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 Oct 2026

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10/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 363

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:46:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (2 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
3	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	24	Omny Studio	79
4	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	541	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
7	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
8	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
9	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1140	Simplecast	62
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
12	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
13	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
15	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
16	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
18	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
19	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
20	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
21	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	813	BBC	28
22	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
23	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
24	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
25	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
28	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
29	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
32	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
33	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
34	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
35	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
36	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
37	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
38	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
39	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
40	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
41	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
42	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
43	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
44	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
45	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
46	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
47	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	630	Spreaker	54
48	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
49	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
50	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
51	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
52	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
53	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
54	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	678	Spreaker	59
55	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
56	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
57	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
58	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
59	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
60	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
61	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
63	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
64	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
65	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
66	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
67	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
68	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
69	Голый землекоп	libo/libo	Science	72	Transistor	94
70	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
71	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
73	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
74	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
75	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
76	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
77	Guns for Hire	Atlantic Council	Science	29	Buzzsprout	78
78	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
79	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
80	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
81	BioCentury This Week	BioCentury	Science	403	Buzzsprout	58
82	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	54	BBC	43
83	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
84	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
85	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
86	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1433	Simplecast	63
87	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
88	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	381	ART19	42
89	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
90	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
91	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	46	Unknown	89
92	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
93	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
94	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	198	Libsyn	62
95	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	448	Spreaker	54
96	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
97	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
98	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
99	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
100	Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	3	Soundcloud	32

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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