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Top 100 UK Podcasts (Apple Podcasts Top Charts)

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Here are the top 100 podcasts in the United Kingdom on Apple Podcasts (iTunes). This list is automatically updated every few days.

Keep in mind, the Apple Podcast charts have been reported to be based on new subscribers, weighted for recency. That means that download numbers don’t necessarily align with this chart.

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Updated Wed, 11 Nov 2026 22:08:30 +0000

  1. The News Agents

    Podcast Name: The News Agents
    Network/Artist: Global

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  2. The Rest Is Politics

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Politics
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  3. The Rest Is History

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is History
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  4. The Rest Is Entertainment

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Entertainment
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  5. The Rest Is Politics: US

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Politics: US
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  6. Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe

    Podcast Name: Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
    Network/Artist: Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  7. The Romesh Ranganathan Show

    Podcast Name: The Romesh Ranganathan Show
    Network/Artist: Ranga Bee

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  8. Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

    Podcast Name: Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
    Network/Artist: Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  9. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

    Podcast Name: Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
    Network/Artist: Plosive

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  10. Newscast

    Podcast Name: Newscast
    Network/Artist: BBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  11. The Louis Theroux Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Louis Theroux Podcast
    Network/Artist: Spotify Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  12. Today in Focus

    Podcast Name: Today in Focus
    Network/Artist: The Guardian

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  13. No Such Thing As A Fish

    Podcast Name: No Such Thing As A Fish
    Network/Artist: No Such Thing As A Fish

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  14. Sh**ged Married Annoyed

    Podcast Name: Sh**ged Married Annoyed
    Network/Artist: Chris & Rosie Ramsey

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  15. Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis

    Podcast Name: Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis
    Network/Artist: Ranga Bee & Platform Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  16. Football Weekly

    Podcast Name: Football Weekly
    Network/Artist: The Guardian

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  17. The Rest Is Classified

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Classified
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  18. The Trial of Russell Brand

    Podcast Name: The Trial of Russell Brand
    Network/Artist: The Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  19. Elis James and John Robins

    Podcast Name: Elis James and John Robins
    Network/Artist: Significant Productions

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  20. Uncanny

    Podcast Name: Uncanny
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 4

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  21. The Joe Rogan Experience

    Podcast Name: The Joe Rogan Experience
    Network/Artist: Joe Rogan

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  22. Dish

    Podcast Name: Dish
    Network/Artist: Cold Glass Productions

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  23. RedHanded

    Podcast Name: RedHanded
    Network/Artist: RedHanded

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  24. Off Air with Jane & Fi

    Podcast Name: Off Air with Jane & Fi
    Network/Artist: The Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  25. LuAnna: The Podcast

    Podcast Name: LuAnna: The Podcast
    Network/Artist: Global

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  26. The Rest Is Football

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Football
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  27. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    Podcast Name: The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    Network/Artist: DOAC

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  28. Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

    Podcast Name: Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
    Network/Artist: Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  29. Rugby Union Weekly

    Podcast Name: Rugby Union Weekly
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 5 Live

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  30. The Archers

    Podcast Name: The Archers
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 4

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  31. The Rugby Pod

    Podcast Name: The Rugby Pod
    Network/Artist: The Ringer

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  32. My Therapist Ghosted Me

    Podcast Name: My Therapist Ghosted Me
    Network/Artist: Global

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  33. Help I Sexted My Boss

    Podcast Name: Help I Sexted My Boss
    Network/Artist: Audio Always

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  34. Fin vs History

    Podcast Name: Fin vs History
    Network/Artist: Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  35. FT News Briefing

    Podcast Name: FT News Briefing
    Network/Artist: Financial Times

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  36. Casefile True Crime

    Podcast Name: Casefile True Crime
    Network/Artist: Casefile Presents

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  37. Overlap Daily

    Podcast Name: Overlap Daily
    Network/Artist: The Overlap

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  38. How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

    Podcast Name: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
    Network/Artist: Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  39. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

    Podcast Name: WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  40. The Trial: Russell Brand

    Podcast Name: The Trial: Russell Brand
    Network/Artist: The Crime Desk

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  41. Chatabix

    Podcast Name: Chatabix
    Network/Artist: Big Oval Plate

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  42. The Daily

    Podcast Name: The Daily
    Network/Artist: The New York Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  43. Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast

    Podcast Name: Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast
    Network/Artist: Avalon

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  44. Global News Podcast

    Podcast Name: Global News Podcast
    Network/Artist: BBC World Service

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  45. Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware

    Podcast Name: Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
    Network/Artist: Jessie Ware

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  46. We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

    Podcast Name: We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson
    Network/Artist: WNTT

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  47. The Book Club

    Podcast Name: The Book Club
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  48. Americast

    Podcast Name: Americast
    Network/Artist: BBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  49. Short History Of...

    Podcast Name: Short History Of...
    Network/Artist: NOISER

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  50. The Rest Is Politics: Leading

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Politics: Leading
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  51. The Rest Is Science

    Podcast Name: The Rest Is Science
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  52. Dan Snow's History Hit

    Podcast Name: Dan Snow's History Hit
    Network/Artist: History Hit

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  53. What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty

    Podcast Name: What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
    Network/Artist: Keep It Light Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  54. The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Podcast Name: The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
    Network/Artist: The Athletic

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  55. The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

    Podcast Name: The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
    Network/Artist: Platform Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  56. Missing Debbie | Bed of Lies

    Podcast Name: Missing Debbie | Bed of Lies
    Network/Artist: The Telegraph

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  57. The Athletic FC Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Athletic FC Podcast
    Network/Artist: The Athletic

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  58. ZOE Science & Nutrition

    Podcast Name: ZOE Science & Nutrition
    Network/Artist: ZOE

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  59. The Daily T

    Podcast Name: The Daily T
    Network/Artist: The Telegraph

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  60. Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

    Podcast Name: Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
    Network/Artist: Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  61. Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

    Podcast Name: Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler
    Network/Artist: Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  62. The Chipping Forecast

    Podcast Name: The Chipping Forecast
    Network/Artist: Soft Ears Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  63. The Therapy Crouch

    Podcast Name: The Therapy Crouch
    Network/Artist: Tall or Nothing

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  64. Undr The Cosh

    Podcast Name: Undr The Cosh
    Network/Artist: Undr The Cosh

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  65. Empire: World History

    Podcast Name: Empire: World History
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  66. The Story

    Podcast Name: The Story
    Network/Artist: The Times

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  67. The High Performance Podcast

    Podcast Name: The High Performance Podcast
    Network/Artist: High Performance

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  68. The Affair…with Anna Williamson

    Podcast Name: The Affair…with Anna Williamson
    Network/Artist: The Affair…with Anna Williamson

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  69. Anything Goes with James English

    Podcast Name: Anything Goes with James English
    Network/Artist: Anything Goes with James English

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  70. Staying Relevant

    Podcast Name: Staying Relevant
    Network/Artist: Staying Relevant Productions

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  71. The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Podcast Name: The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Network/Artist: Mel Robbins

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  72. Bear Hunt

    Podcast Name: Bear Hunt
    Network/Artist: Goalhanger

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  73. Pod Save America

    Podcast Name: Pod Save America
    Network/Artist: Pod Save America

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  74. Crime Junkie

    Podcast Name: Crime Junkie
    Network/Artist: Audiochuck

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  75. Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show

    Podcast Name: Talk of the Devils: The Athletic FC's Manchester United show
    Network/Artist: The Athletic

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  76. Football Ramble

    Podcast Name: Football Ramble
    Network/Artist: Stak

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  77. British Scandal

    Podcast Name: British Scandal
    Network/Artist: Audible Original

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  78. Test Match Special

    Podcast Name: Test Match Special
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 5 Live

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  79. Hanging Out With Ant & Dec

    Podcast Name: Hanging Out With Ant & Dec
    Network/Artist: Belta Box & Platform Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  80. Morbid

    Podcast Name: Morbid
    Network/Artist: Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  81. The Good, The Bad & The Football

    Podcast Name: The Good, The Bad & The Football
    Network/Artist: Platform Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  82. Football Daily

    Podcast Name: Football Daily
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 5 Live

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  83. Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial

    Podcast Name: Fame Under Fire: Russell Brand on Trial
    Network/Artist: BBC Sounds

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  84. Dateline NBC

    Podcast Name: Dateline NBC
    Network/Artist: NBC News

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  85. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

    Podcast Name: After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
    Network/Artist: History Hit

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  86. Vogue & Amber

    Podcast Name: Vogue & Amber
    Network/Artist: Global

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  87. Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

    Podcast Name: Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'
    Network/Artist: Keep It Light Media / Travesty Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  88. They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

    Podcast Name: They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
    Network/Artist: They Walk Among Us

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  89. Begin Again with Davina McCall

    Podcast Name: Begin Again with Davina McCall
    Network/Artist: Begin Again

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  90. 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

    Podcast Name: 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 5 Live

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  91. Joe and James Fact Up

    Podcast Name: Joe and James Fact Up
    Network/Artist: Audio Always

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  92. What's My Age Again?

    Podcast Name: What's My Age Again?
    Network/Artist: Bauer Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  93. Stick to Football

    Podcast Name: Stick to Football
    Network/Artist: The Overlap

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  94. That Peter Crouch Podcast

    Podcast Name: That Peter Crouch Podcast
    Network/Artist: Tall or Nothing

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  95. In Our Time

    Podcast Name: In Our Time
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 4

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  96. Great Company with Jamie Laing

    Podcast Name: Great Company with Jamie Laing
    Network/Artist: Jampot Productions

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  97. MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories

    Podcast Name: MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
    Network/Artist: Ballen Studios

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  98. Desert Island Discs

    Podcast Name: Desert Island Discs
    Network/Artist: BBC Radio 4

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  99. Joe Marler Will See You Now

    Podcast Name: Joe Marler Will See You Now
    Network/Artist: Platform Media

    Listen On Apple Podcasts

  100. Ukraine: The Latest

    Podcast Name: Ukraine: The Latest
    Network/Artist: The Telegraph

    Listen On Apple Podcasts


Article By Ross Winn

Ross Winn is the founder of Podcast Insights, the industry-leading podcast education site. He has helped thousands of people start and grow a podcast and loves to test out new gear and software.
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