British Podcast Awards 2022: the winners

British Podcast Awards 2022: the winners

Press Release · Kennington, London, UK ·

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On Saturday 23rd July, the 2022 British Podcast Awards powered by Audible took place in London’s Kennington Park. Elis James and John Robins hosted, bringing their signature wit and humour, and telling an anecdote of bumping into each other yesterday, both in search of a suit for today. They were joined by the biggest names in podcasting including Idris & Sabrina Elba, Pandora Sykes, Jamie Laing, My Dad Wrote a Porno, Poppy Jay, Jon Sopel, Diana Vickers, Kem Cetinay, RedHanded, The Receipts’ Tolani Shoneye and Dr Rupy.

One of the biggest awards of the night, the Podcast Champion, went to You, Me and the Big C. The award honours the work of Dame Deborah James, Rachel Bland, Lauren Mahon and their entire team, whose brilliant, honest, inspiring podcast has contributed hugely to public awareness and perception of cancer and cancer treatment, but has also been a source of solace for so many. The award was presented by Cariad Lloyd to Lauren Mahon, who said;

“Me and Deb had a little joke when Rachel died that I couldn’t just do the podcast by myself because I couldn’t call it ‘Me, Me and the Big C’. The podcast is our happy place. It’s a bit surreal to be standing here without both my girls. We knew this was a risk, that some of us would die when we started it, but we wanted to continue to champion it. There is more work to be done. I don’t know what it looks like, but the podcast has always been a service. Last time we won at these awards, we dedicated the award to Rachel. I’m so proud to say that this is for Dame Deborah Fucking James!”

The crowd was delighted when Idris Elba joined his wife Sabrina to present Best Wellbeing Podcast to none other than Effin’ Hormones, a podcast all about menopause. One audience member tweeted “Hearing Idris Elba say ‘menopause’ made my ovaries twitch”.

Coiled won Moment of the Year, a podcast that explores Black Afro Hair in all its forms and textures. Host and producer Leanne Alie and Sylvie Carlos collected the award. Decode took home both the Smartest Podcast and Best Entertainment Podcast awards. The show delves into the UK rap that matters, with two series so far dedicated to Skepta and Dave.

Jamie Laing took to the stage to present Dear Daughter with the award for Best Family Podcast. Jamie attended the event with fiancé Sophie Habboo; the pair host their own podcast NearlyWeds. Dear Daughter also won the prestigious Podcast of the Year award, previously won by VENT Documentaries in 2021, Brown Girls Do It Too in 2020, and George The Poet in 2019.

The Best Fiction Podcast award was presented to Soundworlds by Diana Vickers and Chiara Hunter of Ki & Dee: The Podcast, known for their viral songs including their most recent, ‘Anthem for Love Island 2022’. Jamie Morton and James Cooper of My Dad Wrote a Porno presented the Rising Star Award to Kirk Flash, who’s comedy podcast This Is Gay examines the darker side of modern gay life.

The BPA tent

The Spotlight Award, which recognises a podcast reaching the masses and was presented by Dr Xand, was awarded to British Scandal, in which hosts Alice Levine and Matt Forde tell the stories of the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Saville to Profumo.

Best Arts & Culture Podcast was awarded to James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds, whilst previous winner Poppy Jay (Brown Girls Do It Too) presented The Best Sex & Relationships Podcast award to Assume Nothing: Rape Trial. The podcast is narrated by Amybeth McNulty, of Stranger Things and Anne With an E, and explores a court case which caused Northern Ireland to find itself at the forefront of radical reform in the way rape trials are heard.

The only award voted for by the public, The Listeners’ Choice Award, saw over 60,000 votes cast. The top spot this year was won by RedHanded for a second time. The true crime podcast offers a weekly dose of murder, wit and 'WTFs’, hosted by Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala.

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The winners, in full

Dear Daughter team

PODCAST OF THE YEAR

Supported by Audible; presented by Jesse Lawson of VENT Documentaries

    Dear Daughter
    WINNER: Dear Daughter - BBC World Service
    Society & Culture
    From: BBC World Service
    Hosted by: BBC

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    PODCAST CHAMPION

    Presented by Cariad Lloyd

    WINNER: You, Me and the Big C

    RedHanded team

    LISTENERS’ CHOICE AWARD

    supported by Acast+; presented by Jon Holmes WINNER: RedHanded

    MOMENT OF THE YEAR

    supported by Audio UK; presented by RedHanded podcast

    BEST ARTS & CULTURE PODCAST

    supported by Pod Bible; presented by Reed Amber

    BEST BRANDED CONTENT

    Presented by Kem Cetinay GOLD: Forced to Flee - UNHCR SILVER: Youth Rising by NCS - Somethin’ Else for NCS BRONZE: Lives on the Lines - Fresh Air Productions & Greater Anglia Trains

    BEST BUSINESS PODCAST

    supported by Subly; Presented by Danny Robins GOLD: Money Talks - The Economist SILVER: Ninetwentynine - Listen for Fiverr BRONZE: Money Clinic - Financial Times

    BEST COMEDY PODCAST

    supported by Amazon Music; Presented by Cariad Lloyd

    BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PODCAST

    Presented by Jon Sopel

    BEST DAILY PODCAST

    Presented by Tolani Shoneye

    BEST DOCUMENTARY PODCAST

    Presented by Elis James & John Robins

    BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST

    supported by Create Podcasts; presented by James Barr & Dan Hudson

    BEST FAMILY PODCAST

    Presented by Jamie Laing & Sophie Habboo

    Patrick Eakin-Young

    BEST FICTION PODCAST

    Presented by Ki & Dee (Chiara Hunter & Diana Vickers)

    BEST INTERVIEW PODCAST

    supported by Podfollow; Presented by Jamie Bartlett

    BEST LIVE PODCAST

    Presented by Zeze Millz & Sideman

    BEST NEW PODCAST

    Presented by by Elis James & John Robins

    BEST RADIO PODCAST

    Presented by Pressed podcast

    BEST SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PODCAST

    Presented by Poppy Jay

    SMARTEST PODCAST

    Presented by Pandora Sykes

    BEST SPORT PODCAST

    Presented by Tom Whalley

    BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST

    supported by Wondery; presented by Matt Forde

    • GOLD: The Catch - Message Heard for Audible
    • SILVER: Wild Crimes - Whistledown Productions for the Natural History Museum
    • BRONZE: The Northern Bank Job - BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds

    THE CLIMATE AWARD

    Presented by Claire Holland, leader of Lambeth Council

    Idris & Sabrina Elba

    BEST WELLBEING PODCAST

    supported by Audible; presented by Idris & Sabrina Elba

    • GOLD: Effin Hormones - Helen, Emma, Terri and Beena
    • SILVER: Manatomy - Danny Wallace, Phil Hilton & Joe Attewell
    • BRONZE: Declassified - Michael Coates, Des Fraser and Nathan Jones

    BEST WELSH PODCAST

    Presented by Sian Eleri

    BEST NETWORK OR PUBLISHER

    Presented by Jon Holmes

    • GOLD: Mags Creative
    • SILVER: Stak
    • BRONZE: BBC Radio 5 Live

    THE CREATIVITY AWARD

    supported by Audible; presented by Grace Barry

    BEST SALES TEAM

    Presented by Elis James & John Robins

    • GOLD: Fresh Air Production
    • SILVER: Adelicious
    • BRONZE: Message Heard Sales Team

    BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN

    Presented by Elis James & John Robins

    BEST COMMERICAL CAMPAIGN

    Presented by Elis James & John Robins GOLD: Money Talks - Klarna & Acast Creative SILVER: Comfort Eating with Grace Dent - Guardian News and Media BRONZE: Ed Sheeran’s + – = ÷ x Tour - Fun Kids

    BBC SOUNDS RISING STAR

    Presented by My Dad Wrote a Porno (Jamie Morton, James Cooper)

    • GOLD: Kirk Flash
    • SILVER: Meera Kumar
    • BRONZE: DJ Flight

    THE SPOTLIGHT AWARD

    Presented by Dr Xand

    THE BULLSEYE AWARD

    Presented by Dr Rupy

    Photo credits: Matt Deegan; Paul Cochrane

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