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 16 Apr 2026

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04/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 390

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:46:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

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

4. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Acast (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	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
4	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
6	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
7	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1145	BBC	28
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	518	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
10	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	534	Simplecast	63
13	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
14	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
16	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
17	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
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	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
21	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
22	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
23	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
24	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
25	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
26	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
27	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
28	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
29	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
30	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
31	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
32	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
33	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	806	BBC	28
34	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
35	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
36	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
37	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
38	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
39	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	76	Audioboom	59
40	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
41	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
42	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
43	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
44	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
45	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
46	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
47	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
48	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
49	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
50	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
51	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
52	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
53	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
54	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
55	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
56	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
57	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
58	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
59	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
60	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
61	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
62	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
63	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
64	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
65	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
66	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
67	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
68	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
69	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
70	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	262	Captivate	79
71	Sustainable(ish)	Jen Gale	Science	217	Unknown	48
72	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	68
73	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
74	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
75	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
76	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
77	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
78	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
79	AWESOME ASTRONOMY	Paul & Dr Jeni	Science	373	Libsyn	38
80	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
81	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
82	Rebel Economics with Professor Steve Keen	Professor Steve Keen	Science	153	Captivate	73
83	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
84	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
85	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
86	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
87	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
88	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
89	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
90	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
91	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	48
92	Small Steps, Giant Leaps	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	168	Megaphone	59
93	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	585	Spreaker	54
94	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
95	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
96	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
97	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
98	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
99	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
100	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43

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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