British Podcast Awards

ABOUT THE AWARDS

The Podcast industry is booming. Functioning not only as a platform for creative expression but also as a commercial channel. The British Podcast Awards champions the people both in front of and behind the microphone. Whether you are part of a major studio or a solo podcaster there is a category for you. Categories include, Entertainment, Wellbeing, New Podcast and the publicly voted Listeners' Choice!

The British Podcast Awards are delivered in partnership with Campaign, the advertising industry’s leading trade publication, and aims to shine a light on the very best the world of podcasting has to offer across a wide range of topics and formats.

REACH NEW AUDIENCES

Increase your podcasts visibility and attract new listeners via our digital channels with a reach of millions

BE RECOGNISED

Gain acknowledgment and prestige within the podcasting industry

DISCOVER NEW SHOWS

Find amazing new shows to listen to and meet some incredible passionate and like-minded people throughout the process

CONNECT WITH OTHER CREATORS

Connect with fellow podcasters, industry professionals, and potential collaborators

GENRES

Arts & Culture

Business

Climate

Comedy

Documentary

Entertainment

Factual

Fiction

History

Kids

News & Current Affairs

Parenting

Sex & Relationships

Sport

True Crime

Wellbeing

Welsh Language

GENERAL

Daily

Interview

Network or Publisher

New Podcast

PEOPLE & TEAMS

Rising Star

NEW – Best Host(s)

EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS

Not open for entry

Podcast Champion

Specialist Award

Spotlight Award

Podcast of the Year

Hall of fame

PUBLIC VOTE

Listeners' Choice Awards

LEANNE ALIE

Head of Podcasts, The Partnership Group

Leanne is an experienced podcast producer and project manager, who is passionate about raising the voices of underrepresented groups within audio. Leanne is the creator of Coiled, a 2022 British Podcast Awards winner

SURUTHI BALA and HANNAH MAGUIRE

Hosts, Redhanded Podcast

The dynamic duo who host the True Crime podcast Redhanded, are 2/3 of this year’s British Podcast Awards chair judge trio. The podcast hosts are have taken the trophy for The Listeners' Choice award for the past 3 years!

JUDGING THE BPAs

If you or someone you know would be a good fit to join Leanne, Suruthi and Hannah then read the below.

Judges will be asked to reward entries with an appreciation of the podcast audience and medium, and that do so consistently. They will consider three areas equally:

QUALITY - both of the sound and the content. How have you used sound to tell your story in the best possible way? Is the content interesting, entertaining or engaging and delivered well?

IMPACT - engage our judges with your best work. Does it stand out in the category? Judges will ask themselves: would this content motivate me to listen to this show on a regular basis?

NEW PERSPECTIVES - podcasting is a medium with low barriers to entry, and with longer engagement than most online media. So we’re looking for treatments, guests and stories that aren’t represented in other media, perspectives that you couldn’t hear anywhere else and specifically material tuned to the podcast listening experience.

JUDGING THE BPAs

If you or someone you know would be a good fit to join Leanne, Suruthi and Hannah then read the below.

Judges will be asked to reward entries with an appreciation of the podcast audience and medium, and that do so consistently. They will consider three areas equally:

QUALITY - both of the sound and the content.

IMPACT - engage our judges with your best work.

NEW PERSPECTIVES - podcasting is a medium with low barriers to entry, and with longer engagement than most online media.