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 18 Jan 2026

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01/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 416

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. Our Media (3 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Libsyn (11 shows)

5. Acast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	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	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
6	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
7	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
8	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
13	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
14	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
15	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
16	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
17	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
18	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
19	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
20	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
21	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
22	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
23	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
24	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
25	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
26	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
27	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
28	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
29	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
30	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
31	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
32	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
33	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
34	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
35	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
36	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
37	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
38	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
39	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
40	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
41	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
42	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
43	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
44	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
45	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
46	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
47	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
48	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
49	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
50	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
51	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
52	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	394	Transistor	68
53	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
54	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
55	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
56	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
57	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
58	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
59	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
60	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
61	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
62	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
63	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
64	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
65	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
66	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	235	Unknown	73
67	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
68	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
69	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
70	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
71	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
72	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
73	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
74	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
75	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
76	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
77	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
78	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	250	ABC Australia	32
79	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
80	Wild Questions	RSPB	Science	6	Acast	69
81	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
82	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
83	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
84	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
85	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
86	Science In Action	BBC World Service	Science	335	BBC	43
87	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
88	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
89	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	492	Libsyn	49
90	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
91	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
92	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
93	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
94	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	108	Buzzsprout	69
95	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
96	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
97	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
98	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
99	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	48
100	The Astrophysics Podcast	Paul Duffell	Science	31	RSS.com	52

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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