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 09 Oct 2026

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10/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 146

Frequency: every 35 days

Duration: 00:34:59

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. GZM Shows (3 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Acast (16 shows)

3. BBC (16 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. ART19 (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	8	Megaphone	63
2	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	73
3	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	252	BBC	58
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	112	Megaphone	83
5	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	162	Megaphone	78
6	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	42	BBC	28
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	37	Acast	89
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	843	Simplecast	73
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	296	BBC	38
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
12	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
13	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
14	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	173	Simplecast	68
17	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
18	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1266	Acast	69
19	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
20	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
21	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
22	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	392	ART19	63
23	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
24	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	23	Megaphone	73
25	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
26	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
27	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
28	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
29	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
30	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
31	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
32	Welcome to the Brass Eagle	Connor Bushoven	Fiction	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
33	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	49	ART19	83
34	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
35	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	77	Megaphone	63
36	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	376	Audioboom	47
37	VARÚÐ RPG	Blighthouse Studio	Fiction	19	Acast	94
38	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
39	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
40	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
41	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
42	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
43	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	176	Spotify for Podcasters	38
44	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
45	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
46	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
47	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	77	Acast	43
48	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
49	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
50	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
51	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
52	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
53	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	464	Audioboom	52
54	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	175	Megaphone	42
55	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
56	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	122	Spreaker	38
57	The Lion and the Adder	Monstrous Productions	Fiction	7	Acast	63
58	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
59	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	33	ART19	68
60	Paranormal Activity	Paranormal Activity	Fiction	525	Spreaker	64
61	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	266	Megaphone	63
62	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
63	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	315	BBC	28
64	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	453	Megaphone	69
65	Camlann - An Audio Drama	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
66	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
67	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	665	Simplecast	68
68	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
69	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	89	ART19	73
70	Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction	Dipsea	Fiction	31	Captivate	58
71	The Bardic Hearth	Chase Noseworthy	Fiction	31	ART19	83
72	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
73	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
74	What Happened in Skinner	Mazama Entertainment	Fiction	34	RedCircle	73
75	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
76	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
77	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	59
78	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48
79	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	271	Audioboom	57
80	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	376	Audioboom	68
81	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
82	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
83	The Hitler File	Voyage Media	Fiction	8	Spreaker	74
84	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
85	Classic Gothic Audiobooks: Haunted Castles, Victorian Horror & Dark Secrets	Free Audiobook Library	Fiction	51	Spreaker	53
86	Nine To Midnight	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	49	Libsyn	68
87	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
88	The Writer	Little Ear Productions	Fiction	16	Acast	80
89	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
90	Outliers - Stories from the edge of history	Historic Royal Palaces & Rusty Quill	Fiction	43	Libsyn	62
91	The Sink: A Sleep Aid	BBC Sounds	Fiction	7	BBC	43
92	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	152	Libsyn	32
93	The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen	Wolf at the Door, Alex Kemp	Fiction	21	Megaphone	48
94	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	788	Acast	64
95	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
96	The Safe Man	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
97	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
98	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
99	Middle:Below	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	17	Libsyn	53
100	The Cellar Letters	Jamie Petronis	Fiction	100	Acast	63

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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