Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Drama

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 01 Oct 2026

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10/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 154

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:34:04

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Acast (11 shows)

4. ART19 (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	6	Megaphone	63
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	239	BBC	58
3	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	63
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
6	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	836	Simplecast	73
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	131	RedCircle	43
12	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
13	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
14	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
17	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
18	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
19	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
20	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
21	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
22	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
23	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
24	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
25	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
26	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	78	Acast	74
27	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
28	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
29	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
30	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
31	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
32	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1250	Acast	69
33	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
34	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
35	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
36	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
37	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
38	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
39	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
40	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
41	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
42	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
43	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
44	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
45	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
46	The Beautiful Liar	QCODE	Fiction	10	Megaphone	89
47	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
48	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
49	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
50	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
51	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
52	DEADHOUSE	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	4	BBC	49
53	The Writer	Little Ear Productions	Fiction	16	Acast	80
54	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
55	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
56	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	42	ART19	83
57	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
58	The Spirit of Schubert	BBC Radio 3	Fiction	37	BBC	33
59	The Milbrook Files	Little Red Ghost Studios	Fiction	12	Buzzsprout	53
60	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
61	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	264	Megaphone	63
62	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
63	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
64	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	315	BBC	28
65	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
66	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
67	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
68	Terms	Airship \| Wondery	Fiction	15	ART19	53
69	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
70	Victorian Gothic: The Hauntings	Mind’s Eye Podcasts	Fiction	5	Podbean	62
71	The Sink: A Sleep Aid	BBC Sounds	Fiction	7	BBC	43
72	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
73	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
74	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1136	Spreaker	63
75	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
76	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
77	When the Roses Bloom Again	When the Roses Bloom Again	Fiction	109	Unknown	43
78	Crystal Blue	Bloody FM	Fiction	11	Simplecast	69
79	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
80	The Safe Man	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
81	Wake Of Corrosion	Shadow & Static Productions	Fiction	73	Acast	74
82	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
84	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	489	Libsyn	32
85	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
86	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
87	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
88	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	725	Omny Studio	84
89	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
90	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
91	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
92	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	The Bird Roads	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	5	Libsyn	38
94	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
95	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	154	Spotify for Podcasters	42
96	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
97	This House Will Devour You	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	30	Captivate	63
98	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	31	ART19	83
99	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
100	Sherlock Holmes - Hobbs & Shelley (UK)	My Classic Radio Shows	Fiction	12	Spreaker	38

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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