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 Sep 2026

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09/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 172

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:32:44

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (10 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (3 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. Bloody FM (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. BBC (15 shows)

3. Acast (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	5	Megaphone	63
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	236	BBC	58
3	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
8	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	5	Omny Studio	63
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
12	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
13	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
14	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
15	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
16	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
17	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
18	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
19	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
20	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
21	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
22	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
23	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
24	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
25	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
26	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
27	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
28	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
29	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
30	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
31	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
32	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
33	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
34	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
35	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
36	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
37	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
38	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
39	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	317	BBC	28
40	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
41	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
42	HAUNTED: The Audio Drama	Impala Films	Fiction	163	Spreaker	59
43	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
44	Drift Into Dreams A Closing Blessing Elevated Open	Jessica rodriguez	Fiction	125	RedCircle	43
45	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
46	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	372	Audioboom	68
47	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
48	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
49	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	717	Spreaker	53
50	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
51	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
52	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
53	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	57	BBC	28
54	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
55	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
56	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	450	Megaphone	69
57	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	722	Omny Studio	84
59	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	39	ART19	83
60	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
61	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	266	Audioboom	57
62	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	147	Libsyn	32
63	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
64	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	20	Megaphone	73
65	Sherlock Holmes -Rathbone & Bruce	EntertainmentRadioBD	Fiction	124	Spreaker	38
66	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
67	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	263	Megaphone	63
68	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
69	The Hatred	Madhouse Radio	Fiction	13	Megaphone	53
70	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
71	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
72	TEEN GIRL TALK	Lani	Fiction	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
73	Tumanbay	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	45	Omny Studio	53
74	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
75	The Spirit of Schubert	BBC Radio 3	Fiction	37	BBC	33
76	Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective	Radio Memories Network	Fiction	489	Libsyn	32
77	Mahalo With A Bullet	Voyage Media	Fiction	7	Megaphone	53
78	The Sink: A Sleep Aid	BBC Sounds	Fiction	7	BBC	43
79	Mr. Buchman Goes To Washington	Voyage Media	Fiction	7	Megaphone	63
80	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
81	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
82	The Ranting Podcast	With Nick and Miranda	Fiction	151	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	Weekly Spooky \| Scary Stories for Halloween	Henrique Couto \| Scary Stories & Horror Expert	Fiction	1132	Spreaker	63
84	Wake Of Corrosion	Shadow & Static Productions	Fiction	73	Acast	74
85	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	785	Acast	64
87	Fake Heiress	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	43
88	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
89	The Gospel of Haven	Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara	Fiction	27	Simplecast	73
90	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
91	Le Comte de Monte-Cristo	INA	Fiction	38	Octopus	64
92	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
93	We're Alive - Archive	Wayland Productions	Fiction	21	Unknown	69
94	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
95	The Wyrd Side	Alexandra M. Barrow and Finn Cresswell	Fiction	15	Acast	73
96	The McIlwraith Statements	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	26	Blubrry	43
97	The Safe Man	Audible	Fiction	8	ART19	53
98	Family Theater	Jacab R Singer	Fiction	62	Spreaker	59
99	The Lion and the Adder	Monstrous Productions	Fiction	5	Acast	63
100	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Dogman & Werewolf Encounters	Fiction	96	Spotify for Podcasters	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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