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 25 Jan 2026

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01/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 194

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:47:24

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. NOISER (3 shows)

4. QCODE (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Acast (16 shows)

3. BBC (14 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	267	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
6	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
7	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
8	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
9	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
10	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
11	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
12	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
13	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
14	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	178	Simplecast	68
15	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
16	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
17	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
18	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
19	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
20	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
21	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
22	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
23	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	179	Spotify for Podcasters	38
24	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
25	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
26	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
27	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
28	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
29	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
30	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
31	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	380	Audioboom	68
32	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
33	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	179	Megaphone	42
34	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
35	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
36	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
37	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
38	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
39	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
40	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
41	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
42	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
43	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
44	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
45	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	89	Megaphone	73
46	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
47	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
48	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
49	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
50	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
51	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
52	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
53	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
54	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	790	Acast	64
55	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
56	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
57	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
58	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
59	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
60	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
61	Its Grim Up North	Reece Pickering & Alex Akers	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
62	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
63	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
64	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	203	Acast	78
65	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
66	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
67	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
68	The Never Ending Equestrian Story - The Riders Of Busely	The Never Ending Equestrian Story	Fiction	64	Spotify for Podcasters	52
69	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	158	Libsyn	32
70	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
71	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
72	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
73	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
74	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
75	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
76	Christmas Ghost Stories	Jon Briggs	Fiction	15	Buzzsprout	73
77	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	30	Simplecast	73
78	Drama On One	RTÉ Drama on One	Fiction	100	Omny Studio	38
79	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
80	The Cellar Letters	Jamie Petronis	Fiction	100	Acast	63
81	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	Last Known Position	QCODE	Fiction	9	Megaphone	73
83	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
84	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
85	TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds	Midnight Lullaby	Fiction	48	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	The Shadow	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	199	Spreaker	49
87	Fictional Men Written By Women	Dipsea	Fiction	40	Captivate	48
88	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
89	Story Time Animated	Story Time Animated	Fiction	777	Acast	69
90	The Wyrd Side	Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell	Fiction	16	Acast	73
91	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
92	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
93	Horror Nights With Amit Deondi : Hindi Horror Stories every Friday	Audio Pitara by Channel176 Productions	Fiction	88	Megaphone	53
94	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
95	Jenaei Khani \| جنایی خوانی	لاله زارع	True Crime	100	Unknown	53
96	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73
97	Nel nido dei serpenti	Internazionale	Fiction	7	Spreaker	38
98	Proper Fucked	Joel Harding	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	69
99	FOLKLORE	Folklore Podcast	Fiction	22	Spotify for Podcasters	43
100	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	315	BBC	28

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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