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 May 2026

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05/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 134

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:40:31

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (15 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. QCODE (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (23 shows)

2. BBC (17 shows)

3. Acast (17 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	110	Megaphone	83
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	241	BBC	58
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	40	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
6	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
7	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
8	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
9	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
10	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
11	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	18	BBC	33
12	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
13	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
14	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
15	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
16	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
17	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
18	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
19	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
20	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1253	Acast	69
21	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
22	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
23	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
24	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
25	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
26	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
27	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
28	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
29	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
30	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
31	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
32	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
33	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
34	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
35	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
36	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	265	Megaphone	63
37	Children of the Stones	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	49
38	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
39	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	371	Audioboom	47
40	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
41	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
42	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
43	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
44	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
45	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
46	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
47	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
48	Cloud 9 Anthology	Kobold Blue Productions	Fiction	7	Acast	84
49	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	DEADHOUSE	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	4	BBC	49
51	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
52	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
53	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
54	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
55	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
56	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
57	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
58	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
59	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
60	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
61	SOMNARIUM.	Haunted House Studios	Fiction	24	Acast	94
62	The Lion and the Adder	Monstrous Productions	Fiction	5	Acast	63
63	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
64	Tattered Pig Productions	Tattered Pig Productions	Fiction	6	Unknown	63
65	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
66	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
67	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
68	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	148	Libsyn	32
69	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
70	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
71	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
72	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
73	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
74	Dreamboy	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	15	Megaphone	69
75	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
76	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
77	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
78	The Far Meridian	The Whisperforge	Fiction	46	Megaphone	53
79	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
80	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
81	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	130	Megaphone	63
82	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
83	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
84	Wake Of Corrosion	Shadow & Static Productions	Fiction	73	Acast	74
85	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
86	Burning Rock Radio	Lauren Lofthus	Fiction	46	RedCircle	43
87	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
88	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	74	Acast	43
89	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	267	Audioboom	57
90	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
91	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
92	Urban Legends After Dark	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Fiction	33	Podbean	68
93	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
94	Madam Ram	QCODE	Fiction	21	Megaphone	79
95	The Hitler File	Voyage Media	Fiction	8	Spreaker	74
96	Nightmare Soup	Bloody FM	Fiction	17	Megaphone	83
97	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
98	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
99	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
100	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79

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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