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 Jun 2026

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06/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 158

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 00:36:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. QCODE (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Voyage Media (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Acast (19 shows)

3. BBC (17 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
6	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
7	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
8	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
9	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
10	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
12	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
13	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
14	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
15	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
16	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
17	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
18	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
19	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
20	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
21	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
22	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
23	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
24	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
25	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
26	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
27	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
28	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
29	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
30	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
31	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
32	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
33	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
34	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
35	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
36	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
37	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	18	BBC	33
38	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
39	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
40	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
41	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
42	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
43	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
44	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
45	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
46	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
47	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	70	Acast	43
48	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
49	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
50	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
51	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
52	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
53	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
54	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
55	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
56	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
57	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
58	1984, by George Orwell	Audiobooks by Librivox	Fiction	25	Spreaker	49
59	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
60	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
61	Cloud 9 Anthology	Kobold Blue Productions	Fiction	7	Acast	84
62	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
63	Dangerously Yours	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	16	Spreaker	54
64	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
65	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
66	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
67	Doctor Who: Redacted	BBC Sounds	Fiction	18	BBC	43
68	DEADHOUSE	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	4	BBC	49
69	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
70	SOMNARIUM.	Haunted House Studios	Fiction	24	Acast	94
71	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
72	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
73	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
74	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	59	BBC	28
75	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	448	Megaphone	69
76	Suspense \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	225	Spreaker	59
77	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	16	BBC	59
78	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
79	The Storage Papers	Jeremy Enfinger	Fiction	132	Megaphone	79
80	Lusus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	33
81	Christmas Ghost Stories	Jon Briggs	Fiction	13	Buzzsprout	73
82	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
83	Red Meat Village	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Spreaker	74
84	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
85	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	33	Megaphone	89
86	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
87	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
88	以读攻读	深焦Radio	Fiction	74	Ximalaya	53
89	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
91	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
92	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
93	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
94	Cisne Rojo	Wondery	Fiction	5	ART19	59
95	The Wyrd Side	Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell	Fiction	15	Acast	73
96	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
97	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
98	The Rue Papers	Emma Butler	Fiction	38	Podbean	58
99	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
100	Not Quite Dead	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	74	Acast	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.

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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