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 29 Jan 2026

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01/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 205

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:50:14

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (14 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

4. Voyage Media (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (27 shows)

2. BBC (16 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. Spreaker (6 shows)

5. Audioboom (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	224	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	157	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
7	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
8	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
9	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
10	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
11	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
12	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
13	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
14	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
15	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
16	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
17	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
18	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
19	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
20	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
21	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
22	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
23	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
24	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
25	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
26	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
27	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
28	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
29	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
30	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	386	ART19	63
31	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
32	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	369	Audioboom	68
33	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
34	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
35	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
36	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
37	Listen with Other	Giles Booth	Fiction	32	Unknown	73
38	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	447	Megaphone	69
39	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
40	The Hidden People	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	86	Megaphone	79
41	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
42	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
43	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	170	Megaphone	42
44	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	278	Spreaker	69
45	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
46	Soft Voice	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
47	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
48	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	59	BBC	28
49	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
50	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
51	Tales from the Witcher	Jacob Gerstel	Fiction	86	Buzzsprout	73
52	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
53	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
54	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
55	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
56	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
57	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
58	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
59	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	55	Megaphone	43
60	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
61	Fake Psychic	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	7	BBC	33
62	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
63	Gather The Suspects	MadeUp Audio Productions	Fiction	10	Captivate	73
64	What if it's True Podcast	Cameron Buckner	Fiction	718	Spreaker	43
65	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
66	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	262	Megaphone	63
67	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
68	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
69	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
70	FOLKLORE	Folklore Podcast	Fiction	22	Spotify for Podcasters	43
71	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	143	Libsyn	32
72	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
73	DEADHOUSE	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	4	BBC	49
74	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	104	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	Beyond the Map: a World of Darkness Series	Sanspants Radio	Fiction	231	Acast	78
76	Boom: A Serial Drama	Observer Pictures \| Realm	Fiction	60	Megaphone	69
77	PodCastle	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
78	How it Ends	How it Ends	Fiction	85	Megaphone	74
79	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
81	Paralyzed	Bloody FM	Fiction	117	Simplecast	58
82	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
83	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	94
84	TEEN GIRL TALK	Lani	Fiction	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
85	Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal	Cineverse, Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	12	Simplecast	73
86	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
87	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
88	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
89	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
90	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
91	The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine	Zachary Golden	Fiction	36	Megaphone	38
92	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	712	Omny Studio	84
93	Story Time Animated	Story Time Animated	Fiction	777	Acast	69
94	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
95	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	783	Acast	64
96	Up In Smoke	Penny4	Fiction	9	Audioboom	63
97	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	18	BBC	33
98	Discover a World of Knowledge With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1982	Unknown	53
99	The Stories of Sherlock Holmes	Classic Radio Shows	Fiction	16	Spreaker	43
100	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	16	BBC	59

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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