The Radio Academy announces nominees for ARIAS 2024

26 March 2024 - Press release

Hosted by Alice Levine & Romesh Ranganathan, plus backstage interviews with Sam Thompson

The Radio Academy today reveals the 211 nominees that will be recognised at the 2024 ARIAS on Tuesday 7th May at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London.

The Radio Academy ARIAS (Audio and Radio Industry Awards) are the UK's leading audio and radio awards that celebrate outstanding shows and the creative teams behind them. The ARIAS take place annually to recognise the thriving audio industry's global impact and importance to audiences.

The brand-new hosts taking the stage this year include award-winning comedian and host of BBC Radio 2's For The Love and Hip Hop show, Romesh Ranganathan, plus award-winning broadcaster and co-host of the chart-topping podcasts My Dad Wrote A Porno and British Scandal, Alice Levine. For the first time, the ARIAS will also share backstage interviews on socials with winners and presenters from Hits radio presenter, host of the Staying Relevant podcast, and ITV's I'm A Celebrity 2023 winner: Sam Thompson.

This year at the ARIAS there are 27 awards to be won, including Best New Presenter, Best Music Breakfast Show, Best New Podcast and the popular Moment of the Year Award voted by the public in partnership with the Radio Times, which will be open from Wednesday 27th March. Details on how to vote can be found at radioacademy.org.

2024 Nominees range from Times Radio's Jane Garvey and Fi Glover for Best Speech Presenter, Pod Save the UK hosted by Nish Kumar and Coco Khan for Best News Coverage, Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will, There's A Wake podcast for The Comedy Award, BBC 6 Music's Jamz Supernova for Best Specialist Music Show, Life After Prison with Zak and Jules for The Grassroots Award, BBC Asian Network for UK station or Network of the Year, BBC Radio Leeds Rob Burrow for Best New Presenter and Ken Bruce joins Greatest Hits Radio for Radio Times Moment of the Year.

Created by The Radio Academy, a charity dedicated to supporting people in audio and radio, The ARIAS is an inspiring evening that is committed to shining a light on audio's thriving community.

Tickets for The ARIAS go on sale on Wednesday 27th March at radioacademy.org

Aradhna Tayal Leach, Managing Director of The Radio Academy says: "The Radio Academy ARIAS are a highlight of our year, a vibrant showcase and celebration of the profound impact that audio and radio has in our society. As the first awards of my tenure as Managing Director, I am truly honoured to announce the 2024 ARIAS nominees, and shine a spotlight on these incredible stories and creative teams. We are proud in the UK to be global leaders in audio and radio talent and storytelling. Every day we pour energy, creativity and heart into creating the best audio experiences for our listeners. The Radio Academy ARIAS mark a special moment to pause, reflect and celebrate our impact and achievements.

Full List of Nominees

Best New Presenter
Ali Ali - Prison Radio Association
Anthony Delaney and Madeleine Pelling, After Dark - History Hit
Caroline Steel - BBC
LalalaLetMeExplain - It's Not You, It's Them...But It Might Be You - Sony Music Entertainment
Mary Mandefield, Noted - Persephonica & The News Movement
Rob Burrow - BBC Radio Leeds
Sam & Danni - BBC Radio 1
Shebahn Aherne - talkSPORT
Tuftii - Shaun Keaveny's Community Garden Radio

Best New Radio Show
Best Medicine - BBC Radio 4
Classical Connections with Alexis Ffrench - Apple Music Radio
Takeover Tuesdays - Prison Radio Association
Tim's Listening Party - Absolute Radio
Uncharted with Hannah Fry - BBC Radio 4
Unexpected Elements - BBC World Service

Best New Podcast
It's Not You, It's Them... But It Might Be You with LalalaLetMeExplain - Sony Music Entertainment
Near Death - BFBS
Noted - Persephonica & The News Movement
People Who Knew Me - Merman Television for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
Philippa Gregory's Normal Women - News UK Broadcasting
Seven: Rob Burrow - BBC Radio Leeds
Springleaf - Mighty Bunny
The Believe in People podcast - ReNew
The Crossbow Killer - Overcoat Media for BBC Radio Wales

Best Speech Presenter
Dan Snow - History Hit
Hugo Rifkind - Times Radio
Jack Boswell - Flanuer Productions
Jane Garvey and Fi Glover - Times Radio
Jeremy Vine - BBC Radio 2
Josh Baker - BBC Radio 5 Live
Marianna Spring - BBC Radio 4
Matt Chorley - Times Radio
Zak and Jules: Life After Prison - Prison Radio Association

Best Speech Breakfast Show
5 Live Breakfast - BBC Radio 5 Live
Good Morning Ulster - BBC Radio Ulster
Matt Bailey at Breakfast - BBC Radio Newcastle
Radio 4 Today - BBC Radio 4
talkSPORT Breakfast - talkSPORT
Times Radio Breakfast - Times Radio

Best News Coverage
I Am Not Nicholas - BBC Studios
Israel-Hamas War Coverage - Times Radio
Pod Save the UK - Reduced Listening / Crooked Media
Russell Brand Investigation - Times Radio
Shiny Bob: The Devil's Advocate - BBC Scotland News
Stories of Our Times - The Times and The Sunday Times
The Shamima Begum Story: I'm Not A Monster Series 2 - BBC Radio 5 Live
The Slow Newscast - Tortoise Media
Today in Focus - The Guardian

Best Sports Coverage
Everton: Nothing Will Be The Same - BBC Studios
Fight Disciples
Fight Night - talkSPORT
GameDay - talkSPORT
Kick Off - talkSPORT
Men In Blazers: Early Kick Off - Footwork Media
Sportsworld - BBC World Service
The Hillsborough Miracle - BBC Radio Sheffield
The Upshot Podcast - Footwork Media

Best Coverage of an Event
BBC Radio 2 In The Park 2023 - BBC Radio 2
Clyde 1 – The First 50 Years - Clyde 1
The Great North Run - Metro Radio
The Isle of Wight Festival 2023 - Absolute Radio / Magic Radio / Hits Radio / Greatest Hits Radio
The Ryder Cup - BBC Radio 5 Live
Windrush 75 - Spiritland Productions for BBC Radio 2

The Comedy Award
Forth at the Fringe - Forth 1
Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always
IM1: A NEW HOPE - LIVE! - Manx Radio
Laura Smyth: I Don't Know What To Say - BBC Studios
Springleaf - Mighty Bunny
Tell Teresa - Moondog Productions for BBC Radio Ulster
The Frank Skinner Show - Absolute Radio
The Skewer - unusual for BBC Radio 4
Where There's a Will, There's a Wake - Sony Music

Best Music Breakfast Show
Boogie in the Morning - Forth 1
Lauren Laverne - BBC Radio 6 Music
Pulse 1 Breakfast with Mylo and Rosie - Pulse 1
Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James - BBC Radio 1
The Chris Evans Breakfast Show - Virgin Radio UK
The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show - BBC Radio 2

Best Music Entertainment Show
Craig Charles - BBC 6 Music
Essential Classics - BBC Radio 3
Free Flow - Prison Radio Association
National Prison Radio's Rock Show - Prison Radio Association
Penny Smith - Scala Radio
Scott Mills - BBC Radio 2

Best Specialist Music Show
Classical Connections Radio with Alexis French - Apple Music Radio
Folk on Foot
Free Flow - Prison Radio Association
Jamz Supernova on 6 - BBC 6 Music
Romesh Ranganathan: For the Love of Hip Hop - BBC Radio 2
The Front Porch - Absolute Radio
Travelling Folk - BBC Radio Scotland

Best Music Special
21st Century Folk - 7digital Creative for BBC Radio 2
Angeline Morrison in North Cornwall - Folk on Foot
Change Your Tune - Podcart for The Bach Choir
Download20 - Planet Rock
How The UK Changed Hip Hop Forever - BBC Audio
Legend, The Joni Mitchell Story - BBC Audio Wales and West of England
The Beatles Legacy - Red & Blue - Greatest Hits Radio
Vergil - Naked Productions for Audible
Wham! Making it Big in China - Absolute Radio

Best Factual – Single Programme
Children Locked Away: Britain's Modern Bedlam - Tortoise Media
File on 4 - Jon Holmes, Generation Shame - BBC Radio 4
File On 4 - Catastrophe at the Academy - BBC Radio 4
Inside an Autistic Mind - Boffin Media for BBC News World Service
Near Death: From Saving Lives to Taking my Own - BFBS
Play On - How Football Returned to War-Torn Ukraine - talkSPORT
Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law That Sparked a Movement, Betwixt the Sheets - History Hit
The Last Voyage - National Trust Podcast
The Only Gay in the Village - This is Distorted for Virgin Radio

Best Factual – Series
Heirs of Enslavement - Persephonica
I Am Not Nicholas - BBC Studios
Partygate: The Inside Story - ITV News
Poison - The Times
Stolen Hearts - Wondery
Terri White: Finding Britain's Ghost Children - BBC Radio 5 Live
The Shamima Begum Story: I'm Not A Monster Series 2 - BBC Radio 5 Live
Time To Listen - Absolute Radio
White Smoke: America's Chemsex Killer - Whistledown Productions

Best Drama
A Proposal For Resisting Darkness - Prison Radio Association
Badger and the Blitz - ROXO for FunKids
Below - Audible
David Copperfield - Audible
Hamlet Noir - Almost Tangible for BBC Radio 3
Sherlock & Co - Goalhanger
The Sisters - Goldhawk Productions for Realm FM, in Association with Lights Out
The Venice Conundrum - Allegra Productions for BBC Radio 4
We Should Definitely Have More Dancing - BBC Audio Drama North

Best Audiobook or Reading
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon - Orion Publishing
Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go – Our Human Story. So Far. - HarperCollins Publishers
Finding Seaglass - Almost Tangible and National Theatre of Scotland for BBC Radio 4
Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection - 750 mph for Audible Studios
Open Throat - BBC Audio Wales and the West of England
Rave New World - Bonnier Books UK
Sisters Under the Rising Sun - Bonnier Books UK
What We Fear Most by Dr Ben Cave - BBC Radio 4

Best Station Sound
Absolute Radio
BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1Xtra
Greatest Hits Radio - Ken Bruce
talkSPORT

Best Commercial Partnership
A Place To Call Home - Audio Always
Change Your Tune - Podcart for The Bach Choir
Detect Cancer Early - Be the Early Bird - Bauer Media and the Scottish Government
Free Flow with Shannon Trust - Prison Radio Association
The Dave Berry Breakfast Show with Wickes - Absolute Radio
Today with tonies - Mags Creative

Best Local Show
Boogie in the Morning - Forth 1
Bowie @ Breakfast - Clyde 1
Footprints Podcast - Bathscape
Game Night - BBC Radio Leicester
Off the Beaten Jack - Flaneur Productions
Pulse 1 Breakfast with Mylo & Rosie - Pulse 1
Real life stories from Rye - Ryecast
The Graham Liver Breakfast Show - BBC Radio Lancashire
We Are Notts - BBC Radio Nottingham

The Impact Award
Cash for Kids Day: Cash for Kids - Bauer Media
Different: Nicky Campbell - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live
Football Untold - Bauer Media Audio
Navigating How...from the Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Mags Creative
Seven: Rob Burrow - BBC Radio Leeds
Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson Story - The Sunday Times and Stories of our Times
Stoma Swimmer - BBC Radio Newcastle
The HIV Podcast - Thames Valley Positive Support
The Second Victim: Daisy's Story - RAW for Audible

The Creative Innovation Award
Dan Snow's Story of England - History Hit
Hamlet Noir - Almost Tangible for BBC Radio 3
My Dream Dinner Party - Series 5 - Tuning Fork for BBC Radio 4
National Prison Radio's Rock Show - Prison Radio Association
Seven: Rob Burrow - BBC Radio Leeds
Takeover Tuesdays - Prison Radio Association
The Hits Radio Breakfast Show with AI Fleur East, James & Matt - Hits Radio
The Smart 7 - Daft Doris
A Place To Call Home - Audio Always

The Grassroots Award
300 Seconds Podcast - Ocean Youth Radio
Class Divide Podcast
Kids Live at 5 - Cheshire's Mix56
Life After Prison - Prison Radio Association
Make a Blanket and Set a World Record - BBC Radio Derby
Our Earth Week - Community Radio Environment
Three Ways to Save a Life - BBC Radio Manchester
Transmission Roundhouse Podcast Academy
Windrush 75 - BBC Radio Sheffield

Community Station of the Year
ALL FM
Bro Radio
Radio Platfform
RNIB Connect Radio
Somer Valley FM
Vectis Radio

The John Myers Award Station of the Year Award
BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Manchester
Clyde 1
Forth 1
BBC Radio Ulster
Reform Radio

UK Station or Network of the Year
BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 6 Music
Fun Kids
Kiss UK
talkSPORT

Radio Times Moment of the Year (voted by the public)
"Have you ever told a lie?" - BBC Radio Nottingham
John Robins reveals his struggles with alcohol addiction and his journey of recovery - BBC Radio 5 Live
Adrian Edmondson remembers Rik Mayall - BBC Radio 4
Isabel Oakeshott's Hancock hang-up - Times Radio
Jennie Longdon reveals the impact OCD has on her daily life - Absolute Radio
Ken Bruce joins Greatest Hits Radio - Greatest Hits Radio
Letters to the Lionesses - talkSPORT
Luton Town are promoted to the Premier League - BBC 3 Counties
Nicky Campbell speaks to the daughter of his abuser - BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
Rob Burrow carried over the finish line - BBC Radio Leeds

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