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 27 Jan 2026

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01/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 456

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:47:08

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

3. BBC World Service (4 shows)

4. Our Media (3 shows)

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
7	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
10	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
11	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
15	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
16	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
17	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
18	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
19	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
20	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
21	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
22	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
23	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
24	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
26	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
27	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
28	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
29	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
30	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
31	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
32	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
33	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
34	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
35	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
36	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	683	Megaphone	59
37	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
38	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
39	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
40	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
41	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
42	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
43	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
44	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
45	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
46	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
47	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
48	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
49	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
50	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	317	BBC	38
51	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
53	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
54	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
55	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
56	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
57	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
58	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
59	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
60	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
61	New Scientist Weekly	New Scientist	Science	63	Acast	73
62	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
63	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
64	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54
65	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
66	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
67	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
68	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	808	Acast	59
69	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
70	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
71	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
72	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
73	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
74	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
75	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
76	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
77	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
78	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
79	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
80	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
81	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
82	Total Disclosure Podcast	Tyler Roberts	Science	294	Spreaker	79
83	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
84	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
85	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
86	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
87	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	187	Omny Studio	48
88	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
89	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
90	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
91	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
92	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
93	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	986	Spreaker	53
94	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
95	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
96	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
97	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
98	The Episodic Table of Elements	T. R. Appleton	Science	98	Blubrry	48
99	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
100	iNTO THE FRAY RADIO - Encounters with the Paranormal	Shannon LeGro	Science	807	Spreaker	53

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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