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 25 Jul 2026

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07/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 400

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (2 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. WNYC Studios (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	97	Megaphone	83
2	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	16	RSS.com	47
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
4	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	24	Megaphone	48
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	531	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
8	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	12	BBC	43
9	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	241	BBC	38
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1137	Simplecast	62
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
14	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	674	BBC	38
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	167	BBC	38
16	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
18	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	337	Acast	49
19	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	472	Megaphone	53
20	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	448	Libsyn	42
21	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	810	BBC	28
24	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	317	Megaphone	53
25	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
26	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
27	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	358	BBC	38
28	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
29	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	415	Acast	89
30	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	349	Megaphone	69
31	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
32	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
33	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
34	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
35	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
36	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
37	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1297	Acast	48
38	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
39	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1599	Unknown	48
40	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	514	BBC	48
41	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
42	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	50	Podbean	62
43	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
44	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	686	Megaphone	59
45	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	857	BBC	28
46	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
47	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	372	Transistor	73
48	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	698	Megaphone	63
49	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1575	Simplecast	58
50	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
51	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
52	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	611	Spreaker	54
53	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	68
54	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	318	BBC	38
55	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
56	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	347	BBC	38
57	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	88	Buzzsprout	72
60	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	159	Buzzsprout	48
61	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
62	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
63	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
64	Elmley Sound Space	Elmley Soundscape	Science	8	Transistor	58
65	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	478	ABC Australia	32
66	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
67	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
68	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
69	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1426	Simplecast	63
70	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
71	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	243	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
73	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
74	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
75	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
76	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	408	Simplecast	43
77	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
78	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
79	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
80	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	264	Captivate	79
81	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
82	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
83	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	443	Megaphone	62
84	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	675	Spreaker	59
85	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	400	Transistor	68
86	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	216	Megaphone	73
87	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
88	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
89	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
90	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
91	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
92	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
93	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
94	New Scientist Colab Podcasts	DMG Media	Science	18	Megaphone	32
95	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	747	Megaphone	63
96	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	497	Libsyn	49
97	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	367	Megaphone	53
98	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
99	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41

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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