Today in Focus wins Best Current Affairs Podcast at the British Podcast Awards

Today in Focus, the Guardian’s flagship daily news podcast, has been awarded Best Current Affairs Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

The British Podcast Awards celebrate the best of British podcasts from both independent and household names and highlight some of the best podcasts of the year.

The judges described Today in Focus as having “authoritative, intelligent and incisive analysis combined with warm, accessible presentation and beautiful sound design”, adding that “in an impressively strong field this entry was the stand out winner.”

The Guardian triumphed in the current affairs category, beating podcasts from the Economist, Tortoise Media, The Week and radio presenter James O’Brien, among others.

Today in Focus also picked up two silver accolades in the Best Interview and Best Daily Podcast categories, while The Guardian was awarded bronze in the Best Network or Publisher category.

You can read more about Today in Focus’s win, including quotes from Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner and regular host Anushka Asthana here.

A full list of winners from the 2020 British Podcast Awards can be found here.