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 10 Sep 2026

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09/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 155

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:33:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. NOISER (3 shows)

3. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

4. GZM Shows (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Acast (15 shows)

4. ART19 (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	264	BBC	58
2	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
6	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	849	Simplecast	73
8	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
9	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
10	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
11	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	22	BBC	63
12	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
13	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
14	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
15	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
16	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
17	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
18	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	14	Omny Studio	73
19	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
22	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
23	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
24	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
25	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
26	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1279	Acast	69
27	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
28	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
29	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
30	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
31	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
32	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
33	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	25	Megaphone	73
34	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
35	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
36	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
37	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
38	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
39	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
40	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
41	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
42	The Night Road	Dom Guilfoyle	Fiction	5	Acast	69
43	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
44	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
45	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
46	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
47	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Simplecast	78
48	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
49	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
50	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
52	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
53	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
54	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
55	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
56	The Bird Roads	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	7	Libsyn	38
57	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	178	Megaphone	42
58	Re: Dracula	Regarding Audio Drama	Fiction	143	Megaphone	63
59	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
60	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	83
61	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	276	Megaphone	63
62	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
63	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
65	This Address Does Not Exist	Law of Names Media	Fiction	21	Pinecast	58
66	Classic Gothic Audiobooks: Haunted Castles, Victorian Horror & Dark Secrets	Free Audiobook Library	Fiction	57	Spreaker	53
67	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
68	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	93	ART19	63
69	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
70	Forest 404	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	28	BBC	33
71	Transmissions From Nowhere	Distant Satellite	Fiction	3	Libsyn	52
72	Red Meat Village	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Spreaker	74
73	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
74	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
75	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
76	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	315	BBC	28
77	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
78	CBS Radio Mystery Theater \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	184	Spreaker	59
79	Everything Agatha Christie	mycatandme7	Fiction	138	Podbean	42
81	Audiobooks Transform Simple Moments Into Unforgettable Experiences Filled With Literary Inspiration Constantly	Voice Vibes	Fiction	2000	Unknown	38
82	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
83	Everyone's Happy	GravyTree Media	Fiction	15	Acast	84
84	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
85	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
86	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
87	The Writer	Little Ear Productions	Fiction	16	Acast	80
88	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
89	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
90	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
91	Remnants : An Audio Drama	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	75	Acast	63
92	Oaths & Empires	Oaths & Empires	Fiction	17	Audioboom	62
93	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
94	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	19	BBC	63
95	Camlann - An Audio Drama	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
96	Unsinkable	Datura Studios & North Atlantic Ridge	Fiction	3	ART19	59
97	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	157	Libsyn	32
98	Listen with Other	Giles Booth	Fiction	32	Unknown	73
99	Blood Ties	Audible Original	Fiction	6	ART19	63
100	Children of the Stones	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	49

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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