United Kingdom · Genre chart · October 2026

Top History Podcasts in the UK

Top History Podcasts in the UK today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for the UK into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for the UK.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Spotify #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #3 Spotify #4 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

87Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #4 Spotify #3 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

86Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 2 from #7

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #7 Spotify #6 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #5

75Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 2 from #8

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #6 Spotify #7 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #9

74Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 1 from #6

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #9 Spotify #5 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #8

73Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 1 from #9

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #5 Spotify #14 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #6

68Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 4 from #5

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #8 Spotify #10 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #7

67Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #11 Spotify #8 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

65Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
History Hit

Apple #15 Spotify #9 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

60Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 1 from #13

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #10 Spotify #18 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

57Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 3 from #16

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #12 Spotify #17 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #12

55Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 2 from #12

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #14 Spotify #16 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #14

53Pulse Score out of 100
15Down 1 from #14

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #19 Spotify #12 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #21

53Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 1 from #15

Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #17 Spotify #15 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17No change

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #22 Spotify #13 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #19

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 1 from #19

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #18 Spotify #21 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
19Up 2 from #21

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #16 Spotify #25 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

46Pulse Score out of 100
20No change

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #37 Spotify #11 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #42

45Pulse Score out of 100
21Down 3 from #18

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #20 Spotify #22 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

45Pulse Score out of 100
22Up 1 from #23

The History Podcast
BBC Radio 4

Apple #13 Spotify #49 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #13

42Pulse Score out of 100
23Down 1 from #22

World War II with Tom Hanks
The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

Apple #24 Spotify #24 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #23

41Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 3 from #27

Oh What A Time...
Pop! Pop!

Apple #25 Spotify #26 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #28

39Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 1 from #24

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #23 Spotify #31 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #24

39Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 1 from #25

Past Present Future
David Runciman

Apple #26 Spotify #36 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

35Pulse Score out of 100
27Down 1 from #26

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #34 Spotify #30 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #32

34Pulse Score out of 100
28No change

Ancient Civilisations
NOISER

Apple #28 Spotify #39 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #30

34Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 2 from #31

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #38 Spotify #28 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #39

34Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 2 from #32

The Story of Money
Financial Times

Apple #27 Spotify #44 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #26

33Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 2 from #29

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #60 Spotify #19 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
32Up 3 from #35

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #32 Spotify #37 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
33Down 3 from #30

Battleground
Goalhanger

Apple #45 Spotify #32 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #41

30Pulse Score out of 100
34No change

Here for the History
BBC Sounds

Apple #31 Spotify #50 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #31

30Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 1 from #36

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #89 Spotify #20 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

29Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 3 from #33

Legacy
Original Legacy Productions

Apple #40 Spotify #41 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #36

29Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 3 from #40

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #43 Spotify #42 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts #49

28Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 1 from #37

Historic Royal Palaces Podcast
Historic Royal Palaces

Apple #39 Spotify #48 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #38

28Pulse Score out of 100
39No change

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #44 Spotify #47 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #44

26Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 2 from #38

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #47 Spotify #45 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #46

26Pulse Score out of 100
41No change

Decoding The Unknown
Cloud10

Apple #73 Spotify #34 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 1 from #43

13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble
BBC World Service

Apple #21 Spotify — Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #22

23Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 1 from #42

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #72 Spotify #43 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
44No change

The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #119 Spotify #38 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
45No change

Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries

Apple — Spotify #23 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 1 from #47

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #29 Spotify — Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #27

19Pulse Score out of 100
47Down 1 from #46

History's Greatest Mysteries
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #30 Spotify — Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #29

19Pulse Score out of 100
48Up 1 from #49

Forbidden History
Like A Shot Entertainment

Apple — Spotify #27 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 5 from #54

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #33 Spotify — Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #37

17Pulse Score out of 100
50No change

Boring History To Sleep
Boring History To Sleep

Apple — Spotify #29 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
51No change

Trust Forward
Sumsub

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #35

17Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 4 from #48

Biography
NOISER

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #33

17Pulse Score out of 100
53Down 1 from #52

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!
Battle Guide

Apple — Spotify #33 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 2 from #56

Michael Button
Michael Button

Apple — Spotify #35 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 2 from #53

The British History Podcast
Jamie Jeffers

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #43

15Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 1 from #57

Real Vikings
NOISER

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #45

15Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 3 from #60

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire
Battle Guide

Apple — Spotify #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 3 from #55

London Revisited
London Review of Books

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
59Up 3 from #62

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #49 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #50

13Pulse Score out of 100
60Up 41 from #101

Weird in the Wade
Natalie Doig

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
61Down 2 from #59

Buried Evidence
The Crime Desk

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #47

13Pulse Score out of 100
62Up 1 from #63

The Declassified Club
Goalhanger

Apple — Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
63Up 14 from #77

The WW2 Podcast
Angus Wallace

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 3 from #61

Journey Through Time
Goalhanger

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #48

12Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 1 from #66

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 2 from #64

My Victorian Nightmare
Genevieve Manion

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
67Down 2 from #65

Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall
NOISER

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 1 from #67

The History of England
David Crowther

Apple #56 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
69Down 11 from #58

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 4 from #74

Dark Histories
Ben Cutmore

Apple #58 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 20 from #91

The English Heritage Podcast
English Heritage

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 3 from #75

History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories
History Extra

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 20 from #93

Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things
Daily Mail

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
74Down 5 from #69

Noiser Presents
NOISER

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 6 from #81

Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer

Apple #64 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 8 from #68

How Haunted? Podcast | Horrible Histories, Real Life Ghost Stories, and Paranormal Investigations from Some of the Most Haunt
Rob Kirkup

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 5 from #72

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story
Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78Up 14 from #92

Today In History with The Retrospectors
The Retrospectors

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
79Down 6 from #73

Instant Classics
Vespucci

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 4 from #76

D-Day: The Tide Turns
NOISER

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 11 from #70

History's Heroes
BBC Radio 4

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82Up 20 from #102

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!
Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
83Up 26 from #109

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #74 Spotify — Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84No change

Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast
Clem Dallaway

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85Up 4 from #89

Unruly History
Dr Gillian Kenny & Dr Emma Nagouse

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86Up 4 from #90

The Vardø Witch Trials
Lisa Williams

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 5 from #82

The History of English Podcast
Kevin Stroud

Apple #78 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 23 from #111

What Were We Like
RTÉ

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 2 from #87

A History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 6 from #96

Biblical Time Machine
Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 3 from #94

The Art Bell Archive
Arthur William Bell III

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92Up 20 from #112

Yasha
Jeremy Gendelman

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 7 from #86

The Old Front Line
Paul Reed

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 11 from #83

In Our Time: History
BBC Radio 4

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 16 from #79

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 16 from #80

History’s Greatest Leaders
HistoryExtra

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 9 from #88

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire
Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 22 from #120

Real Narcos
NOISER

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Down 28 from #71

Cold War Conversations
Ian Sanders

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 1 from #99

SPYCRAFT 101
Justin Black

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 3 from #98

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 17 from #85

Talking Tudors
Natalie Grueninger

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 43 from #146

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104Up 13 from #117

The History of Byzantium
thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105Up 16 from #121

CONFLICTED
Message Heard

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106No change

The History Bureau
BBC

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 29 from #78

The History Hour
BBC World Service

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 5 from #103

Throughline
NPR

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Up 38 from #147

The EI Podcast
Engelsberg Ideas

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Up 5 from #115

The History of Egypt Podcast
Dominic Perry

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 15 from #126

History’s Greatest Dishes
HistoryExtra

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 11 from #123

Warfare
History Hit

Apple #103 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 8 from #105

Celebrity Ghost Stories
A&E | Rewind Studios

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 14 from #128

The Ministry of Lost Voices : English
Valerie Thys

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115Down 7 from #108

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 11 from #127

Willy Willy Harry Stee...
Charlie Higson

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 22 from #95

Rex Factor
Rex Factor

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 21 from #97

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 19 from #100

The C-Word
Lena Dunham & Alissa Bennett

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 12 from #132

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 2 from #119

Unexpected Essex
Eri Berry

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 15 from #107

The Faerie Folk - Folklore, Myths and Legends from the U.K
The Faerie Folk

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 9 from #114

Calm History (not A.I. & no loud ads) - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation
Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 8 from #116

Then, Now, Next
Annika Allen

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125No change

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 16 from #110

In Our Time: Science
BBC Radio 4

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 5 from #122

Expanse
ABC Australia

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Up 12 from #140

پادکست رخ
Rokh Podcast

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 23 from #152

Forever Ago
Brains On Universe

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Up 8 from #138

Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Up 26 from #157

How Did We Get Here?
BBC Radio 4

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 19 from #113

History of the Second World War
Wesley Livesay

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 54 from #187

Warfronts
Cloud10

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134Up 61 from #195

The History of WWII Podcast
Ray Harris Jr

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 4 from #131

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Liv Albert

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 32 from #104

Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 19 from #118

Time Team
Time Team

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 8 from #130

Eerie Edinburgh
Eerie_Edinburgh

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 6 from #133

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Up 10 from #150

The Curious History of Your Home
NOISER

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Up 45 from #186

Life Lessons from History
History Extra

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Up 25 from #167

How to Take Over the World
Ben Wilson

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

Bureau of Lost Culture
Stephen Coates

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Up 20 from #164

History's Greatest Cities
History Extra

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 2 from #143

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 6 from #141

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast
Jack & Franks

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 33 from #181

Misquoting Moses with Joel Baden
Chris Huntley

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Down 25 from #124

School of War
The Free Press

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 4 from #154

Hostile History
David Borys / Curiouscast

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 14 from #137

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Up 4 from #156

Les grands dossiers de l'Histoire par Franck Ferrand
Radio Classique

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Down 24 from #129

Spy Cities
Chatterbox Audio

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154New on this chart

Antique Jewellery Historian
Zuleika Gerrish

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Up 43 from #198

Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic Media

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Up 17 from #173

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
Drowsy Historian

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 21 from #136

In Our Time: Culture
BBC Radio 4

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 19 from #139

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification
Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159New on this chart

Trapped History
trappedhistory

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160New on this chart

HOLLYWOODLAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Up 1 from #162

Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 20 from #142

Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 3 from #160

In Our Time: Philosophy
BBC Radio 4

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 5 from #159

Ancient Civilizations and Forgotten History
Ancient Civilization

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 4 from #161

The Tudor Chest Podcast
Adam Pennington

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166Down 1 from #165

The Untitled History Podcast
Gareth Edwards

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Eric Marcus

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

The History of Ceramics
HENI Talks

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Up 6 from #175

The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Tom Meyers, Greg Young

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Up 26 from #196

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Up 8 from #179

ABC Rewind
ABC Australia

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172New on this chart

SER Historia
SER Podcast

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173New on this chart

REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana
Audible | Ballen Studios

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 39 from #135

The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 15 from #190

The Last Best Hope?
Adam Smith

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Up 7 from #183

This Guy Sucked
Multitude

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177New on this chart

HISTORY This Week
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178New on this chart

Weird Medieval Guys
Weird Medieval Guys

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 45 from #134

The Race F1 Rewind
The Race Media

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 31 from #149

Echoes of History
History Hit & Assassin's Creed

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 33 from #148

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182New on this chart

The Bomb
BBC World Service

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Down 30 from #153

The Invention Of...
BBC Radio 4

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 40 from #144

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
Seth Paridon, William Toti

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 22 from #163

Single Malt History with Gareth Russell
Gareth Russell

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 17 from #169

SpyCast
SpyCast

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187New on this chart

Past Lives
Patrick Wyman

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 6 from #182

HistoryExtra Long Reads
History Extra

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189New on this chart

Patented: History of Inventions
History Hit

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

Down To Sleep
Down To Sleep

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Stuff The British Stole
ABC Australia and CBC

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

FolkLands
Tim Downie, Justin Chubb

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 48 from #145

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194New on this chart

SPILLED.
Delaney & Kendyl Florence

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195Down 44 from #151

Emperors of Rome
Nightlight Productions

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Vulgar History: Tudors
Vulgar History | Realm

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Those Conspiracy Guys
Gordon Rochford

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

怪东西Weird History
怪东西WeirdHist

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199New on this chart

History Rage
Paul Bavill

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 11 from #189

A Family History Of...
Findmypast

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 history podcast in the UK right now?

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger is the No. 1 history podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 27, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 history podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Classified and Dan Snow's History Hit. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts History charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.

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