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 17 Mar 2026

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03/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 399

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:39

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. Mysterious Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	89	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1141	BBC	28
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
5	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
7	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	503	Spotify for Podcasters	28
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
9	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
10	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
11	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	467	Megaphone	53
15	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
16	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	802	BBC	28
17	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
18	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
19	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
20	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
21	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
22	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
23	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
24	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	508	Libsyn	48
25	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
26	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
27	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1289	Acast	48
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	28
30	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
31	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	467	BBC	28
32	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
33	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	63
34	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
35	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1584	Unknown	48
36	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	345	Megaphone	69
37	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
38	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
39	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
40	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
41	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
42	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
43	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
44	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
45	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
46	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
47	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
48	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
49	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	74	Megaphone	38
50	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
51	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
52	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
53	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	411	Acast	89
54	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
55	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
56	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
57	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
58	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	805	Acast	59
59	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	678	Megaphone	59
60	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
61	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	233	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
63	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
64	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
65	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
66	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
67	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
68	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
69	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
70	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1559	Simplecast	58
71	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
72	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
73	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
74	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
75	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
76	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	551	Spreaker	64
77	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
78	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
79	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
80	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	395	Transistor	68
81	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	668	Spreaker	59
82	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
83	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
84	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	143	Buzzsprout	48
85	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	468	Megaphone	63
86	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
87	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
88	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
89	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
90	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
91	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
92	The After On Podcast	Rob Reid	Science	62	Libsyn	58
93	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	86	ART19	52
94	The Habitat	Gimlet	Science	10	Megaphone	64
95	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
96	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
97	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	10	Libsyn	83
98	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
99	How We're Wired	The Bertarelli Foundation	Science	32	Omny Studio	89
100	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59

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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