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 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 411

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:51

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 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 (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
3	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
5	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	24	Omny Studio	79
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1140	Simplecast	62
8	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
10	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
12	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
13	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
14	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
16	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
17	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
18	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
19	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
20	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
21	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
22	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
24	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
25	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
26	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
27	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
29	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
30	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
31	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
32	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
33	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
35	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
36	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
37	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
38	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
39	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
40	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
41	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
42	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
43	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
44	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
45	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
46	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
47	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
48	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
49	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
50	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
51	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
52	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
53	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54
54	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
55	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
56	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1432	Simplecast	63
57	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
58	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	678	Spreaker	59
59	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
60	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
61	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
62	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
63	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	401	Transistor	68
64	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
65	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
66	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
67	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
68	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
69	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
70	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	303	Acast	43
71	Atomic Adventures	Jess Sharpe	Science	22	Podbean	42
72	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
73	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
74	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
75	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
76	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
77	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
78	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
79	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
80	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
81	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
82	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
83	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
84	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	17	Megaphone	73
86	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
87	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	461	Spreaker	59
88	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
89	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	143	Omny Studio	42
90	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
91	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
92	Biotech Hangout	Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler and more	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	38
93	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
94	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
96	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
97	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
98	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
99	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
100	Win-Win with Liv Boeree	Liv Boeree	Science	58	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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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