Outstanding BBC achievements celebrated at the 2022 ARIAs awards

Emma Barnett, BBC Woman's HourWhat a truly amazing celebration this year's ceremony was, showcasing the best audio content from a year packed with compelling storytelling and world class productions. Huge congratulations to all the BBC winners - millions of people tune in each week to listen to the beautifully crafted content they create, and it's these award-winning shows that keep people coming to us for companionship, laughter and information.- Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer

The winners of the 2022 ARIAs were announced last night, with BBC programmes and presenters taking home 13 Gold awards.

BBC Radio 4 was recognised as a standout station, winning awards in nine categories, including six prestigious gold awards. Today received Best News Coverage for their reporting of the trial of the killing of George Floyd and Woman's Hour received two gold awards: for presenter Emma Barnett who was awarded Best Speech Presenter, and for their investigation Trafficked in Plain Sight led by reporter Carolyn Atkinson, which won The Impact Award. The award for Best Factual (Single Programme) went to 'The Nazi Next Door'. Radio 4 drama and comedy was celebrated on the night, with Best Fictional Storytelling going to Little Blue Lines, and The Comedy Award going to satirical series The Skewer.

Gold awards also went to BBC Radio 1Xtra, recognised as the Best Station Sound, and BBC Radio 5 Live, who took home the award for Best Sports Show for 'Fight of the Century'.

The exceptional achievements of local stations were particularly highlighted. BBC Radio Kent picked up the award for Best Speech Breakfast Show, while BBC Radio Merseyside secured Best Coverage of An Event for their coverage of Liverpool Together.

Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer, says: "What a truly amazing celebration this year's ceremony was, showcasing the best audio content from a year packed with compelling storytelling and world class productions. Huge congratulations to all the BBC winners - millions of people tune in each week to listen to the beautifully crafted content they create, and it's these award-winning shows that keep people coming to us for companionship, laughter and information."

The BBC's Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category are listed in full below:

Best New Presenter

• Bronze: Rima Ahmed - BBC Radio Leeds

Best New Show

• Bronze: Uncanny - Bafflegab Productions for BBC Radio 4

Best News Coverage

• Gold: George Floyd Killing: The Trial - Today Programme, BBC Radio 4

Best Speech Breakfast Show

• Gold: The Wake Up Call - BBC Radio Kent
• Silver: Vanessa Feltz - BBC Radio London

Best Speech Presenter

• Gold: Emma Barnett - Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4

Best Sports Show

• Gold: Fight of the Century - TBI Media, for BBC Radio 5 Live
• Silver: Farewell Bootham Crescent - BBC Radio York

Best Coverage of an Event

• Gold: Liverpool Together - BBC Radio Merseyside

The Comedy Award

• Gold: The Skewer - Unusual Productions, for BBC Radio 4

Best Music Breakfast Show

• Silver: BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James

Best Music Entertainment Show

• Gold: The last Radio 1's Dance Party with Annie Mac - We Are Grape, for BBC Radio 1

Best Specialist Music Show

• Bronze: 1Xtra Rap Show with Tiffany Calver - BBC Audio, for 1Xtra

Best Factual - Single Programme

• Gold: The Nazi Next Door - BBC Radio 4
• Silver: Lights Out: The Last Taboo - Falling Tree Productions, for BBC Radio 4
• Bronze: Have You Heard George's Podcast: Mavado & Vybz - George the Poet, for BBC Sounds

Best Factual - Series

• Silver: I'm Not A Monster - BBC News, for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

Best Fictional Storytelling

• Gold: Little Blue Lines - BBC Audio, for Radio 4
• Silver: You & Me - Naked Productions, for BBC Radio 4

Best Station Sound

• Gold: BBC Radio 1Xtra - BBC Popular Music Station Sound
• Bronze: BBC Radio 6 Music - BBC Popular Music Station Sound

Best Marketing Campaign

• Bronze: Make A Difference with your BBC Local Radio Station

The Creative Innovation Award

• Silver: The Battersea Poltergeist - Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4

The Impact Award

• Gold: Woman's Hour: Trafficked in Plain Sight - BBC Audio, for Radio 4

Best Local Radio Show

• Gold: Justin Dealey - BBC Three Counties Radio
• Bronze: Gary Philipson - BBC Radio Tees

The John Meyers Award for Local Station of the Year

• Silver: BBC Radio Newcastle
• Bronze: BBC Radio Ulster

UK Station or Network of the Year

• Silver: BBC Radio 4

Radio Moments of the Year

• Gold: Adele Roberts returns to Radio 1 after bowel cancer treatment
• Bronze: Annie Mac's last show on Radio 1

JH

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