	The Futurists	Provoke.fm	Science	164	Blubrry	43
40	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
41	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
42	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
43	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
44	Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics	Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani	Science	17	Transistor	73
45	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
46	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
47	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
48	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
49	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
50	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
51	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
52	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
53	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
54	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
56	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
57	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
58	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
59	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
60	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
61	Why? with Emma Kennedy	Podmasters	Science	79	Megaphone	83
62	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
63	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
64	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
65	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
66	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
67	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
68	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
69	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
70	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
71	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	635	Megaphone	58
73	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
74	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
75	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	425	Audioboom	38
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
77	Nature Fix	National Trust	Science	13	Audioboom	63
78	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
79	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
80	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
81	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
82	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
83	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
84	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
85	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
86	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
87	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
88	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
89	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
90	Where The Wild Thoughts Are	Jo Marchant	Science	19	Acast	89
91	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
92	The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu	theliuniverse	Science	80	Podbean	57
93	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
94	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
95	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
96	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
97	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
98	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
99	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
100	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58

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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