Top Drama Podcasts in South Africa

The latest Apple Podcasts Drama chart for South Africa, refreshed throughout the day. Last checked October 26, 2026.

1

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

NOISER

2

The Sleepy Bookshelf

Slumber Studios

3

Jane Austen Stories

NOISER

4

Bear Hunt

Goalhanger

5

Sherlock & Co.

Goalhanger

6

Limelight

BBC Radio 4

7

Die bankroof – ’n vervolgverhaal

Maroela Media

8

The White Vault

Fool and Scholar Productions

9

Phoebe Reads a Mystery

Vox Media Podcast Network

10

The Archers

BBC Radio 4

11

Malevolent

Harlan Guthrie

12

Crave: Slow Burn - Romance Stories

Pod Hour

13

The Archers Omnibus

BBC Radio 4

14

Midnight Radio

iHeartPodcasts

15

HEMOPHOBIA

C. S. W.

16

Blackout

QCODE & Endeavor Content

17

Strandloper 2 – ’n vervolgverhaal

Maroela Media

18

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

Chilling Entertainment

19

The Battersea Poltergeist

BBC Radio 4

20

Tower 4

Bloody FM

21

Wrong Station

The Wrong Station

22

The Haunted Library

BBC Studios

23

Thirteen

SpectreVision Radio

24

OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween

Jeff Schmidt

25

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Hush Studios

26

Six Minutes

GZM Shows

27

Knifepoint Horror

SpectreVision Radio

28

Wilder Dreams

Storybutton and Mr. Jim

29

Fox Podcasts

Tony Holland-Martin

30

The Lovecraft Investigations

BBC Radio 4

31

Spirit Box Radio

Eira Major's Hanging Sloth

32

Nick Carter Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

33

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

Chilling Entertainment

34

British Spy Stories

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

35

Story Time Animated

Story Time Animated

36

Empire of Ashes — A Dark Mafia Arranged-Marriage Romance

Mia

37

Another Kingdom

The Daily Wire

38

Another Kingdom

The Daily Wire

39

We're Alive

Wayland Productions Inc

40

Camp Monsters

REI Co-op

41

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

Chilling Entertainment

42

Ten Apocalypses

Citeog Podcasts

43

The Cipher

BBC Sounds

44

Tracks

BBC Radio 4

45

Creepy

Be Afraid

46

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Audacious Machine Creative

47

Drama of the Week

BBC Radio 4

48

Borrasca

QCODE

49

The Grotto

Hush Studios

50

True Horror Stories

True Horror Stories

51

Squad Cars (SA)

Entertainment Radio

52

Camp Scuba

Mr. Jim and Storybutton

53

Limetown

Two-Up

54

The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings

Bloody FM

55

Inkommers

Maroela Media

56

Discovering Dad

GZM Shows

57

Tales to Terrify

Drew Sebesteny

58

The Saints

The Merry Beggars

59

Close Your Eyes

Cryptic Radio

60

The Celestial Tarot: The Fools Journey

Andrew Hirschhorn

61

Fake Heiress

BBC Radio 4

62

The Lesbian Romantic - Immersive Stories

Sigrid Dufraimont

63

Fictional Men Written By Women

Dipsea

64

DEADWOOD

Saniyah Hill

65

Dr. Creepen's Dungeon

Dr. Creepen

66

Romance Sleep Stories

Scarlett Sinclair

67

Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production

Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg

68

Tea and Two Sugars

Tatty

69

Marvel’s Wastelanders: Wolverine

Marvel & Realm

70

HAUNTED: The Audio Drama

Impala Films

71

Arc

BBC Sounds

72

The Haunting Stories Podcast

Allen Lewis

73

1984, by George Orwell

Audiobooks by Librivox

74

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

75

Be. Scared

Be. Busta and Studio71

76

Yvain and the Lady of the Fountain

Jacob E. Simmons

77

Olive Hill

SpectreVision Radio

78

Undertow: Familiar Haunts

Realm

79

Sandra

Gimlet

80

Smut Loving Canadian💋

Hosted By Sara 🖤

81

Project Super Crush: The Audio Drama

PASTELIA

82

Ghost - Scary Stories

Caloroga Shark Media | Award-winning writers

83

Omen | A Fantasy Audio Drama

Tim Krause

84

Strawberry Spring

iHeartPodcasts and Audio Up, Inc.

85

Passenger List

Passenger List and Radiotopia

86

CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio

Creeps McPasta

87

Fear From the Heartland — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast

Chilling Entertainment

88

Soft Voice

QCODE

89

Radio Detective Story Hour

Dennis Humphrey

90

Mythology & Fiction Explained

Marios Christou

91

Fireside Mystery Theatre

Fireside Mystery Productions

92

Stories Unleashed Through Audiobooks

Book Buzz

93

Kambrokind

Maroela Media

94

Superhero Confidential

Wonkybot

95

VARÚÐ RPG

Blighthouse Studio

96

Your Mom's Romance Shelf

Alli Mowrey

97

Romance Stories

Fulya

98

Short Story

BBC Radio 4

99

The Heresies Of Radulf Burntwine

Zachary Golden

100

The Burned Photo

QCODE

101

The Strange Tales of Virgil Kaylock

John Ramm

102

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

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast

103

Classic Gothic Audiobooks: Haunted Castles, Victorian Horror & Dark Secrets

Free Audiobook Library

104

At the Bottom of the Garden

Aidan Moss

105

October's Children

Jacob Mandell & Derrick Valen in collaboration with ArcanaCast

106

The Moon Crown

Momo

107

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

GZM Shows

108

Spicy ASMR by Dipsea

Dipsea

109

Sherlock Holmes - Hobbs & Shelley (UK)

Gold World Entertainment

110

The Sheridan Tapes

Homestead on the Corner | Realm

111

TRUE Scary Stories for Sleep +Rain Sounds

Midnight Lullaby

112

The Gospel of Haven

Bloody FM, Daisy McNamara

113

Sophisticated Stories, Sophisticated Sounds With Audiobooks

Spoken Stories

114

JUICE HOPE CAST

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115

CBS Radio Mystery Theater

Entertainment Radio

116

Sapphic Stories - Spicy WLW Fiction

Dipsea

117

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

Cassie Alexander & Kara Lockharte | Shifter Romance and Urban Fantasy

118

Tales from the Witcher

Jacob Gerstel

119

Friends to Lovers | Boyfriend ASMR [M4A]

Lieutenant Snugglepaws

120

The Angel of Vine

Vox Populi

121

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

Chilling Entertainment

122

Jowoda Please!

maame adwoa asiedu-otibu

123

The Spirit of Schubert

BBC Radio 3

124

Motherhacker

Gimlet

125

Harlem Queen

Yhane Washington Smith

126

Bronzeville

Global

127

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

Sleep Cove

128

The Realm Splitter

Kristen Bell

129

Boyfriend ASMR [M4A] - Lieutenant Snugglepaws

Lieutenant Snugglepaws

130

36 Questions – The Podcast Musical

Two-Up

131

Higher Grounds

YellaBird Media

132

CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio

Old Time Retro Radio

133

Charles Dickens Ghost Stories

NOISER

134

The Lakes Of The Moon

Impala Films

135

Bridgewater

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

136

Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom

Marvel | Realm

137

Video Palace

Shudder

138

Primal

Voyage Media

139

The Black Tapes

Pacific Northwest Stories

140

The Mind Doctor

Voyage Media

141

The Genome Killer

Voyage Media

142

The Mantawauk Caves

iHeartPodcasts

143

Scary Stories for Sleep : Spooky Hunter

The Spooky Hunter

144

Samite

J.W.G. Wise

145

ARD Radio Tatort

ARD

146

A Scottish Podcast the Audio Drama Series

Jester's Baffies Productions

147

How it Ends

How it Ends

148

Cancelled Culture TODAY

YOU BETTERKNOW

149

Project Morgenster

Indiana Midas Pictures

150

Imagination Amplified

GZM Shows

151

Tales of the Night

Sonoro | RDLN

152

Endless Noir

Endless Noir

153

Don't Mind

Fool and Scholar Productions

154

Shipworm

Two-Up

155

Alice Isn't Dead

Night Vale Presents

156

Campfire Radio Theater

Haunted Air Audio

157

The Complete Orson Welles

duane Old Time Radio

158

The Lion's Den

Voyage Media

159

Tomorrow

GZM Shows

160

PodCastle

Escape Artists Foundation

161

The Death of Edgar Allan Poe

My Victorian Nightmare

162

The Locked Room

Mardell Shares Stories

163

The Midnight Hour

Crown Noir Studios

164

Super Duper

Audicinal

165

KILL FM

Gas Station Drugs

166

The Horror of Dolores Roach

Gimlet

167

Listen To Your Next Book Through Audiobooks

Audio Archives

168

Mistress of Madness

Raven Sinclair

169

The Grimoire Diaries

Stone Fable

170

Bedtime Stories With Salty Vixen

Salty Vixen

171

Everything Agatha Christie

mycatandme7

172

The Hatred | A Supernatural Thriller Miniseries

Madhouse Radio

173

Hear Literature Come Alive Beautifully Through Cinematic Voices and Engaging Spoken Performances

Story Soundscapes

174

Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals

BBC Radio 4

175

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

Book Buzz

176

Sensual Stories

Tessa Sweets

177

The Greater Good (No ads)

Pinball Productions

178

Girl Drama

ASMRlegendPRINCESS

179

Last Known Position

QCODE

180

Quietly Yours

Daffadillies

181

Wrought of Amber

J.W.G. Wise

182

TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY

Strange Midnight AV

183

Mayfair Watchers Society

Bloody FM

184

Electromancy

Nathan Comstock

185

Red Riding Hoods

Violet Hour Media

186

The Safe Man

Audible

187

WhispurrAudio

WhispurrAudio

188

Ghost stories and the Unusual Paranormal podcast

Joe the Paranormal Detective

189

UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob | Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa

iHeartPodcasts

190

Petrified

Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne

191

Palimpsest

Palimpsest Productions

192

Points of Articulation

Points of Articulation

193

Mr. Buchman Goes To Washington

Voyage Media

194

RADIO: Outcast

RADIO: Outcast

195

Englewood After Dark

ersatzmediagroup

196

High Adventure (SA)

Jacab R Singer

197

The Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Jacab R Singer

198

Weeping Cedars

J.W.G. Wise

199

Edge of the Forgotten

Pale Matter | Realm

200

Scripted Pleasure (Erotic Adventure Stories)

Sweet Beef

201

3 True Scary Stories From Reddit | Trailer

AMEETH HAVALDAR

202

Blood Ties

Audible

203

All At Sea

Making up Leeway

204

Aggie McPherson Mysteries

Matthew C. McLean

205

成人睡前故事｜温柔男声哄睡夜听治愈助眠晚安电台

徐之末

206

Othello

William Shakespeare

207

Complete Classic Drama Stories

The Podcast Network

208

The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen

Wolf at the Door, Alex Kemp

209

Irish Folklore Archive

Irish Folklore Archive

210

Gay Audio Books

MDxA

211

NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast

Ransom Media Productions

212

Afflicted: A Horror Thriller Audio Drama

Ransom Media Productions

213

Palace Intrigue Presents: King William

Caloroga Shark Media

214

KAHANI- Jaani pehchani

Kahani Jaani-Pehchani

215

Camp Here & There

Blue Wolfe

216

it's getting late...

Jude Brewer

217

Keep It Steady

Procyon Podcast Network

218

Daddy Sounds — Audio Erotica for Women

Daddy Sounds

219

Gaslight

QCODE

220

Gay Stories: The Lonely Adonis

NICO

221

TJ & Amanda's 2nd Date Update

KJ103 (KJYO-FM)

222

American Afterlife

Gamut Podcast Network

223

Hunted

Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment & Endeavor Content

224

What Happened in Skinner

Mazama Entertainment

225

Hörspiel

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

226

Schlechte Gesellschaft - ARD Polit- und Psychokrimis

ARD

227

Ravenscourt

David Horgan

228

Syntax

Twin Strangers Productions

229

Forest 404

BBC Radio 4

230

The Power Of Narration Through Audiobooks

Tale Tracks

231

Dangerously Yours

Entertainment Radio

232

Blum

El Extraordinario

233

The Worst Days Archive

J.W.G. Wise

234

A New Winter: Limited Series

A New Winter

235

The Sulphuric Secrets

Between Two Worlds

236

Dagboek van Eva

De Telegraaf

237

The McIlwraith Statements

Ghostly Thistle

238

Point Mystic

October Isle

239

The Demonic Tapes : The Jonathan West Recordings

Mansfield Dark - Richard Mansfield and Adam Wootton

240

The Archivist — Fexingo Horror

Fexingo

241

The Lovecraft Covenant

Robert F. Mason

242

Lakecastle

Sansrival

243

The Wicked Library

9th Story Studios LLC

244

PseudoPod

Escape Artists Foundation

245

Pit of the West

Tanner Adams

246

Letters from Arkham

S. Lee Benedict

247

Secrets of Harridge House

Diaz Media Group

248

Incarnation Read – a Horror Podcast

C. S. W.

249

The Case Files of Donovan Thane

TheCaseFilesofDonovanThane

250

Maps of the Lost

Maps of the Lost

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