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 26 Aug 2026

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08/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 379

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:11

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. Our Media (2 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
3	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	26	Megaphone	48
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
7	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
8	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
9	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
10	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
12	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
13	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	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	676	BBC	38
17	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
19	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
20	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	87	PRX	79
21	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
22	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
23	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	69
24	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
25	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
26	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
27	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
28	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
29	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
30	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
31	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
32	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
33	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
34	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
35	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
36	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
37	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
38	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
39	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
40	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
41	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1301	Acast	48
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
43	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	78	PRX	59
44	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
45	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
46	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
47	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
48	The Incomplete Shambles Podcast	The Cosmic Shambles Network	Science & Medicine	129	Soundcloud	38
49	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
50	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
51	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	19	RSS.com	47
52	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
53	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
55	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
56	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59
57	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
58	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
59	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
60	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
61	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
62	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
63	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
64	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
65	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
67	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
68	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
69	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
70	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
71	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
72	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
73	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	738	BBC	28
74	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
75	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	640	Spreaker	54
76	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
77	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
78	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
79	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
80	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
81	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
82	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
83	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
84	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
85	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
86	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
87	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
88	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
89	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1606	Unknown	48
90	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
91	The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss	Lawrence M. Krauss	Science	159	Substack	48
92	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
93	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
94	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
95	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
96	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
97	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
98	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1437	Simplecast	63
99	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
100	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62

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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