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 Mar 2026

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03/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 387

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:28

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. BBC World Service (3 shows)

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

4. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

5. Maximum Fun (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (14 shows)

4. Simplecast (12 shows)

5. Acast (11 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
2	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
3	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
4	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
5	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
6	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
7	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1146	BBC	28
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
9	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
10	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
11	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
12	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
13	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
16	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
17	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
18	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
19	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
20	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	807	BBC	28
21	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
22	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
23	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
24	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	23	BBC	38
25	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
26	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
27	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
29	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
30	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
31	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
32	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
33	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
34	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	10	Libsyn	83
35	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
36	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
37	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
38	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
39	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
40	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
41	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
42	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
43	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
44	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
45	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
48	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
49	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
50	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
51	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
52	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
53	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
54	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
55	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
56	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
57	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
58	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
59	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
60	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
61	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
62	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	158	Buzzsprout	48
63	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
64	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
65	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
66	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
67	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
68	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
69	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
70	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
71	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
72	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
73	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
74	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
75	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
76	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
77	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
78	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
79	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
80	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
81	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
82	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
83	Ri Science Podcast	The Royal Institution	Science	123	Acast	42
84	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
85	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	297	Acast	43
86	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
87	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
88	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
89	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
90	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	495	Libsyn	49
91	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
92	Deep Seed - Regenerative Agriculture	Raphael Esterhazy	Science	89	Ausha	53
93	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
94	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
95	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
96	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
97	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
98	Tweet of the Day	BBC Radio 4	Science	736	BBC	28
99	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	476	ABC Australia	32
100	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63

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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