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 26 Sep 2026

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09/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 167

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:32:48

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (11 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

4. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Acast (9 shows)

4. ART19 (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	5	Megaphone	63
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	235	BBC	58
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
5	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	34	Acast	89
7	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	4	Omny Studio	53
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
12	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
13	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	167	Simplecast	68
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
16	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
17	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
18	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
19	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
20	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
21	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
22	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
23	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
24	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
25	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
26	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
27	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
28	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
29	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	118	RedCircle	43
30	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
31	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
32	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
33	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
34	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
35	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
36	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
37	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	20	Megaphone	73
38	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
39	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
40	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	318	BBC	28
41	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
42	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
43	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	372	Audioboom	68
44	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	721	Omny Studio	84
45	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
46	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
47	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	450	Megaphone	69
48	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	173	Spotify for Podcasters	38
49	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
50	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
51	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
52	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
53	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
54	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	32
55	The Hatred	Madhouse Radio	Fiction	13	Megaphone	53
56	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
57	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
58	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
59	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	146	Libsyn	32
60	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
61	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	57	BBC	28
62	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
63	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	263	Megaphone	63
64	Audio Fiction Trailers: A Cambridge Geek Podcast	The Cambridge Geek	Fiction	430	Podbean	38
65	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	124	Spreaker	38
66	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
67	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	34	Megaphone	89
68	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
69	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
70	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
71	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	16	BBC	59
72	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
73	Unsinkable	Datura Studios & North Atlantic Ridge	Fiction	3	ART19	59
74	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	151	Spotify for Podcasters	42
75	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	487	Libsyn	32
76	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
77	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
78	Victorian Gothic: The Hauntings	Mind’s Eye Podcasts	Fiction	4	Podbean	62
79	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
80	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
81	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
82	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
83	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	85	ART19	73
84	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
85	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
86	The Secrets of Scotland Yard	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	19	Spreaker	43
87	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	59
89	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
90	Nine To Midnight	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	49	Libsyn	68
91	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
92	Boom: A Serial Drama	Observer Pictures \| Realm	Fiction	60	Megaphone	69
93	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
94	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	Blood Ties	Audible	Fiction	7	ART19	53
96	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
97	In Media Res	Good Story Guild	Fiction	12	Unknown	69
98	Pembroke Investigations	InknPaws	Fiction	12	RSS.com	63
99	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
100	Audio Fiction Releases: A Cambridge Geek Podcast	The Cambridge Geek	Fiction	997	Podbean	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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