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 23 Mar 2026

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03/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 183

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:45:20

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (15 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Terry Pratchett (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Spreaker (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	226	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
7	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
8	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
9	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
10	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
11	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
12	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
13	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
14	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
15	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
16	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
17	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
18	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
19	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
20	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
21	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
22	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	367	Audioboom	47
23	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
24	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
25	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
26	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
27	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
28	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
29	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
30	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
31	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
32	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
33	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
34	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
35	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
36	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
37	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
38	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	38	ART19	89
39	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
40	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
41	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
42	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
43	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
44	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	105	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
46	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
47	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
48	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
49	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
50	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
51	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
52	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
53	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
54	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
55	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
56	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
57	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
58	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
59	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
60	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
61	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	58	BBC	28
62	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	71	Acast	43
63	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
64	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
65	Camp Here & There	Blue Wolfe	Fiction	72	Spotify for Podcasters	59
66	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
67	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
68	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
69	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
70	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
71	Crave: Slow Burn - Romance Stories	Pod Hour	Fiction	42	Spotify for Podcasters	32
72	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
73	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
74	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
75	Discworld 36 - Making Money by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	68
76	Remnants : An Audio Drama	Eira Major's Hanging Sloth	Fiction	72	Acast	63
77	The Sounds of Nightmares	Little Nightmares - Bandai Namco Europe	Fiction	12	Acast	64
78	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
79	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
80	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
81	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
82	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
83	Discworld 30 - The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	7	RSS.com	68
84	Dragnet	Jack Webb	Fiction	712	Spreaker	49
85	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
86	Red Riding Hoods	Violet Hour Media	Fiction	13	Megaphone	69
87	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
88	The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry	Pink Granite Studio	Fiction	15	Captivate	52
89	Discworld 26 - Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	52
90	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
91	Discworld 19 - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)	Terry Pratchett	Fiction	10	RSS.com	52
92	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
93	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	95	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
95	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
96	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
97	The Angel of Vine	Vox Populi	Fiction	11	Omny Studio	73
98	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	714	Omny Studio	84
99	Forest 404	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	28	BBC	33
100	The Stories of Sherlock Holmes	Classic Radio Shows	Fiction	16	Spreaker	43

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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