ARIAS 2022 Winners

BEST NEW PRESENTER

• GOLD: James Phillips - National Prison Radio
• SILVER: Lianne Sanderson - talkSPORT
• BRONZE: Rima Ahmed - BBC Radio Leeds
• Nominated: Christian Hewgill - BBC Newsbeat
• Nominated: Leanne Alie - Coiled Podcast
• Nominated: Remi Burgz - BBC 1Xtra

BEST NEW SHOW, supported by Sky

• GOLD: Decode - Reduced Listening, for Spotify
• SILVER: The Unfiltered History Tour - VICE World News
• BRONZE: Uncanny - Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: Life Sentence - Mags Creative
• Nominated: The Battersea Poltergeist - Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: This Cultural Life - BBC Radio 4

BEST NEWS COVERAGE

• GOLD: George Floyd Killing: The Trial - Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
• SILVER: The Slow Newscast - Tortoise Studios
• BRONZE: I Walk With Women - Bauer Media
• Nominated: Covid ICU - BBC Newsbeat
• Nominated: She was just walking home - Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: Today in Focus - The Guardian

BEST SPEECH BREAKFAST SHOW, supported by Broadcast Bionics

• GOLD: The Wake Up Call - BBC Radio Kent
• SILVER: Vanessa Feltz - BBC Radio London
• BRONZE: Times Radio Breakfast with Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell
• Nominated: BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast
• Nominated: talkSPORT Breakfast
• Nominated: Today - BBC Radio 4

BEST SPEECH PRESENTER

• GOLD: Emma Barnett - Womans Hour, on BBC Radio 4
• SILVER: Mathilda Mallinson & Helena Wadia - Media Storm podcast
• BRONZE: Manveen Rana - Stories of our Times podcast
• Nominated: Eddie Nestor - BBC Radio London
• Nominated: Jess Phillips - Yours Sincerely podcast
• Nominated: Stephen Nolan - BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds

BEST SPORTS SHOW

• GOLD: Fight of the Century - TBI Media, for BBC Radio 5 Live
• SILVER: Farewell Bootham Crescent - BBC Radio York
• BRONZE: Game Day Exclusive - talkSPORT
• Nominated: 5 Live Olympics
• Nominated: Dementia and Football: talkSPORT’s Support for Change
• Nominated: The Warm Up - National Prison Radio

BEST COVERAGE OF AN EVENT

• GOLD: Liverpool Together - BBC Radio Merseyside
• SILVER: What Happened When The World Came To Glasgow? - Hits Radio Scotland
• BRONZE: Euro 2020 Final - talkSPORT
• Nominated: COP26 - BBC Newsbeat
• Nominated: Euro 2020 Final - BBC Radio 5 Live
• Nominated: Mental Health Awareness Week - Absolute Radio

THE COMEDY AWARD

• GOLD: The Skewer - Unusual Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• SILVER: Cold Case Crime Cuts - Unusual Productions
• BRONZE: Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too - Dabster Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: Jamali Maddix: Spooky Sh*t - Novel, for Audible
• Nominated: Rhys James: Rhysearch - BBC Studios Audio, for Radio 4
• Nominated: Rockanory - Unusual Productions, for Absolute Radio

BEST MUSIC BREAKFAST SHOW, supported by MusicMaster Scheduling

• GOLD: The Dave Berry Breakfast Show - Absolute Radio
• SILVER: BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James
• BRONZE: Bowie at Breakfast - Clyde 1
• Nominated: Radcliffe and Maconie - 7Digital Creative, for BBC Radio 6 Music
• Nominated: The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky - Virgin Radio
• Nominated: The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show - BBC Radio 2

BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SHOW, supported by PPL & PRS For Music

• GOLD: The last Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac - We Are Grape, for BBC Radio 1
• SILVER: Garry Spence - Clyde 1
• BRONZE: The Rock Show - National Prison Radio
• Nominated: Magic at the Musicals - TBI Media, for Magic Radio
• Nominated: Musicals: The Greatest Show - TBI Media, for BBC Radio 2
• Nominated: Scott Mills - BBC Audio, for Radio 1

BEST SPECIALIST MUSIC SHOW

• GOLD: Decode - Reduced Listening, for Spotify
• SILVER: Folk on Foot podcast, Matthew Bannister
• BRONZE: 1Xtra Rap Show with Tiffany Calver - BBC Audio, for 1Xtra
• Nominated: Deep Hidden Meaning with Nile Rodgers - Apple Music Radio
• Nominated: First & Last - Starstruck Media, for BBC Radio 2
• Nominated: Radio 1's Future Artists with Jack Saunders - Listen, for BBC Radio 1

BEST FACTUAL - SINGLE PROGRAMME

• GOLD: The Nazi Next Door - BBC Radio 4
• SILVER: Lights Out: The Last Taboo - Falling Tree Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• BRONZE: Have You Heard George's Podcast: Mavado & Vybz - George the Poet, for BBC Sounds
• Nominated: Hunt for the Porn King - Tortoise Studios
• Nominated: Leaving the Family Home - Geoff Bird, for BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: The Pain of Pulse - Audio Always, for Virgin Radio Pride

BEST FACTUAL - SERIES, supported by The Audio Content Fund

• GOLD: Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera - Novel, for Wondery
• SILVER: I'm Not A Monster - BBC News, for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
• BRONZE: The Hijack - Goldhawk Productions, for Audible
• Nominated: Brixton: Flames on the Frontline - BBC Radio Current Affairs, for Radio 5 Live
• Nominated: Have You Heard George's Podcast? Chapter 3 - George the Poet, for BBC Sounds
• Nominated: Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets - Testbed Productions, for Audible

BEST INDEPENDENT PODCAST, supported by Audible

• GOLD: The Long Time Academy - Scenery Studios, Headspace Studios and The Long Time Project
• SILVER: Why Do I Feel? - Bite Your Tongue Productions
• BRONZE: Wild Crimes - Whistledown Productions, for the Natural History Museum
• Nominated: Outcast UK
• Nominated: Passenger List Series 2 - Goldhawk Productions & PRX Radiotopia
• Nominated: The Secret Life of Prisons - Prison Radio Association

BEST FICTIONAL STORYTELLING, supported by The Podcast Show 2022

• GOLD: Little Blue Lines - BBC Audio, for Radio 4
• SILVER: You & Me - Naked Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• BRONZE: The Old Man in the Boat - Message Heard Media, for Fun Kids
• Nominated: Atlantic: A Scottish Story - The Big Light Podcast Network
• Nominated: Poster Girl - Afonica, for BBC Radio 4
• Nominated: TakeOver - Goldhawk Productions, for BBC Radio 4

BEST STATION SOUND, supported by imager

• GOLD: BBC Radio 1Xtra - BBC Popular Music Station Sound
• SILVER: Absolute Radio Country launch
• BRONZE: BBC Radio 6 Music - BBC Popular Music Station Sound
• Nominated: BBC Radio 1 - BBC Popular Music Station Sound
• Nominated: Greatest Hits Radio London
• Nominated: KISS Network

BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP, supported by Audio Experts

• GOLD: Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination - Mags Creative and Puffin Books
• SILVER: Bedtime Stories - Audio Always and Dreams
• BRONZE: The Dave Berry Breakfast Show with Wickes, on Absolute Radio
• Nominated: Bond 24/7 - No Time To Die and Bauer Media
• Nominated: Caitlin's Hour - The AA and Bauer Media
• Nominated: The Long Time Academy - Scenery Studios, Headspace Studios and The Long Time Project

BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN, supported by Octopus Energy

• GOLD: UEFA Euro 2020 on talkSPORT
• SILVER Magic Radio 100% Christmas
• BRONZE: Make A Difference with your BBC Local Radio Station
• Nominated: Absolute Radio Country
• Nominated: Giant Jamie Lip-Sync - BBC Radio Sheffield
• Nominated: Greatest Hits Radio

THE GRASSROOTS AWARD, supported by BBC Sounds

• GOLD: We are VOICES Podcast - The VOICES Network and British Red Cross
• SILVER: IVF Dad Podcast - 18Sixty
• BRONZE: Fully Amplified podcast - Futures Theatre and Reduced Listening
• Nominated: Ignite Climate Shorts - Fierce Green Productions and Rhiannon Media
• Nominated: Our Journey - SWSW Network
• Nominated: Root Out Racism - BBC Radio Leeds

THE CREATIVE INNOVATION AWARD, supported by All In Media

• GOLD: Life Sentence - Mags Creative
• SILVER: The Battersea Poltergeist - Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• BRONZE: The Unfiltered History Tour - VICE World News
• Nominated: Have You Heard George's Podcast? Chapter 3 - George The Poet, for BBC Sounds
• Nominated: Nolan Investigates: Stonewall - BBC Radio Ulster
• Nominated: The Bias Diagnosis - Whistledown Productions, for Audible

THE IMPACT AWARD, supported by Wickes

• GOLD: Woman's Hour: Trafficked in Plain Sight - BBC Audio, for Radio 4
• SILVER: BARS with Lady Unchained - Folded Wing, for National Prison Radio
• BRONZE: KISS Life with Swarzy - Playmaker Group, for KISS
• Nominated: 1Xtra Future Figures - BBC Audio for 1Xtra
• Nominated: Life Sentence - Mags Creative
• Nominated: Nolan Investigates: Stonewall - BBC Radio Ulster

BEST LOCAL RADIO SHOW, supported by RCS

• GOLD: Justin Dealey - BBC Three Counties Radio
• SILVER: Ewen & Cat at Breakfast - Clyde 2 and Greatest Hits Network Scotland
• BRONZE: Gary Philipson - BBC Radio Tees
• Nominated: Alex and Ellie in the Morning - Viking FM
• Nominated: The Nolan Show - BBC Radio Ulster
• Nominated: The Robin Galloway Breakfast Show - Pure Radio

THE JOHN MYERS AWARD FOR LOCAL STATION OF THE YEAR

• GOLD: Clyde 1
• SILVER: BBC Radio Newcastle
• BRONZE: BBC Radio Ulster
• Nominated: BBC Radio Sheffield
• Nominated: JACKfm Oxfordshire
• Nominated: Pirate FM

UK STATION OR NETWORK OF THE YEAR, supported by Arqiva

• GOLD: Hits Radio
• SILVER: BBC Radio 4
• BRONZE: KISS Network
• Nominated: BBC Radio 2
• Nominated: BBC Radio 5 Live
• Nominated: Fun Kids

RADIO TIMES MOMENT OF THE YEAR, voted for by the public at RadioTimes.com

• GOLD: Adele Roberts returns to Radio 1 after bowel cancer treatment
• SILVER: Mary wins £102,000, on Clyde 1
• BRONZE: Annie Mac's last show, on Radio 1
• Grado's Scotland Team Talk, on Go Radio
• Karen hears her dad’s song ‘Little Girl’, on BBC Radio Newcastle
• Naga Munchetty discusses her coil pain, on Radio 5 Live
• Patricia meets her birth mother for her 100th birthday, on BBC Three Counties Radio
• Rachael Blackmore wins the Grand National, on talkSPORT
• Reverend Cheryl Meban remembering Sarah Everard, on BBC Radio Ulster
• Richard Osman reveals his food addiction, on Desert Island Discs