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 28 Feb 2026

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02/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 232

Frequency: every 37 days

Duration: 00:57:30

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (15 shows)

2. hotaudiobook.com (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Bloody FM (3 shows)

5. GZM Shows (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. BBC (18 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. ART19 (6 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
5	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
6	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
8	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
9	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
10	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
12	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
13	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
14	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
15	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
16	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
17	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
18	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
19	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
20	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
21	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
22	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
23	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
24	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
25	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
26	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
27	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
28	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
29	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
30	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
31	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
32	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
33	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
34	OMINOUS THRILL	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	55	ART19	89
35	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
36	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
37	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
38	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
39	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
40	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
41	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	381	Audioboom	68
42	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	180	Megaphone	42
43	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
44	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
45	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
46	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
47	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	81	Megaphone	63
48	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
49	The Sisters	Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	74
50	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	204	Acast	78
51	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
52	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
53	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
54	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
55	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	179	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
57	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
58	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
59	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
60	Haunted UK Fiction: Tales of the Supernatural, Paranormal, and Uncanny	Steven Holloway & Melissa West	Fiction	80	Acast	43
61	The Last Movie	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	15	Libsyn	58
62	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53
63	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
64	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
65	The Northern Bank Job	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	43
66	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	722	Spreaker	43
67	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
68	Nezhasínaj!	Rádio Expres	Fiction	83	Sharpstream	83
69	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
70	A Cadmean Victory	A Cadmean Victory	Fiction	165	Unknown	49
71	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	281	Spreaker	69
72	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	92	ART19	73
73	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
74	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
75	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Discover a World of Knowledge With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1982	Unknown	53
77	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
78	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	791	Acast	64
79	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
80	Criminal Confessions	Criminal Confessions	Fiction	645	Acast	59
81	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
82	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
83	Motherhacker	Gimlet	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
84	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	160	Libsyn	32
85	Tales of the Echowood	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	29	Megaphone	59
86	Discworld 01 - The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 01 of 06 Episodes	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	6	RSS.com	68
87	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
88	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	12	BBC	28
89	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
90	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
91	The Ballad Of Anne & Mary	Long Cat Media	Fiction	9	ART19	63
92	Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1999	Unknown	53
93	Its Grim Up North	Reece Pickering & Alex Akers	Fiction	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
94	The Shakespeare Sessions	BBC Radio 3	Fiction	11	BBC	33
95	Discworld 02 - The Light Fantastic - 01 of 07 Episodes	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	24	RSS.com	68
96	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
97	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
98	The Sheridan Tapes	Homestead on the Corner \| Realm	Fiction	175	Megaphone	63
99	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
100	SOMNARIUM.	Haunted House Studios	Fiction	25	Acast	74

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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