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 29 Jul 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

07/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 348

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:45:45

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. BBC World Service (3 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

5. New Scientist (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (12 shows)

3. BBC (12 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	92	Megaphone	83
2	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	21	Megaphone	58
3	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
4	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	515	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
8	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1134	Simplecast	62
9	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	533	Simplecast	63
11	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
12	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
13	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	470	Megaphone	53
14	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
15	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	671	BBC	38
16	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	13	RSS.com	47
17	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
19	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	509	Libsyn	48
21	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	805	BBC	28
22	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
23	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
24	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	412	Acast	89
25	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
26	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	512	BBC	48
27	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
28	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
29	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1293	Acast	48
30	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
31	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
32	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
33	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
34	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
35	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	693	Megaphone	63
36	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	75	PRX	59
37	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
38	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	346	Megaphone	69
39	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
40	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	335	Acast	49
41	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	849	Omny Studio	48
42	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
43	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
44	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	367	Transistor	73
45	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
46	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
47	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
48	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	125	Megaphone	58
49	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
50	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
51	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
52	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
53	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	237	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
55	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
56	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
57	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
60	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	681	Megaphone	59
61	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
62	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
63	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
64	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
65	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	579	Spreaker	54
66	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
67	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
68	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
69	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
70	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
71	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	407	Simplecast	43
72	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
73	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1566	Simplecast	58
74	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	68
75	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
76	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
77	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
78	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
79	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
80	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
81	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
82	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	421	Libsyn	38
83	The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast	Synthetic Universe	Science	114	Spreaker	38
84	Hard Drugs	Saloni Dattani & Jacob Trefethen	Science	12	Transistor	68
85	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
86	Science Fictions	Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie	Science	144	Substack	53
87	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	741	Megaphone	63
88	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
89	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
90	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	441	Megaphone	62
91	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
92	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
93	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
94	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
95	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1413	Simplecast	63
96	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	120	Soundcloud	42
97	The BTO Podcast	British Trust for Ornithology	Science	2	Podbean	42
98	Edible Empire	Planet Pulse Pacific	Science	156	Buzzsprout	73
99	New Scientist Colab Podcasts	DMG Media	Science	18	Megaphone	32
100	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58

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.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice