British Podcast Awards: the nominees revealed for UK’s biggest podcast awards ceremony
The annual British Podcast Awards, in association with Acast, is the biggest night in podcasting in the UK and though things will be taking place digitally, the competition is still hotter than ever.
As interest in podcasts grows, now over seven million people listen to podcasts each week in the UK, so has the awards. Now in its fourth year, this year’s nominees were chosen by over 50 judges, including the likes of Annie Mac, Katie Piper and Dustin Lance Black, with last year’s big winner George The Poet overseeing the process as chair of the judges.
Rhianna Dhillon announced the nominees via a special broadcast on the British Podcast Awards website.
The nominations are a mix of established favourites, such as My Dad Wrote a Porno and the QI podcast, No Such Thing As a Fish, as well as newcomers such as Tunnel 29 and last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup show.
Podcast fans can get in on the action too. Voting for the BBC Sounds’ Listener’s Choice Award is open now. Last year, over 190,000 votes were cast so be sure to nominate your favourite podcast before voting closes on Monday July 6, at britishpodcastawards.com/vote.
Here are the full nominees for this year’s British Podcast Awards.
The British Podcast Award nominees 2020
Best Arts and Culture Podcast supported by Pod Bible
Best Pick - The Spontaneity Shop
Classical Fix - BBC Radio 3 Production
Rule of Three - Great Big Owl
Selfridges Hot Air presents State of the Arts - Radio Wolfgang
Somerset House - Somerset House
Best Business Podcast
Doing It For The Kids - Doing It For the Kids
Jazz Shapers sponsored by Mishcon De Reya - Jazz FM
Money Talks - Economist Radio
Tales Of Silicon Valley - The Times & Wireless Studios
The Northern Power Women Podcast - Northern Power Women
Best Comedy Podcast supported by Acast
Brian & Roger - Great Big Owl
Dear Joan and Jericha - Julia Davis & Vicki Pepperdine
Josh Berry's Fake News - Union JACK radio
Kurupt FM - Audible UK
Mind Canyon - Charlie Kemp & Steve Dawson
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - Plosive Productions
Best Branded Podcast
#QueerAF - Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride
DeepMind: The Podcast - Whistledown Productions for DeepMind
Meet Me at the Museum - Art Fund
On the Marie Curie Couch -Marie Curie
Penguin Podcast - Somethin' Else
The Rough Guide to Everywhere - Reduced Listening for Rough Guides
Best Sports Podcast supported by Audioboom
Football Inside Out: FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 - We Are Grape for COPA90
The Beautiful Brain - Hana Walker-Brown for Audible UK
The Cycling Podcast - Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie & Daniel Friebe
The Exs and Os Podcast - Exs and Os
The Game Changers - Promote PR
The Totally Football Show - Muddy Knees Media for Totally Football Network
Best Current Affairs Podcast
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - Global Original
Stance Podcast - Chrystal Genesis
The Intelligence - Economist Radio
The Tortoise podcast - Tortoise media
The Week Junior Show - Fun Kids and the Week Junior
Today in Focus - The Guardian
Best Daily Podcast supported by Podfollow
Beyond Today - BBC Radio 4
Love Island: The Morning After - ITV
The Globalist - Monocle 24
The Rob Auton Daily Podcast - Plosive Productions
The Santa Daily - Fun Kids
Today in Focus - The Guardian
Best Family Podcast
Ask The Nincompoops - Great Big Owl
Breaking Mum & Dad - Anna Williamson
David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast - Global
Diddy Pod - Ciaran Murtagh, Andrew Barnett Jones & Steve Ryde
The Intended Parent - Fran and Kreena
The Trap Door - Sophie Black
Best Fiction Podcast
Brian & Roger - Great Big Owl
Coexistence - Coex Studios
Fall of the Shah - Steve Waters for BBC World Service
Hag - Thomas Curry, Harriet Poland & Tom Killian for Audible UK
Mockery Manor - Laurence Owen & Lindsay Sharman
Passenger List - Goldhawk Productions & Radiotopia
Best Interview
Trust Issues: The Infected Blood Scandal - Rachel Botsman
Declassified - Michael Coates
Homo Sapiens - Homo Sapiens
How To Kill An Hour - Marcus Bronzy
Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner - Somethin' Else
Today in Focus - The Guardian
Best Live Episode supported by Latitude
Blood on the Tracks - Shooting Shark
Can We Just Ask - Can Anyone Be An Activist? - Annie Clarke & Will Clempner
Nobody Panic - Plosive Productions
Tailenders - TBI Media
Tape Notes - Tape Notes
The Empire Film Podcast - Bauer Media
Best Publisher or Network supported by 4DC
The Athletic
BBC World Service
The Guardian
Mags Creative
Somethin' Else
Studio 71
Best New Podcast supported by Factory Studios
Accentricity - Sadie Ryan
Masala Podcast - Sangeeta Pillai for Soul Sutras
Shagged Married Annoyed - Chris and Rosie Ramsey for Avalon Television
The IMO Podcast - Chris & Michelle for The IMO project
The Last Bohemians - House of Hutch
The Log Books - Adam Smith, Tash Walker and Shivani Dave
Best Radio Podcast supported by Radioplayer
Ellie and Anna Have Issues - Ellie & Anna for Global
Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - Somethin' Else for BBC Radio 5 Live
The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X - Chris Moyles for Global
The Santa Daily - Devaweb for Fun Kids
The Skewer - Jon Holmes for BBC Radio 4
Tunnel 29 - Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4
Best Sex and Relationships Podcast
QueerAF - Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride
Amaliah - Amaliah
Brown Girls Do It Too - BBC Asian Network
Fucks Given - ComeCurious for Studio71 UK
Masala Podcast - Sangeeta Pillai for Soul Sutras
The Breakup Monologues - Rosie Wilby
Best True Crime Podcast
Paradise - Dan Maudsley for 5 Live & BBC Sounds
The Bellingcat Podcast: MH17 - Novel
The Hurricane Tapes - Steve Crossman & Joel Hammer for BBC World Service
The Last Days of August - Jon Ronson & Lina Misitzis for Audible UK
The Missing Cryptoqueen - Georgia Catt & Jamie Bartlett for BBC Sounds
Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes - Somethin' Else
Best Wellbeing Podcast
Declassified - Michael Coates
GABA - Adam Martin
Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts - BBC Radio 5 Live
No Really, I'm Fine - Reach
Rainbow Dads - Richard and Nicholas
The Sound of Anger - Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions
The Bullseye Award supported by Blue Microphones
After: Surviving Sexual Assault - BBC Sounds
Strong Manchester Women - Vic Elizabeth Turnbull at MIC Media
The Investor's Guide to China - Fidelity International
The Offensive - Stakhanov
Things Unseen: Entombed - CTVC
This Is Spoke - Penguin Random House UK, Fremantle & BMG
The Spotlight Award supported by DAX
Deliciously Ella - Deliciously Ella for Mags Creative
Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live
Happy Mum Happy Baby - Giovanna Fletcher
My Dad Wrote A Porno - Jamie, James, Alice & Rocky
Table Manners with Jessie Ware - Jessie Ware
The Guilty Feminist - The Spontaneity Shop
Best Entertainment Podcast supported by Sony Music's 4th Floor Creative
Help I Sexted My Boss - William Hanson and Jordan North for Audio Always
No Country for Young Women - Radio 1 & 1Xtra Production for BBC Sounds
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster - Plosive Productions
Sam Walker's Desert Diaries - Sam Walker
Something Rhymes With Purple - Somethin' Else
The Creativity Award
David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast - Global
Fake Heiress - BBC Radio Drama London for BBC Radio 4
Mind Canyon - Charlie Kemp & Steve Dawson
Where is My Mind? - Niall Breslin
The Sound of Anger - Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions
The Skewer - Jon Holmes for BBC Radio 4
Smartest Podcast supported by Rethink Audio
Food Actually - Chalk & Blade and Pushkin Industries for Luminary Media
Power Corrupts - Brian Klaas
Tales of Silicon Valley - The Times & Wireless Studios
The Listening Service - Radio 3 Production
The Sound of Anger - Queen Mary centre for the History of the Emotions
The Tip Off - Maeve McClenaghan
Best Podcast in the Welsh Language
Dwy Iaith, Un Ymennydd - Elis James, produced by Alpha for BBC Cymru
Siarad Secs Astud - BBC Cymru
Yr Haclediad - Bryn Salisbury, Lestyn Lloyd and Sioned Mills
Acast Moment Of The Year
#QueerAF - Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride
Happy Place - Fearne Cotton
No Such Thing As A Fish - No Such Thing As A Fish
RHLSTP - Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe & Fuzz Productions
Tunnel 29 - Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds
Ways to Change the World - Channel 4 News
Special awards announced on the night:
Listeners’ Choice Award supported by BBC Sounds
Audioboom Podcast of the Year
The Spotify Podcast Champion
The British Podcast Awards 2020: details
This year the awards will take place in a digital ceremony on Saturday, July 11. Details to follow on how it will work and if you’ll be able to tune in.
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