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 16 avr. 2026

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04/16/2026

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Episodes: 158

Frequency: every 38 days

Duration: 00:46:08

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Terry Pratchett (4 shows)

4. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Acast (15 shows)

3. BBC (13 shows)

4. RSS.com (10 shows)

5. Spreaker (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	226	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
5	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
7	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
8	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
9	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
10	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
11	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
12	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
13	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
14	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
17	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
18	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
19	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
20	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
21	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
22	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
23	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
24	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
25	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
26	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
27	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
28	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
29	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
30	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
31	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Audiobook	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	19	RSS.com	68
32	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
33	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
34	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
35	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
36	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
37	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
38	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
39	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
40	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
41	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
42	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
43	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	174	Megaphone	63
44	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
45	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
46	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
47	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
48	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
49	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	367	Audioboom	47
50	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
51	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
52	Not Quite Dead	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	74	Acast	74
53	Boom: A Serial Drama	Observer Pictures \| Realm	Fiction	60	Megaphone	69
54	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
55	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
56	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
57	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
58	Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold	Realm	Fiction	117	Megaphone	89
59	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
60	Discworld 21 - Jingo by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	11	RSS.com	52
61	Discworld 19 - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	52
62	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
63	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
64	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
65	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
66	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63
67	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
68	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
69	Everyone's Happy	GravyTree Media	Fiction	12	Acast	84
70	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	71	Acast	43
71	Discworld 33 - Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	11	RSS.com	68
72	Discworld 31 - Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	68
73	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
74	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
75	Syntax	Twin Strangers Productions	Fiction	70	Pinecast	73
76	Sincerely (Or, So I Thought) Yours	whimsterymedia	Fiction	11	Hello Audio	73
77	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
78	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
79	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	105	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
81	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
82	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
83	Discworld 29 - Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	11	RSS.com	68
84	Ghost Town	Pinball Productions	Fiction	11	Acast	53
85	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
86	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
87	Bedtime Story	Bedtime Story	Fiction	321	Spreaker	64
88	Palace Intrigue Presents: King William	Caloroga Shark Media	Fiction	23	Spreaker	89
89	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
90	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	95	Spotify for Podcasters	28
91	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
92	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
93	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
94	Discworld 24 - The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	12	RSS.com	52
95	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
96	Discworld 25 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	terry-pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	58
97	Discworld 30 - The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	7	RSS.com	68
98	The Midnight Hour	Crown Noir Studios	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	123	Spreaker	38
100	The Milkman of St. Gaff's	Christopher Scott McClure	Fiction	54	Acast	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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