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 Aug 2026

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08/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 356

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:43:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

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

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. GBH (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
2	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
4	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	25	Megaphone	48
5	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
6	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1140	Simplecast	62
9	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
10	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
11	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
12	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
13	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
14	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	85	PRX	79
19	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	812	BBC	28
20	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
21	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	12	Omny Studio	69
22	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
23	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
24	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	700	Megaphone	63
25	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
26	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
27	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
28	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
29	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
30	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
31	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
32	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1300	Acast	48
33	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	338	Acast	49
34	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
35	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
36	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	129	Soundcloud	38
37	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
38	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
41	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
42	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
43	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	160	Buzzsprout	48
44	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
45	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	319	BBC	38
46	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	688	Megaphone	59
47	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
48	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	359	BBC	38
49	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
50	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
51	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
52	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
53	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
54	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
55	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
56	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
57	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
58	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
59	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
60	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
61	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
62	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
63	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
64	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	18	RSS.com	47
65	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
66	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
67	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
68	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
69	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
70	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
71	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
72	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
73	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
74	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	665	Megaphone	32
75	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
76	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
77	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
78	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
79	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
80	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
81	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
82	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
83	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
84	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54
85	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	94	Audioboom	73
86	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
87	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
88	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
89	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
90	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
91	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
92	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
93	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
94	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
95	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
96	BJA Education Podcasts	BJA Education	Science & Medicine	111	Buzzsprout	32
97	Clinical Conversations	Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh	Science & Medicine	141	Soundcloud	49
98	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
99	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
100	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52

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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