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 04 Nov 2026

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11/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 137

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:33:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. QCODE (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Acast (15 shows)

4. ART19 (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
5	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	5	Omny Studio	53
6	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
7	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	854	Simplecast	73
9	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
10	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	73
11	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
12	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
13	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
14	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
15	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
16	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
17	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
18	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
19	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
20	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
21	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
22	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
23	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
24	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
25	Strawberry Spring	iHeartPodcasts and Audio Up, Inc.	Fiction	13	Omny Studio	59
26	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
27	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
28	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
29	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
30	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	81	Megaphone	63
31	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
32	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
33	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
34	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
35	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
36	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
37	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
38	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
39	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
40	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
41	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
42	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
43	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
44	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
45	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
46	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
47	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
48	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
49	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
50	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
51	Dungeon Masters	QCODE	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
52	Audio Fiction Trailers: A Cambridge Geek Podcast	The Cambridge Geek	Fiction	443	RSS.com	38
53	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
54	Silent Key	ARC Productions	Fiction	3	Acast	69
55	The Wyrd Side	Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell	Fiction	16	Acast	73
56	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	381	Audioboom	68
57	Phantom Pulse	Atypical Artists	Fiction	3	ART19	48
58	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
59	VARÚÐ RPG	Blighthouse Studio	Fiction	40	Acast	94
60	Terms	Airship \| Audible Original	Fiction	2	ART19	53
61	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
62	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
63	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
64	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
65	Nine To Midnight	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	60	Libsyn	68
66	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
67	1865	Airship / Audible Original	Fiction	25	ART19	79
68	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
69	Candela Obscura	Critical Role	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	53
70	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
71	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
72	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	150	Megaphone	63
73	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	22	BBC	63
74	TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update	KJ103 (KJYO-FM)	Fiction	56	Spreaker	32
75	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
76	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
77	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
78	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
79	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
80	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	204	Acast	78
81	ICE-CREAM	911 Podcasts	Fiction	10	Acast	74
82	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	179	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction	Dipsea	Fiction	31	Captivate	58
84	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
85	Weeping Cedars	J.W.G. Wise	Fiction	115	Unknown	53
86	S-Town Review	Gabby Wells	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
87	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
88	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
89	Red Bay	Tale Of The Manticore	Fiction	6	Spreaker	63
90	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
91	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	53
92	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	80	Acast	43
93	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	315	BBC	28
94	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
95	Don't Dare Look	Dan Mersh	Fiction	5	RSS.com	52
96	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
97	Doctor Who: Redacted	BBC Sounds	Fiction	18	BBC	43
98	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
99	Red Riding Hoods	Violet Hour Media	Fiction	13	Megaphone	69
100	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53

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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