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 30 Apr 2026

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04/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 395

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:10

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

4. Our Media (3 shows)

5. Dr. Mindy Pelz (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Acast (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	93	Megaphone	83
2	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
3	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1145	BBC	28
5	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
7	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	518	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	534	Simplecast	63
11	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	356	BBC	38
12	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
13	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
15	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	471	Megaphone	53
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
17	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	11	BBC	39
18	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
19	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	672	BBC	38
20	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
22	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
23	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
24	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	694	Megaphone	63
25	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1294	Acast	48
26	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
27	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
28	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
29	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
30	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
31	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
32	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
33	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
34	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
35	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
36	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
37	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	157	Buzzsprout	48
38	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	806	BBC	28
39	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
40	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
41	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	413	Acast	89
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
43	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
44	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	18	Megaphone	58
45	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
46	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
47	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	74	Megaphone	53
48	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
49	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	21	Omny Studio	79
50	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	316	BBC	38
51	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
52	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
53	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	148	Simplecast	58
54	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
55	The Astrophysics Podcast	Paul Duffell	Science	32	RSS.com	47
56	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	513	BBC	48
57	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
58	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
59	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
60	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
61	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
62	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
63	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	671	Spreaker	59
64	Wild Lives	Our Media	Science	14	Megaphone	79
65	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
66	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
67	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	207	Audioboom	47
68	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
69	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
70	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
71	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	682	Megaphone	59
72	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	346	BBC	38
73	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
74	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
75	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
76	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
77	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
78	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
79	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
80	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
81	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
82	The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology	Sebastian Hassinger	Science	112	Transistor	58
83	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	187	Omny Studio	48
84	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
85	Big Cat Conversations	Rick Minter	Science	144	Buzzsprout	48
86	Regenerative Agriculture Podcast	John Kempf	Science	228	Libsyn	57
87	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
88	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1343	Megaphone	58
89	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
90	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
91	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
92	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
93	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	585	Spreaker	54
94	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
95	Hablando en rata	Living Producciones	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
97	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
98	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	398	Transistor	68
99	Science Fictions	Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie	Science	144	Substack	53
100	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73

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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