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 14 Feb 2026

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02/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 377

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:40

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Simplecast (11 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	92	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
5	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1144	BBC	28
6	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1133	Simplecast	62
8	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	671	BBC	38
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	533	Simplecast	63
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
12	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	509	Libsyn	48
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
14	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
15	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
16	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	125	Megaphone	58
17	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
18	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
19	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1292	Acast	48
20	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	470	Megaphone	53
21	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
22	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
23	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	346	Megaphone	69
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	693	Megaphone	63
26	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
27	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
29	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	24	BBC	38
32	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	805	BBC	28
33	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	304	Omny Studio	62
34	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
35	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	237	Unknown	73
36	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
37	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
38	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
39	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
40	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	412	Acast	89
41	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
42	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1589	Unknown	48
43	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
44	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
45	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	367	Transistor	73
46	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
47	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
48	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	512	BBC	48
49	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
50	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	475	ABC Australia	32
51	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	237	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
53	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
54	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	50	BBC	43
55	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
56	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
57	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	345	BBC	38
60	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
61	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
62	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
63	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
64	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	397	Transistor	68
65	ESO Voice of Stroke	European Stroke Organisation	Science	1	Libsyn	63
66	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
67	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	206	Audioboom	47
68	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	367	PRX	53
69	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
70	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
71	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
72	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
73	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
74	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
75	Dr Giles Yeo Chews the Fat	Orion Publishing Ltd.	Science	9	Acast	79
76	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	187	Omny Studio	48
77	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
79	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	681	Megaphone	59
80	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	983	Spreaker	53
81	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
82	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	494	Libsyn	49
83	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
84	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1041	ABC Australia	43
85	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
86	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
87	Oceans: Life Under Water	Crowd Network \| Greenpeace UK	Science	27	Megaphone	69
88	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	471	Megaphone	63
89	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
90	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
91	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
92	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
93	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
94	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
95	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
96	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	374	ART19	42
97	Nature Fix	National Trust	Science	13	Audioboom	63
98	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
99	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	58	Spotify for Podcasters	68
100	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	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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