Welcome to a special edition of this newsletter, as we unveil all of the winners of the biggest podcasting night in the country!
That’s right. It’s the British Podcast Awards 2022 (powered by Audible).
More than 100 independent judges whittled down the entries to make ten nominations in nearly all of the main categories, which we unveiled in a newsletter just over a month ago. Here are all of the GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE winners in each category. Just click on each podcast to listen to their entry.
And special congratulations to RedHanded, who won the Listeners’ Choice award (supported by Acast+). This was the only award chosen by the general public and specifically, readers of this very newsletter! Well done.
The British Podcast Awards Winners Are…
Podcast of the Year (supported by Audible)
- Dear Daughter, BBC World Service
Listeners’ Choice (supported by Acast+)
Moment of the Year (supported by Audio UK)
- GOLD: Coiled, Leanne Alie
- SILVER: Chinese Chippy Girl, Georgie Ma
- BRONZE: Masala Podcast, Sangeeta Pillai and Orbis The Studio
Best Arts and Culture (supported by Pod Bible)
- GOLD: James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds, BBC Audio for BBC Sounds
- SILVER: Legends Fall In The Making, BBC Studio’s Factual Podcast Unit
- BRONZE: Beauty Fix – BBC Audio for BBC Sounds
Best Business Podcast (supported by Subly)
- GOLD: Money Talks, The Economist
- SILVER: Ninetwentynine, Listen for Fiverr
- BRONZE: Money Clinic, Financial Times
Best Comedy Podcast (supported by Amazon Music)
- GOLD: Jamali Maddix: Spooky Shit, Novel for Audible
- SILVER: This Is Gay, Kirk Flash
- BRONZE: Cold Case Crime Cuts, unusual
Best Current Affairs Podcast
- GOLD: Media Storm, The House of the Guilty Feminist
- SILVER: The Intelligence, The Economist
- BRONZE: The Slow Newscast, Tortoise Media
Best Daily Podcast
- GOLD: Everyday Positivity, Kate Cocker for Volley
- SILVER: COP26 Daily, The Big Light Podcast Network
- BRONZE: Today in Focus, The Guardian
Best Documentary Podcast
- GOLD: Bias Diagnosis, Whistledown Productions for Audible
- SILVER: Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera, Novel for Wondery
- BRONZE: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, George the Poet for BBC Sounds & BBC Radio 5 Live
Best Entertainment Podcast (supported by Create Podcasts)
- GOLD: Decode, Reduced Listening for Spotify
- SILVER: Feast Is Feast with Big Zuu, Global
- BRONZE: Shagged Married Annoyed, Chris and Rosie Ramsey
Best Family Podcast
- GOLD: Dear Daughter, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC World Service
- SILVER: Super Great Kids’ Stories, Wardour Studios
- BRONZE: Armchair Adventures, Made By Mortals
Best Fiction Podcast
- GOLD: Soundworlds, Patrick Eakin Young
- SILVER: Fully Amplified, Futures Theatre
- BRONZE: Atlantic: A Scottish Story, Noisemaker & The Big Light
Best Interview (supported by Podfollow)
- GOLD: Stories of our Times, The Times
- SILVER: Tales from the Tannoy, Sayer Hamilton
- BRONZE: Masala Podcast, Sangeeta Pillai and Orbis The Studio
Best Live Podcast
- GOLD: The Empire Film Podcast, Chris Hewitt, James Dyer & Helen O’Hara
- SILVER: Nobody Panic, Plosive, Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin
- BRONZE: The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White
Best New Podcast
- GOLD: Outcast UK, Graeme Smith
- SILVER: Decode, Reduced Listening for Spotify
- BRONZE: Ignite Climate Shorts, Fierce Green Productions
Best Sex and Relationships Podcast
- GOLD: Assume Nothing: Rape Trial, BBC Northern Ireland
- SILVER: A Gay and A NonGay, James Barr, Dan Hudson and Talia Krianes
- BRONZE: The Divorce Social with Samantha Baines, Samantha Baines
Smartest Podcast
This award celebrates podcasts that have been explaining a complex issue in an accessible and entertaining way.
- GOLD: Decode, Reduced Listening for Spotify
- SILVER: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, George the Poet for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
- BRONZE: The Unfiltered History Tour, VICE World News
Best Sport Podcast
- GOLD: The Fake Paralympians, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC World Service
- SILVER: Football Ramble Presents, Stak
- BRONZE: Fight Of The Century – Ali v Frazier, TBI Media for BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
Best True Crime Podcast (supported by Wondery)
- GOLD: The Catch, Message Heard for Audible
- SILVER: Wild Crimes for National History Museum, Whistledown Productions for the Natural History Museum
- BRONZE: The Northern Bank Job, BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
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.
- GOLD: Get Birding, Peanut & Crumb
- SILVER: The Long Time Academy, Headspace, The Long Time Project and Headspace Studios
- BRONZE: Chattin’ Shit To Save The Planet, Chattin’ Shit & Acast Creative for Virgin Media O2
Best Wellbeing Podcast (supported by Audible)
- GOLD: Effin’ Hormones, Helen, Emma, Terri and Beena
- SILVER: Manatomy, Danny Wallace, Phil Hilton and Joe Attewell
- BRONZE: Declassified, Michael Coates, Des Fraser and Nathan Jones
Best Podcast in the Welsh Language
- GOLD: Gwrachod Heddiw, Mari Elen Jones
- SILVER: Siarad Secs, Astud Media for BBC Sounds
- BRONZE: Cwîns efo Mari a Meilir, Mari Beard & Meilir Rhys Williams
Best Radio Podcast
This category celebrates the podcasts that have also been entirely or partially broadcast on radio.
- GOLD: Our Journey, Miranda Rae and Sound Women South West
- SILVER: A Wish for Afghanistan, BBC Long Form Audio
- BRONZE: The Great Post Office Trial, Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Best Branded Podcast
- GOLD: Forced To Flee, UNHCR
- SILVER: Youth Rising by NCS, Somethin’ Else for NCS
- BRONZE: Lives on the Line, Fresh Air Production & Greater Anglia Trains
Best Network or Publisher
- GOLD: Mags Creative
- SILVER: Stak
- BRONZE: BBC Radio 5 Live
The Creativity Award (supported by Audible)
This special category celebrates the podcasts that wowed the judges with original and distinctive storytelling, performance, editing, sound design and more.
- GOLD: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?, George the Poet for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
- SILVER: Soundworlds, Patrick Eakin Young
- BRONZE: Operation Ouch! The Podcast of Everything, Maverick Television & Listen
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.
- GOLD: Kirk Flash
- SILVER: Meera Kumar
- BRONZE: DJ Flight
The Spotlight Award
This is a podcast with a sizable audience that is helping to bring new audiences into the podcasting world.
- GOLD: British Scandal, Wondery
- SILVER: Fairy Meadow, BBC Audio Bristol and BBC News for Radio 4
- BRONZE: Rose & Rosie: Parental Guidance, BBC Studios Audio for Spotify
The Bullseye Award
This podcast celebrates niche but vital podcasts, or podcasts that are still underrepresented in other British media.
- GOLD: And Then Came Breast Cancer, Future Dreams and Factory Originals Productions
- SILVER: Getting Emotional, Bex Lindsay
- BRONZE: History Storytime, Sophie, Eleanor and their Daddy
Congratulations to all of the winners! Thank you so much for reading this special edition and we’ll be back next week with some more recommendations.