Top Drama Podcasts in South Africa

The latest Apple Podcasts Drama chart for South Africa, refreshed throughout the day. Last checked September 1, 2026.

1

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

NOISER

2

Jane Austen Stories

NOISER

3

The Sleepy Bookshelf

Slumber Studios

4

The Archers

BBC Radio 4

5

Limelight

BBC Radio 4

6

Sherlock & Co.

Goalhanger

7

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Hush Studios

8

Creepy

Be Afraid

9

Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine

Marvel & Realm

10

Strandloper 2 – ’n vervolgverhaal

Maroela Media

11

Six Minutes

GZM Shows

12

Tower 4

Bloody FM

13

Blackout

QCODE & Endeavor Content

14

We're Alive

Wayland Productions Inc

15

Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

Chilling Entertainment

16

Phoebe Reads a Mystery

Vox Media Podcast Network

17

The White Vault

Fool and Scholar Productions

18

The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine

Zachary Golden

19

Malevolent

Harlan Guthrie

20

Hörspiel

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

21

Undertow: Familiar Haunts

Realm

22

Passenger List

Passenger List and Radiotopia

23

The Archers Omnibus

BBC Radio 4

24

Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast

Chilling Entertainment

25

The Saints

The Merry Beggars

26

The Lovecraft Investigations

BBC Radio 4

27

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings

Bloody FM

28

36 Questions – The Podcast Musical

Two-Up

29

Story Time Animated

Story Time Animated

30

Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series

Chilling Entertainment

31

Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom

Marvel | Realm

32

Discworld 25 - The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)

terry-pratchett

33

Discworld 24 - The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Full Audiobook)

Terry Pratchett

34

Station Blue

Ester Ellis

35

Die bankroof – ’n vervolgverhaal

Maroela Media

36

Ghost Tape

QCODE

37

WhispurrAudio

WhispurrAudio

38

A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series

Jester's Baffies Productions

39

Campfire Radio Theater

Haunted Air Audio

40

Barren

Ridiculous Danger

41

The Ballad Of Anne & Mary

Long Cat Media

42

Lake Clarity

Midnight Disease Productions

43

Forest 404

BBC Radio 4

44

The Darkroom

The Darkroom

45

Tunnels

Haunted Griffin Entertainment

46

Undertow: Familiar Haunts

Realm

47

True Horror Stories

True Horror Stories

48

Syntax

Twin Strangers Productions

49

Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

Chilling Entertainment

50

Weeping Cedars

J.W.G. Wise

51

Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production

Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg

52

The Milkman of St. Gaff's

Christopher Scott McClure

53

The Sheridan Tapes

Homestead on the Corner | Realm

54

What Happened in Skinner

Mazama Entertainment

55

Who The F**K Killed My Sister?

Chris Sowa

56

Wake Of Corrosion

Shadow & Static Productions

57

Don't Mind

Fool and Scholar Productions

58

Paralyzed

Bloody FM

59

Selene

Aaron Reardon

60

The Cellar Letters

Jamie Petronis

61

Nowhere, On Air

Jesse Syratt

62

Between the Devil

Violet Hour Media | Realm

63

In Another Room

Violet Hour Media

64

How it Ends

How it Ends

65

The Far Meridian

The Whisperforge

66

Electric Easy

QCODE

67

Arc

BBC Sounds

68

Drama of the Week

BBC Radio 4

69

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

GZM Shows

70

British Spy Stories

Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.

71

Strange Trails

Colton Woods

72

Video Palace

Shudder

73

Kambrokind

Maroela Media

74

Alice Isn't Dead

Night Vale Presents

75

Pixel Quest

Storybutton and Mr. Jim

76

The Divide

Definitely Human

77

Rex Rivetter: Private Eye

Downstairs Entertainment

78

Charles Dickens Ghost Stories

NOISER

79

PodCastle

Escape Artists Foundation

80

Owned By a Dragon: A Shifter Romance Audiobook | Daily Chapters

Cassie Alexander & Kara Lockharte | Shifter Romance and Urban Fantasy

81

The Grimoire Diaries

Stone Fable

82

The Black Tapes

Pacific Northwest Stories

83

Soft Voice

QCODE

84

Thirteen

SpectreVision Radio

85

The Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Classic Radio Shows

86

CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio

Creeps McPasta

87

Dr. Creepen's Dungeon

Dr. Creepen

88

Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction

Dipsea

89

Radio Detective Story Hour

Dennis Humphrey

90

American Afterlife

Gamut Podcast Network

91

Drama X Theater

duane Old Time Radio

92

The Genome Killer

Voyage Media

93

1984, by George Orwell

Audiobooks by Librivox

94

Camp Scuba

Mr. Jim and Storybutton

95

Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)

Agatha Christie

96

The Weekly Dub

Ashton Dye

97

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Audacious Machine Creative

98

Boyfriend ASMR [M4A] - Lieutenant Snugglepaws

Lieutenant Snugglepaws

99

OMINOUS THRILL

Jeff Schmidt

100

Wrong Station

The Wrong Station

101

Red Riding Hoods

Violet Hour Media

102

Knifepoint Horror

SpectreVision Radio

103

Electromancy

Nathan Comstock

104

TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update

KJ103 (KJYO-FM)

105

Petrified

Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne

106

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Julian Simpson

107

Be. Scared

Be. Busta and Studio71

108

Inkommers

Maroela Media

109

Short Story

BBC Radio 4

110

Endgame

Voyage Media

111

Friends to Lovers | Boyfriend ASMR [M4A]

Lieutenant Snugglepaws

112

Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story

Sleep Cove

113

The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast

114

The Burned Photo

QCODE

115

Limetown

Two-Up

116

Love & Paranoia

Devi Kapo

117

The Beautiful Liar

QCODE

118

Romance Sleep Stories

Scarlett Sinclair

119

Dreamboy

Night Vale Presents

120

Edge of the Forgotten

Pale Matter | Realm

121

Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

122

Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga

Mike Bennett

123

Spicy ASMR by Dipsea

Dipsea

124

The Whisperer In Darkness

Julian Simpson

125

VALENCE

Hug House Productions

126

it's getting late...

Jude Brewer

127

Silverwood Saga: Dark Fantasy Audio Story

SilverwoodSaga.com

128

CostasNarrativeXP

Costa

129

Discover Storytelling Freedom Through Captivating Audiobook Experiences Designed for Modern Listeners

Narrative Notes

130

Borrasca

QCODE

131

Madam Ram

QCODE

132

Fictional Men Written By Women

Dipsea

133

Tales of the Echowood

Homestead on the Corner | Realm

134

The Storage Papers

Jeremy Enfinger

135

Hunted

Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment & Endeavor Content

136

Crave: Slow Burn - Romance Stories

Pod Hour

137

Close Your Eyes

Cryptic Radio

138

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

139

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140

Pensieve Podfics

Hanz

141

Someone Is Killing The Wolfhounds

Voyage Media

142

Discover the Joy of Listening Through Stories Narrated With Remarkable Passion and Authenticity

Read Aloud

143

Camlann - An Audio Drama

Tin Can Audio

144

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio

Old Time Retro Radio

145

Imagination Amplified

GZM Shows

146

Epic Saga in Sound: Book of Enoch

Epic Saga In Sound

147

Discovering Dad

GZM Shows

148

Bridgewater

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

149

Pat Novak, For Hire – Old Time Radio Crime & Noir Detective Drama

Heritage Radio Vault

150

TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds

Midnight Lullaby

151

The Fictional Crime Drama Podcast

Allister Field

152

WDR 5 Stolz und Vorurteil Hörbuch

WDR 5

153

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dream audio books

154

Romantasy - Spicy Fantasy Stories

Dipsea

155

Horroring Tales In Hindi

Noor Alam Saif

156

Mayfair Watchers Society

Bloody FM

157

Spirit Box Radio

Eira Major's Hanging Sloth

158

Tumanbay

iHeartPodcasts

159

Strawberry Spring

iHeartPodcasts and Audio Up, Inc.

160

The Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Entertainment Radio

161

Listen Beyond Pages and Experience Stories Through Engaging Spoken Narration and Cinematic Energy

Echoed Editions

162

Relatos de la Noche

Sonoro

163

Elias The Caretaker

Voyage Media

164

The Hidden People

DWM | Realm

165

ARD Radio Tatort

ARD

166

Ghost Stories in Hindi

Bidisha Bala

167

Audiobooks Inspire Listeners to Explore Stories Beyond Traditional Reading Experiences Constantly

Tale Tracks

168

In Media Res

Good Story Guild

169

Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow

Marvel | Realm

170

KILLIONAIRE || Hodgepodge Originals

Hodgepodge Audio

171

The Amazing Mr Malone - Radio Vault

Craig Rice

172

The Amazing Mr Malone - Classic Radio

Craig Rice

173

The Amazing Mr Malone - Golden Radio

Craig Rice

174

The Amazing Mr. Malone

Classic Radio Shows

175

The Amazing Mr Malone - Timeless Radio

Craig Rice

176

The Amazing Mr Malone - Old Time Audio

Craig Rice

177

The Amazing Mr Malone - Bedtime Radio

Craig Rice

178

The Amazing Mr Malone - Moonlight Radio

Craig Rice

179

The Amazing Mr Malone - Sleepy Radio

Craig Rice

180

The Amazing Mr Malone - Nighttime Radio

Craig Rice

181

The Amazing Mr Malone Collection

Craig Rice

182

The Amazing Mr Malone

Craig Rice

183

Yet Another Dating App

Spoken Realms

184

Hear Unforgettable Performances Breathe Life Into Books Through Cinematic Spoken Narration Beautifully

Book Buzz

185

2 Broke Birches....with shit from the pit

Gin and Emma

186

Tomorrow

GZM Shows

187

The Bardic Hearth

Chase Noseworthy

188

Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

BBC Radio 4

189

The Mermaid and The Lion

Mermaid-Lion Entertainment LLC

190

Nazis: The Road to Power

BBC Radio 4

191

The Shawn Rowland Show™

TSRS™️

192

قصص رون

فانز قصص رون

193

Gather The Suspects

MadeUp Audio Productions

194

The Mantawauk Caves

iHeartPodcasts

195

Dinner and Drama with Kristin & Drew

Kristin & Drew

196

SOMNARIUM.

Haunted House Studios

197

Aftershock

Nomadic Engine

198

Someone Just Like You: Horror Stories

Jeremy Ellett

199

TAGGED

Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment

200

George Orwell - 1984

Audiobooks On Line

201

Burning Rock Radio

Lauren Lofthus

202

Underwater

Interval Presents

203

The Midnight Hour

Crown Noir Studios

204

The Hitler File

Voyage Media

205

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Full Audiobook

Ann Patchett

206

COLD TAPES

Free Turn

207

Ravi | پادکست فارسی راوی

arash kaviani

208

The Complete Orson Welles

duane Old Time Radio

209

Treasure Island 2020

GZM Shows

210

Tales of the Night

Sonoro | RDLN

211

Dark Woods

Endeavor Content

212

Complete Classic Drama Stories

The Podcast Network

213

Povies Original

Povies Original

214

Cryptic

Crooked Path Productions

215

The Battersea Poltergeist

BBC Radio 4

216

Carcerem

Shane Salk Productions LLC

217

The Patient Files

Dark Papers Entertainment

218

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Audiobook)

Robert Louis Stevenson

219

CBS Radio Mystery Theater

Entertainment Radio

220

Daddy Sounds — Audio Erotica for Women

Daddy Sounds

221

Exes

Multimedia Ghana

222

Signed in Blood

Evan O’Cuana

223

The Adventures of Sam Spade

Entertainment Radio

224

Blood Ties

Audible

225

Fake Heiress

BBC Radio 4

226

Give Me Away

Gideon Media

227

Dangerously Yours

Entertainment Radio

228

New Ghost Stories

David Nixon

229

My first kiss?

Fixed High school drama

230

Life Lines

BBC Radio 4

231

Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch

Julian Simpson

232

Re: Dracula

Regarding Audio Drama

233

Classic Radio Drama

solgoodmedia.com

234

The Twelvelms Conspiracy

Eira Major's Hanging Sloth

235

Dungeon Masters

QCODE

236

The Antique Shop

Ghostly Thistle

237

The Advenures of Sam Spade Collection

Dashiell Hammett

238

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239

🌹 Pride and Passion- Romance Audiobooks 🌹

Twins Media

240

Void Record | Sci-Fi Fantasy Audio Drama

AcheronAudio

241

Dean's Killer Joke

Evagation Media

242

I've Become A True Villainess

Meet Cute

243

Lyra Whispers ASMR

LyraWhispersASMR

244

Reflections

WafflesMapleSyrup

245

Lear in Lockdown - Studying King Lear

RTÉ Drama on One

246

The Sounds of Nightmares

Little Nightmares - Bandai Namco Europe

247

Monkey King Sun Wu Kong——Journey to the West

Bonnie

248

Love and Luck

Passer Vulpes Productions

249

This House Will Devour You

Citeog Podcasts

250

M.U.S.E.

DWM | Realm

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