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 08 Apr 2026

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04/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 180

Frequency: every 39 days

Duration: 00:43:12

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. QCODE (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (7 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	265	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
6	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
7	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
8	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
10	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
11	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
12	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
13	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
14	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
15	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
16	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
17	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
19	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
20	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
21	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
22	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
23	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
24	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
25	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
26	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
27	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
28	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
29	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
30	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
31	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
32	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
33	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
34	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
35	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
36	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
37	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
38	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
39	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
40	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Audiobook	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	19	RSS.com	68
41	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
42	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
43	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
44	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
45	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
46	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
47	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
48	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
49	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
50	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
51	The Midnight Hour	Crown Noir Studios	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
52	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	179	Megaphone	42
53	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
54	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	721	Spreaker	43
55	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
56	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	33	ART19	68
57	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
58	Spicy ASMR by Dipsea	Dipsea	Fiction	22	Captivate	43
59	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
60	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
61	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
62	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
63	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
64	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
65	Sherlock Holmes	Craig Hart	Fiction	11	Acast	83
66	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
67	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
68	PodCastle	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
69	Christmas Ghost Stories	Jon Briggs	Fiction	15	Buzzsprout	73
70	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
71	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	157	Libsyn	32
72	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
73	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
74	1984, by George Orwell	Audiobooks by Librivox	Fiction	39	Spreaker	43
75	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
76	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
77	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	203	Acast	78
78	John From Back Home	Scott McCarrey	Fiction	10	Podbean	68
79	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
80	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
81	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	80	Acast	43
82	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
83	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
84	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
85	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
86	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
87	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
89	Omen \| A Fantasy Audio Drama	Tim Krause	Fiction	17	Megaphone	52
90	Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic	BBC Radio Wales	Fiction	16	BBC	38
91	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
92	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
93	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	12	BBC	28
94	Girly Gossip	Girly Gossip	Fiction	5	Spotify for Podcasters	53
95	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
96	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
97	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
98	Mythology & Fiction Explained	Marios Christou	Fiction	55	Megaphone	52
99	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
100	Memory Lane	Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	74

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.

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