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 31 Jul 2026

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07/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 394

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:44:27

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (3 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	97	Megaphone	83
2	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	23	Megaphone	58
3	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
4	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	530	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	240	BBC	38
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
8	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
9	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
10	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1137	Simplecast	62
11	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
12	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	12	BBC	43
13	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	88	Buzzsprout	72
14	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	167	BBC	38
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	472	Megaphone	53
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	317	Megaphone	53
19	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
20	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	673	BBC	38
21	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	16	RSS.com	47
22	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	414	Acast	89
23	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
24	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	348	Megaphone	69
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	448	Libsyn	42
26	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
27	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
28	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
29	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	810	BBC	28
30	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	697	Megaphone	63
31	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	50	Podbean	62
32	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	337	Acast	49
33	Thames Unfiltered	The Standard	Science	6	Acast	79
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
35	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
36	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
37	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
38	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1297	Acast	48
39	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
40	Best Medicine	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	43
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
43	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	23	Omny Studio	79
44	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
45	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	358	BBC	38
46	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
47	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59
48	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
49	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
50	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
51	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	853	Omny Studio	48
52	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
53	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	514	BBC	48
54	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
55	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
56	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
57	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
60	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
61	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	857	BBC	28
62	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
63	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
64	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
65	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	243	Spotify for Podcasters	28
66	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
67	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
68	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
69	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	216	Megaphone	73
70	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	68
71	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1574	Simplecast	58
72	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1043	ABC Australia	43
73	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	609	Spreaker	54
74	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
75	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	372	Transistor	73
76	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
77	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
78	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
79	New Scientist Colab Podcasts	DMG Media	Science	18	Megaphone	32
80	Geology Bites	Oliver Strimpel	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
81	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	318	BBC	38
82	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	747	Megaphone	63
83	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	408	Simplecast	43
84	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
85	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1425	Simplecast	63
86	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
87	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
88	The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast	Synthetic Universe	Science	129	Spreaker	38
89	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	478	ABC Australia	32
90	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	424	Simplecast	63
91	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	159	Buzzsprout	53
92	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	400	Transistor	68
93	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	367	Megaphone	53
94	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1110	Libsyn	38
95	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
96	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	675	Spreaker	59
97	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	89	ART19	52
98	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	460	Spreaker	59
99	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1598	Unknown	48
100	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43

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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