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 19 Apr 2026

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04/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 385

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:45:31

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (15 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (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	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
4	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
6	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
8	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
9	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
10	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
11	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
14	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
15	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
18	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
19	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
20	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
21	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
22	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
23	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
24	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
26	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
27	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
28	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
29	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
30	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
31	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
32	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
33	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
34	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
35	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
36	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
37	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
38	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
39	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
40	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
41	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
42	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
43	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
44	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
45	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
46	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
47	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
48	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
49	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
50	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
51	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
52	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
53	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
54	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
55	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
56	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
57	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
58	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
59	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
60	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
61	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
62	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
63	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
64	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
65	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
66	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
67	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
68	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
69	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
70	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
71	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
72	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
73	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
74	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
75	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
76	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
77	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	76	Audioboom	59
78	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
80	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	262	Captivate	79
81	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	587	Spreaker	54
82	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
83	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
84	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
85	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
86	Hablando en rata	Living Producciones	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	58
87	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
88	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
89	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1363	Omny Studio	38
90	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
91	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
92	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
93	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	120	Soundcloud	42
94	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
95	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
96	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
97	Your Brain On Climate	Dave Powell	Science	65	Buzzsprout	58
98	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
99	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
100	Sustainable(ish)	Jen Gale	Science	217	Unknown	48

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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