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 14 Jan 2026

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01/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 200

Frequency: every 37 days

Duration: 00:50:43

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. QCODE (3 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. hotaudiobook.com (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (29 shows)

2. BBC (13 shows)

3. Acast (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	260	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
6	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
7	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
8	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
9	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
10	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
11	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
12	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
13	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
14	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
15	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
16	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	176	Simplecast	68
17	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1275	Acast	69
18	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
19	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
20	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
21	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
22	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
23	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
24	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
25	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
26	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
27	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
28	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
29	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
30	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
31	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
32	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
33	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
34	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
35	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
36	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
37	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
38	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
39	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
40	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
41	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
42	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
43	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
44	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
45	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
46	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	24	Megaphone	73
47	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	176	Megaphone	42
48	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
49	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
50	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
51	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
52	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
53	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73
54	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
55	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	155	Libsyn	32
57	Christmas Ghost Stories	Jon Briggs	Fiction	15	Buzzsprout	73
58	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
59	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
60	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
61	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	719	Spreaker	43
62	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
63	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
65	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	721	Spreaker	53
66	Boom: A Serial Drama	Observer Pictures \| Realm	Fiction	60	Megaphone	69
67	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
68	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
69	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
70	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
71	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
72	Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction	Dipsea	Fiction	31	Captivate	58
73	Dark Tome	Fred Greenhalgh	Fiction	39	Megaphone	68
74	The Midnight Hour	Crown Noir Studios	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	Nel nido dei serpenti	Internazionale	Fiction	7	Spreaker	38
76	1865	Airship / Audible	Fiction	62	ART19	79
77	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	272	Megaphone	63
78	The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen	Wolf at the Door, Alex Kemp	Fiction	21	Megaphone	48
79	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
80	The Angel of Vine	Vox Populi	Fiction	11	Omny Studio	73
81	Karma Stories	KCC Rob	Fiction	1010	Spotify for Podcasters	43
82	WAKE: Cold Reading Finnegans Wake	Moon Street Media	Fiction	58	Spotify for Podcasters	58
83	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	53	ART19	83
84	The Greater Good (No ads)	Pinball Productions	Fiction	16	Acast	42
85	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
86	Its Grim Up North	Reece Pickering & Alex Akers	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
87	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
88	The Designated Mourner	Gideon Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	59
89	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	202	Acast	78
90	Tales from the Witcher	Jacob Gerstel	Fiction	86	Buzzsprout	73
91	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
92	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	35	Megaphone	89
93	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
94	The Stories of Sherlock Holmes	Classic Radio Shows	Fiction	16	Spreaker	43
96	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	272	Audioboom	57
97	Discover a World of Knowledge With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1982	Unknown	53
98	50 Greatest Old Time Radio Drama Shows	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	58	Podhome	48
99	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
100	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68

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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