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 Oct 2026

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10/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 367

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:00

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 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	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
4	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
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	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
9	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
11	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
12	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
13	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
15	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
16	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
17	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
18	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
19	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
21	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
24	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
25	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
26	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
27	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
28	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
29	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
30	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
31	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
32	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
33	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
34	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
35	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
36	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
37	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
38	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
39	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
40	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
41	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
42	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
43	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
44	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
45	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
46	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
47	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
48	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
49	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
50	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
51	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
52	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
53	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54
54	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
55	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
56	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
57	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
58	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
60	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
61	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	401	Transistor	68
62	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
63	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
64	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
65	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
66	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	54	BBC	43
67	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
68	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
69	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
70	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
71	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
72	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1432	Simplecast	63
73	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
74	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	17	Megaphone	73
75	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
76	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
77	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
78	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
79	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
80	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
81	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
82	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
83	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	705	Libsyn	43
84	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
85	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
86	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
87	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
88	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	303	Acast	43
89	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
90	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
91	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
93	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
94	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
95	BJA Education Podcasts	BJA Education	Science & Medicine	111	Buzzsprout	32
96	Outdoors with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust	Yorkshire Wildlife Trust	Science	3	Buzzsprout	47
97	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
98	Dissecting Animal Diseases with the Animal and Plant Health Agency	Claire	Science	8	Buzzsprout	37
99	The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast	Synthetic Universe	Science	139	Spreaker	38
100	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63

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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