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 24 Oct 2026

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10/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 384

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:56

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

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

4. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (9 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	541	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	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
10	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
13	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
14	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
16	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
20	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
21	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
22	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	813	BBC	28
23	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
24	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
25	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
26	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
27	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
28	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
29	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
30	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
31	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
32	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
33	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
34	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
35	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
36	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
37	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
38	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
39	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
40	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
41	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
42	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
43	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
44	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
45	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
46	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
47	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
48	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
49	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
50	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
51	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
52	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
53	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	630	Spreaker	54
54	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
55	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
56	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
57	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
58	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
59	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
60	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	401	Transistor	68
61	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
62	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
63	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
64	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
65	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
66	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
67	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
69	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
70	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
71	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
72	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
73	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
74	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
75	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1433	Simplecast	63
76	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
77	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
78	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
79	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	54	BBC	43
80	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
81	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
82	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
83	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
84	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
85	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	705	Libsyn	43
86	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
87	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
88	Dissecting Animal Diseases with the Animal and Plant Health Agency	Claire	Science	8	Buzzsprout	37
89	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
90	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	498	Libsyn	49
91	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	678	Spreaker	59
92	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
93	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	381	ART19	42
94	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
95	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
96	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
97	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
98	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
99	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	303	Acast	43
100	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	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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