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 31 May 2026

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05/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 176

Frequency: every 38 days

Duration: 00:47:49

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (13 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Bloody FM (4 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. hotaudiobook.com (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Acast (19 shows)

3. BBC (17 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. ART19 (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	265	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
5	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
7	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
8	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
9	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
10	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
11	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
12	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
13	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
14	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
15	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
16	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
17	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
18	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
19	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
20	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	12	BBC	28
21	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
22	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
23	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
24	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
25	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
26	John Carpenter Presents Something Wicked	Read Ridley, Bloody FM	Fiction	18	Simplecast	52
27	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
28	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
29	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
30	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
31	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
32	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
33	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
34	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
35	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
36	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
37	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
38	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
39	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
40	The Lion and the Adder	Monstrous Productions	Fiction	9	Acast	63
41	Lusus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	33
42	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	277	Megaphone	63
43	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	33	ART19	68
44	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
45	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	179	Megaphone	42
46	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
47	Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga	Mike Bennett	Fiction	280	Spreaker	69
48	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
49	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
50	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	68
51	Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1989	Unknown	53
52	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
53	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
54	Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	68
55	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
56	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
57	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
58	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
59	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
60	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
61	Listen with Other	Giles Booth	Fiction	32	Unknown	73
62	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
63	Nazis: The Road to Power	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	17	BBC	43
64	Last Dance	Blackabbey Productions	Fiction	18	Acast	69
65	Aftershock	Nomadic Engine	Fiction	24	Acast	58
66	Fox Podcasts	Tony Holland-Martin	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	The Spirit of Schubert	BBC Radio 3	Fiction	37	BBC	33
68	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	274	Audioboom	57
69	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
70	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
71	Free Audiobook, Where Stories Come Alive, Take a Dive	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1908	Unknown	53
72	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
73	Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine	Marvel & Realm	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
74	Dramas	BBC World Service	Fiction	19	BBC	63
75	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
76	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
77	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
78	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	108	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	Claybourne	Andrew Dubber	Fiction	85	Acast	63
81	Tales to Terrify	Drew Sebesteny	Fiction	790	Acast	64
82	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
83	We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	13	Acast	79
84	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
85	Whispers From the Void	Cesar Lebron III	Fiction	31	Acast	69
86	Good Morning, Monster	Dear Media	Fiction	9	ART19	53
87	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
88	Omen \| A Fantasy Audio Drama	Tim Krause	Fiction	17	Megaphone	52
89	Ghost Town (No ads)	Pinball Productions	Fiction	13	Acast	48
90	Dark Woods	Endeavor Content	Fiction	10	Megaphone	53
91	Waiting For October	D.J. Sylvis	Fiction	28	Megaphone	58
92	Expand Your Mind, One Story at a Time - Free Audiobook Revolution	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1997	Unknown	53
93	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
94	Story	Bloody FM	Fiction	56	Simplecast	43
95	A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series	Jester's Baffies Productions	Fiction	54	Libsyn	62
96	The Mantawauk Caves	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	53
97	Welcome To Isaiah	Bash Back Productions	Fiction	3	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	The Handmaid's Tale	Wondery	Fiction	6	ART19	69
99	We're Alive - Archive	Wayland Productions	Fiction	21	Unknown	69
100	Dean's Killer Joke	Evagation Media	Fiction	8	RedCircle	63

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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