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 18 Jun 2026

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06/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 154

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:38:39

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (15 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Acast (17 shows)

3. BBC (16 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
6	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
7	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
8	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
9	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
10	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
13	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
14	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
15	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
16	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
17	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
18	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
19	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
20	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
21	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
22	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
23	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
24	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
25	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
26	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
27	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
28	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
29	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
30	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
31	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
32	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
33	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
34	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
35	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
36	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
37	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
38	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
39	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
40	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
41	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
42	Lakecastle	Sansrival	Fiction	6	Buzzsprout	58
43	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
44	Forest 404	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	28	BBC	33
45	Highgate Wood	Palimpsest Productions	Fiction	10	Megaphone	64
46	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
47	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
48	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
49	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
50	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
51	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
52	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	104	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	HAUNTED: The Audio Drama	Impala Films	Fiction	158	Spreaker	59
54	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
55	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
56	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
57	The Mind Doctor	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
58	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
59	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
60	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
61	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
62	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
63	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
64	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
65	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
66	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	18	BBC	33
67	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
68	The Spirit of Schubert	BBC Radio 3	Fiction	37	BBC	33
69	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
70	Children of the Stones	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	10	BBC	49
71	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
72	The Accursed	Jo Anna Dane	Fiction	16	RSS.com	78
73	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
74	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
75	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
76	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
77	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	369	Audioboom	68
78	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
79	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	94
80	ICE-CREAM	911 Podcasts	Fiction	10	Acast	74
81	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
82	Where the Leaves Fall Purple	Beautiful Happy Productions	Fiction	14	Podbean	68
83	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
84	Cloud 9 Anthology	Kobold Blue Productions	Fiction	7	Acast	84
85	The Night Road	Dom Guilfoyle	Fiction	5	Acast	69
86	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	59	BBC	28
87	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
88	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
89	Signed in Blood	Evan O’Cuana	Fiction	22	Buzzsprout	73
90	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
91	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
92	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
93	The Burned Photo	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	84
94	L'Étranger, lu par Camus	stucom	Fiction	4	Spotify for Podcasters	48
95	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
96	The Sunfall Train	REDSHIFT	Fiction	0	Unknown	39
97	Les Maîtres du mystère	INA	Fiction	172	Octopus	64
98	SOMNARIUM.	Haunted House Studios	Fiction	24	Acast	94
99	Tejana	Sonoro \| Telemundo	Fiction	9	Megaphone	53
100	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53

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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