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 13 Sep 2026

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09/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 145

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:34:05

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. Bloody FM (5 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. ART19 (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	3	Megaphone	63
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
7	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
12	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
13	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
14	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
15	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
16	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
17	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
18	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
19	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
20	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
21	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
22	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
23	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
24	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
25	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
26	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
27	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
28	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	2	Omny Studio	53
29	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
30	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
31	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
32	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
33	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
34	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
35	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
36	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	17	Megaphone	73
37	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
38	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
39	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
40	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
41	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
42	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
43	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
44	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
45	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
46	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	26	Simplecast	73
47	Transmissions From Nowhere	Distant Satellite	Fiction	2	Libsyn	52
48	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
49	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
50	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
51	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
52	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	369	Audioboom	68
53	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
54	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
55	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	59	BBC	28
56	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
57	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
58	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	70	Acast	43
60	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
63	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
64	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
65	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
66	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	The Love Talker	Alien Ghost Robot / Celebrity Tumour	Fiction	15	ART19	63
68	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
69	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
70	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
71	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	104	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
73	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	94
74	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
75	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
76	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
77	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
78	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
79	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
80	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
81	Karma Stories	KCC Rob	Fiction	1001	Spotify for Podcasters	43
82	Listen with Other	Giles Booth	Fiction	32	Unknown	73
83	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
84	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
85	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
86	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
87	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	328	BBC	28
88	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
89	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	95	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	DEADWOOD	Saniyah Hill	Fiction	23	Pinecast	73
91	Messy Minutes	Becs and Mel	Fiction	15	Spotify for Podcasters	28
92	Story	Bloody FM	Fiction	56	Simplecast	43
93	The Stories of Sherlock Holmes	Classic Radio Shows	Fiction	16	Spreaker	43
94	Palace Intrigue Presents: King William	Caloroga Shark Media	Fiction	23	Spreaker	89
95	Outbroken Anthology \| Zombie Stories	Joseph Algo	Fiction	19	Spotify for Podcasters	47
96	Children of the Stones	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	49
97	36 Questions – The Podcast Musical	Two-Up	Fiction	5	Megaphone	48
98	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
99	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
100	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38

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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