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 15 Aug 2026

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08/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 134

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:34:11

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (3 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	262	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
4	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
5	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
6	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	848	Simplecast	73
9	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
10	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
11	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
12	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
13	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
14	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	176	Simplecast	68
15	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
16	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
17	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
18	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
19	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	36	ART19	48
20	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
21	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	73	Megaphone	68
22	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
23	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
24	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
25	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
26	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
27	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
28	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
29	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
30	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
31	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1277	Acast	69
32	The Bird Roads	Tin Can Audio	Fiction	7	Libsyn	38
33	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
34	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
35	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
36	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
37	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
38	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
39	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
40	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
41	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	177	Megaphone	42
42	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
43	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
44	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
45	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
46	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
47	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
48	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
49	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
50	The Angel of Vine	Vox Populi	Fiction	11	Omny Studio	73
51	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
52	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	165	Spotify for Podcasters	42
53	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
54	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
55	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	12	BBC	28
56	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
57	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	54	ART19	83
59	VARÚÐ RPG	Blighthouse Studio	Fiction	30	Acast	94
60	THE REMAINS	Wade Duffin	Fiction	7	Spotify for Podcasters	43
61	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
62	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	789	Acast	64
63	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
64	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
65	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
66	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
67	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
68	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
69	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
70	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
71	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
72	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	156	Libsyn	32
73	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	274	Megaphone	63
74	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	273	Audioboom	57
75	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
76	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
77	The Sink: A Sleep Aid	BBC Sounds	Fiction	7	BBC	43
78	The Writer	Little Ear Productions	Fiction	16	Acast	80
79	The Farm - a mystery audio drama	Little Fish Entertainment, LLC	Fiction	10	Podbean	78
80	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
81	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
82	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	25	Megaphone	73
83	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
84	Stories From: The Low Season	Wolf at the Door Studios	Fiction	11	Megaphone	48
85	The Milkman of St. Gaff's	Christopher Scott McClure	Fiction	54	Acast	38
86	Fictional Men Written By Women	Dipsea	Fiction	40	Captivate	48
87	Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	29	Megaphone	68
88	Mahalo With A Bullet	Voyage Media	Fiction	7	Megaphone	53
89	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
90	The Darkroom	The Darkroom	Fiction	4	Libsyn	58
91	WAKE: Cold Reading Finnegans Wake	Moon Street Media	Fiction	58	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	红楼人间事	老宝贝	Fiction	99	Ximalaya	53
93	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
94	Radio Noir	sorensenbrad4	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
95	La Légende des chevaliers de la Table ronde	INA	Fiction	34	Octopus	53
96	VintageRadioShows.com	VintageRadioShows.com	Fiction	332	Unknown	33
97	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
98	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
99	Red Meat Village	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Spreaker	74
100	The Lost Cat Podcast	A P Clarke	Fiction	49	Libsyn	32

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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