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 05 août 2025

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08/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 149

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:37:31

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (17 shows)

2. Realm (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Voyage Media (4 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. BBC (21 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. ART19 (7 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	226	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
5	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
6	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
7	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
8	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
9	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
10	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
11	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
12	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
13	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
14	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
15	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
16	Its Grim Up North	Reece Pickering & Alex Akers	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
17	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
18	The Genome Killer	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
19	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
20	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
21	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
22	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
23	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
24	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
25	Shorts	Ben Burrell	Fiction	11	Acast	69
26	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
27	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	367	Audioboom	47
28	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
29	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
30	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
31	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
32	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
33	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
34	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
35	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
36	TAGGED	Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment	Fiction	3	Megaphone	53
37	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
38	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
39	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
40	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
41	The Directed Detective	The Directed Detective	Fiction	11	Buzzsprout	68
42	Camlann - An Audio Drama	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
43	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
44	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
45	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
46	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
47	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
48	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
49	The Piper	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	43
50	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
51	A MURDER IN MONTECITO	Sonoro	Fiction	8	Simplecast	63
52	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
53	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
54	Unsinkable	Datura Studios & North Atlantic Ridge	Fiction	3	ART19	59
55	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
56	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
57	DEADHOUSE	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	4	BBC	49
58	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
59	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
60	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
61	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
63	How Copy	Why Not Theatre Company	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	53
64	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
65	Broadway Is My Beat	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	166	RedCircle	64
66	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
67	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	58	BBC	28
68	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
69	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
70	Hamlet	Make-Believe Association	Fiction	8	Libsyn	58
71	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
72	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
73	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
74	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
76	Fictional Men Written By Women	Dipsea	Fiction	40	Captivate	48
77	Roanoke Falls: A Horror History	Realm	Fiction	7	Megaphone	59
78	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
79	The Sink: A Sleep Aid	BBC Sounds	Fiction	7	BBC	43
80	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
81	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
82	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
83	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	714	Omny Studio	84
84	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
85	The Hacker Chronicles	Tenable	Fiction	28	Casted	63
86	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
87	Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction	Dipsea	Fiction	31	Captivate	58
88	Enter a New World Through Your Headphones With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1972	Unknown	53
89	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
90	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	325	BBC	28
91	Treasure Island 2020	GZM Shows	Fiction	11	ART19	68
92	Red Riding Hoods	Violet Hour Media	Fiction	13	Megaphone	69
93	Marigold Breach starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto	Realm	Fiction	1	Megaphone	69
94	Chinook	Realm	Fiction	2	ART19	69
95	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
96	Bronzeville	Global	Fiction	25	Spreaker	49
97	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
98	Worm: An Unabridged Production	Abaddon Productions	Fiction	303	Unknown	43
99	Calling All Adventurers	The Tower Array	Fiction	29	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	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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