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 23 Aug 2026

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08/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 374

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:45:58

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

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

5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	93	Megaphone	83
2	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	22	Megaphone	58
4	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
8	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
9	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
10	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
11	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
12	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	79	PRX	79
13	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
14	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
15	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
16	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
17	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
18	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	7	Megaphone	63
19	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	123	Soundcloud	38
20	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
21	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
24	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	9	Omny Studio	69
25	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
27	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
29	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
30	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
31	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
32	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
33	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
34	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
35	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
36	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
37	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
38	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
39	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
40	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
41	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
43	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	14	RSS.com	47
44	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
45	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
46	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
47	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
48	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
49	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
50	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
51	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
52	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
53	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
54	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
55	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
56	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
57	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
58	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
60	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
61	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
62	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
63	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
64	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
65	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
66	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
67	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
68	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
69	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
70	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
71	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
72	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
73	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
74	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
75	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
76	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
77	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
78	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
79	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
80	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
81	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
82	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
83	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
84	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
85	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
86	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
87	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
88	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
89	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
90	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
91	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
92	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
93	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
94	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
95	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
96	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	587	Spreaker	54
97	Clinical Conversations	Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh	Science & Medicine	141	Soundcloud	49
98	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
99	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
100	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58

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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