Welcome to the first of two special editions announcing all of the nominees of the British Podcast Awards 2022 (supported by Audible). The awards, celebrating the very best in British audio, will be announced at a special ceremony at Kennington Park in London on Saturday 23rd July!
For the very first time, there are *ten* nominations in each category at the British Podcast Awards, which mean that each category highlights the top ten best podcasts in a wealth of subjects you can listen to right now. In case you have been too busy to listen to discover the best new podcasts over the last year, right now is your opportunity.
And there are so many categories and nominees to celebrate that more nominations will be announced next Sunday too, but you can find out more by heading to the British Podcast Awards website!
PLUS… it is time for you to vote for the Listeners Award (supported by Acast+). This is the only British Podcast Awards category that is voted by the public and this year the winner is chosen by readers of this very newsletter. All you need to do is head to the Listeners Award nominations page and submit the podcast you believe deserves to win!
HERE ARE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE BRITISH PODCAST AWARDS 2022 (PART ONE)
The Climate Award
This award celebrates podcasts that have highlighted the climate emergency, and explained the issue in a helpful or creative way. This podcast celebrates podcasts and their teams making a difference.
- Chattin’ Shit To Save The Planet, Chattin’ Shit To Save The Planet
- Common Threads, Ruth MacGilp and Alice Cruickshank
- Get Birding, Peanut & Crumb
- Great Green Questions, Mags Creative
- Ignite Climate Shorts, Fierce Green Productions
- The Long Time Academy, Headspace, The Long Time Project and Scenery Studios
- Ocean Matters, Fresh Air Production & The Bertarelli Foundation
- The Climate Question, BBC Long for Audio for BBC World Service
- The SpaceShip Earth Podcast, Dan Burgess
- Which? Investigates, Which?
Best Arts and Culture (supported by Pod Bible)
- +44 Podcast with Zeze Mills and Sideman – So Incredible for Amazon Music
- Activity Quest – Fun Kids
- Beauty Fix – BBC Audio for BBC Sounds
- FT Weekend – Financial Times
- Have You Heard George’s Podcast, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
- James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds, BBC Sounds
- Legends Fall In The Making, BBC Studio’s Factual Podcast Unit
- LPO Offstage, Tandem Production for the London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Short History Of…, Noiser
- Talk Art, Russell Tovey and Robert Diament
Best Comedy Podcast (supported by Amazon Music)
- Cold Case Crime Cuts, unusual
- Come Into My Kitchen, Ralph Jones and Daniel Nils Roberts
- Drunk Women Solving Crime, Hannah George, Taylor Glenn and Catie Wilkins
- Jamali Maddix: Spooky Shit, Novel for Audible
- My Dad Wrote A Porno, Team Porno
- The Skewer, unusual
- The Staff Room Podcast, Harry Stachini
- This Is Gay, Kirk Flash
- This Paranormal Life, Rory Powers & Kit Grier Mulvenna
- Titting About, Listen for Audible
Best Daily Podcast
- COP26 Daily, The Big Light Podcast Network
- Dan Snow’s History Hit, History Hit
- Everyday Positivity, Kate Cocker for Volley
- Shot & Chaser, Somethin’ Else for Spotify
- The Intelligence, The Economist
- The Monocle Daily, Monocle 24
- The Santa Daily, Fun Kids & Devaweb
- The Teamsheet, Audio Always for Spotify
- Today in Focus, The Guardian
- Wake Up Wind Down, Niall Breslin for Spotify
Best Documentary Podcast
- Bias Diagnosis, Whistledown Productions for Audible
- Brixton: Flames on the Frontline, BBC Radio Current Affairs for BBC Radio 5 Live
- Freshwater, from Today in Focus, The Guardian
- Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera, Novel for Wondery
- Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, George the Poet for BBC Sounds & BBC Radio 5 Live
- I’m Not A Monster, BBC News Longform Audio for BBC Radio 5 Live
- Lecker: A Food Podcast, Lucy Dearlove for Lecker Kitchens
- Sweet Bobby, Tortoise Media
- The Coming Storm, BBC Radio 4
- We Were Always Here, Broccoli Productions
Best Family Podcast
- Armchair Adventures, Made By Mortals
- Bedtime Stories from Dreams, Audio Always for Dreams
- Bottle Ship Adventures, Charly Conquest & Ben Mullins for Bedtime FM
- The Confidence Fighter, Myrtle Mitchell
- Dadvengers Podcast, Nigel Clarke & The London Podcast Company
- Dear Daughter, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC World Service
- Koko Sleep – Kids Bedtime Stories & Meditations, Sleep With Sleepiest
- Mother of All Solutions, Laura Broderick
- Operation Ouch! The Podcast of Everything, Listen for Maverick TV
- Super Great Kids’ Stories, Wardour Studios
Best Interview (supported by Podfollow)
- A Gay and A NonGay, James Barr and Dan Hudson
- Chinese Chippy Girl, Chinese Chippy Girl
- Coupledom with Idris and Sabrina Elba, Audible
- Distraction Pieces: Where’s Your Head At?, Scroobius Pip
- Full Disclosure with James O’Brien, Global
- Masala Podcast, Sangeeta Pillai and Soul Sutras
- Stories of our times, The Times
- Tales from the Tannoy, Sayer Hamilton
- The Secret Life of Prisons, Prison Radio Association
- We Are Black Journos Podcast, We Are Black Journos
Best Network or Publisher
These celebrate companies and broadcasters that have been releasing a slate of great podcasts over the last year.
- Audio Always
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- BBC World Service Podcasts
- Financial Times
- Fun Kids Podcast network
- History Hit
- Mags Creative
- Noiser
- Stak
- The Athletic UK
Best Sex & Relationships Podcast
- A Gay and A NonGay, James Barr and Dan Hudson
- Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, BBC Northern Ireland
- F**ks Given, Crowd Network,
- Homo Sapiens, Spirit Studios
- Life of Bi: a slippery history of bisexuality, Ell Potter and Mary Higgins
- Millennial Love, The Independent
- The Divorce Social with Samantha Baines, Samantha Baines
- The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall, Andrew G. Marshall
- The Receipts Podcast, Audrey, Tolani, Milena for Spotify
- The Sexual Wellness Sessions, Kate Moyle
Best True Crime Podcast (supported by Wondery)
- American Vigilante, Crowd Network
- Bad Cops, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC World Service
- The Battersea Poltergeist, Uncanny Media and Bafflegab Productions for BBC Radio 4
- Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson Story, Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson Story
- Sweet Bobby, Tortoise Media
- The Catch, Message Heard for Audible
- The Lazarus Heist, BBC World Service
- The Northern Bank Job, BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
- Who Killed Emma?, BBC Scotland Podcasts
- Wild Crimes, Whistledown Productions for the Natural History Museum
Best Podcast in the Welsh Language
- Cwîns efo Mari a Meilir, Mari Beard & Meilir Rhys Williams
- Gwrachod Heddiw, Mari Elen Jones
- Probcast, Boom Cymru for S4C
- Sgwrsio, Nick Yeo
- Siarad Secs, Astud for BBC Sounds
Rising Star (supported by BBC Sounds)
This podcast celebrates individuals who have under two year’s experience in podcasting, but have already made noticeable and exciting contributions. These are great people to look out for in the years ahead.
- Amy Richards
- Cara McGoogan
- DJ Flight
- Ella Saltmarsh
- Georgia Ma
- Kirk Flash
- Marianna Spring
- Meera Kumar
- Michael Safi
- Shivani Dave
Thank you so much for reading and congratulations to all of the nominees. We’ll be back next week with another edition announcing even more.