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 20 Mar 2026

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03/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 435

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:08

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Acast (12 shows)

5. Simplecast (11 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	95	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
3	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
4	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
5	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
6	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
7	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1147	BBC	28
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	511	Libsyn	48
9	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	523	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1136	Simplecast	62
12	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	629	Simplecast	48
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
14	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
15	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
17	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
18	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	10	Libsyn	83
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
20	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	357	BBC	38
21	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	22	Omny Studio	79
22	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1295	Acast	48
23	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	498	Buzzsprout	42
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	370	Transistor	73
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	447	Libsyn	42
27	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	695	Megaphone	63
29	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	808	BBC	28
30	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
31	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	851	Omny Studio	48
32	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
33	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
34	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
35	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
36	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
37	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
38	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
39	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	306	Omny Studio	62
40	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
41	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
42	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
43	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
44	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
45	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	431	Libsyn	52
46	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	366	Megaphone	53
47	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	315	Megaphone	53
48	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	477	ABC Australia	32
49	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
50	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
51	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	856	BBC	28
52	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	49	Podbean	62
53	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	239	Unknown	73
54	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
55	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
56	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
57	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
58	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
59	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	399	Transistor	68
60	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
61	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1595	Unknown	48
62	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
63	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
64	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
65	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
66	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
67	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	34	Simplecast	68
68	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
69	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	744	Megaphone	63
70	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
71	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	241	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
73	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
74	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
75	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
76	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
77	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
78	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
79	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
80	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	377	ART19	42
81	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
82	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1571	Simplecast	58
83	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
84	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
85	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1346	Megaphone	58
86	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	474	Megaphone	63
87	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
88	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
89	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
90	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
91	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
92	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	369	PRX	53
93	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
94	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
95	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	188	Omny Studio	48
96	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
97	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	703	Libsyn	43
98	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
99	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
100	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53

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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