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 Apr 2026

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04/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 394

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:44:46

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (17 shows)

3. Acast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
2	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
3	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	BBC	28
4	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
5	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
7	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
10	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
11	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
14	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
15	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	410	Acast	89
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
17	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	63
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	801	BBC	28
21	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
22	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
23	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	466	BBC	28
24	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	155	Buzzsprout	48
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
26	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
27	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1288	Acast	48
28	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
29	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
30	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
31	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
32	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
33	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
34	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	28
35	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
36	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
37	Wild Thing	Foxtopus Ink	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	63
38	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
39	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	73	Megaphone	53
40	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
41	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
42	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
43	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
44	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
45	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
46	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	343	BBC	38
47	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	86	Buzzsprout	72
48	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
49	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	70	BBC	28
50	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
51	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
52	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
53	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	205	Audioboom	47
54	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
55	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
56	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
57	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
58	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
59	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
60	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
61	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
62	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
63	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68
64	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
65	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	733	BBC	28
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
67	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
68	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
69	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
70	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
71	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
72	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
73	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
74	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	314	BBC	38
75	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
76	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
77	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
78	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
79	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
80	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
81	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
82	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
83	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
84	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
85	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
86	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	545	Spreaker	64
87	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	257	Captivate	79
88	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
89	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
90	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
91	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
92	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
93	Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	3	Soundcloud	32
94	The Astrophysics Podcast	Paul Duffell	Science	31	RSS.com	52
95	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	677	Megaphone	59
96	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
97	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
98	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
99	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
100	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	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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