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 17 Jun 2026

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06/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 170

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:40:50

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. GZM Shows (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Acast (16 shows)

3. BBC (15 shows)

4. Spreaker (6 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
3	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	854	Simplecast	73
6	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
7	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
8	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
9	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
10	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
12	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
13	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
14	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
15	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
16	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
17	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
18	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
19	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
20	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
21	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
22	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
23	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
24	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
25	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
26	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
27	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
28	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
29	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
30	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
31	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
32	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
33	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
34	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
35	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
36	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
37	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	179	Spotify for Podcasters	38
38	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
39	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
40	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	81	Megaphone	63
41	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
42	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
43	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
44	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
45	Highgate Wood	Palimpsest Productions	Fiction	10	Megaphone	64
46	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	791	Acast	64
47	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
48	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	281	Spreaker	69
49	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
50	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
51	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
52	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
53	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
54	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	204	Acast	78
55	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
56	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
57	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
58	HAUNTED: The Audio Drama	Impala Films	Fiction	169	Spreaker	59
59	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
60	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
61	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
62	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
63	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
64	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
65	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
66	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
67	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
68	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
69	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
70	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
71	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	73	Spotify for Podcasters	59
72	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
73	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
74	Who The F**K Killed My Sister?	Chris Sowa	Fiction	18	Buzzsprout	42
75	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	160	Libsyn	32
76	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
77	The Tide	Teahorse Industries	Fiction	13	Unknown	43
78	DEADWOOD	Saniyah Hill	Fiction	28	Pinecast	73
80	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
81	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
82	Forest 404	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	28	BBC	33
83	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
84	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
85	PodCastle	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
86	The Wyrd Side	Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell	Fiction	16	Acast	73
87	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
89	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
90	Drama On One	RTÉ Drama on One	Fiction	100	Omny Studio	38
91	When the Roses Bloom Again	When the Roses Bloom Again	Fiction	109	Unknown	43
92	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
93	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
94	Remy’s Life...Interrupted	GZM Shows	Fiction	180	ART19	52
95	ICE-CREAM	911 Podcasts	Fiction	10	Acast	74
96	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	381	Audioboom	68
97	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
98	A Cadmean Victory	A Cadmean Victory	Fiction	165	Unknown	49
99	Phantom Pulse	Atypical Artists	Fiction	3	ART19	48
100	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33

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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