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 May 2026

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05/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 442

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:32

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	98	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	24	Megaphone	48
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1150	BBC	28
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	535	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	241	BBC	38
7	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	13	BBC	43
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1138	Simplecast	62
9	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
10	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	168	BBC	38
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
12	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
14	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
15	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	358	BBC	38
16	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
17	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	674	BBC	38
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
20	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
21	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	473	Megaphone	53
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
24	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
25	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	24	BBC	38
26	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
27	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	699	Megaphone	63
29	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
30	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
31	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
32	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	515	BBC	48
33	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	349	Megaphone	69
34	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	811	BBC	28
35	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
36	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
37	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	318	Megaphone	53
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
39	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1298	Acast	48
40	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
41	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	373	Transistor	73
42	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	337	Acast	49
43	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
44	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
45	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
46	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	415	Acast	89
47	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
48	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
49	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	23	Omny Studio	79
50	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
51	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
52	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
53	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
54	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
55	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	400	Transistor	68
56	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
57	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1577	Simplecast	58
58	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
59	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	348	BBC	38
60	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
61	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
62	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	88	Buzzsprout	72
63	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	34	Simplecast	68
64	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
65	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
66	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
67	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
68	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
69	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	159	Buzzsprout	53
70	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
71	Why Do We Do That?	BBC Radio 4	Science	36	BBC	59
72	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	16	Megaphone	73
73	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	630	Spreaker	69
74	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
75	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
76	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1428	Simplecast	63
77	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	677	Spreaker	59
78	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	571	Libsyn	68
79	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
80	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
81	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
82	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
83	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
84	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1353	Megaphone	58
85	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	245	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
87	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	444	Megaphone	62
88	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
89	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
90	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
91	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
92	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	749	Megaphone	63
93	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	90	ART19	52
94	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
95	The Nature Recovery Podcast	The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery	Science	38	Buzzsprout	57
96	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1600	Unknown	48
97	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
98	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
99	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
100	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43

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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