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 Aug 2026

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08/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 380

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:44:55

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	539	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
6	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1139	Simplecast	62
8	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
10	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
11	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	13	BBC	43
13	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	168	BBC	38
15	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
16	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
19	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	515	BBC	48
20	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
21	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	338	Acast	49
22	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
23	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
24	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1299	Acast	48
25	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
26	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
27	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
28	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	129	Soundcloud	38
29	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
30	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
31	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
32	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
33	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
34	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
35	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
36	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	319	Megaphone	53
37	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
38	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
41	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	348	BBC	38
42	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
43	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
44	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
45	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
46	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
47	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
48	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
49	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
50	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	246	Spotify for Podcasters	28
51	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1603	Unknown	48
52	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
53	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
54	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	444	Megaphone	62
55	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
56	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
57	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
58	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
59	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
60	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
61	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
62	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
63	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
64	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
65	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
66	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
67	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
68	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
69	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1579	Simplecast	58
70	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
71	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
72	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
73	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	24	Omny Studio	79
74	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
75	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
76	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
77	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
78	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	810	Acast	59
79	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
80	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
81	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	626	Spreaker	54
82	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
83	Shirtloads of Science	Dr Karl Kruszelnicki	Science	479	Libsyn	48
84	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
85	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
86	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
87	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	380	ART19	42
88	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
89	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	الیاس گرجی	Science	29	Spreaker	53
90	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	678	Spreaker	59
91	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
92	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	665	Megaphone	32
93	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
94	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
95	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
96	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
97	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	424	Simplecast	63
98	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
99	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
100	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73

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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