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| British Podcast Awards 2025: Full list of nominees from David Tennant to Lily Allen | British Podcast Awards 2025: Full list of nominees from David Tennant to Lily Allen |
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| Comedian Maisie Adam will host this year's awards ceremony in October | Comedian Maisie Adam will host this year's awards ceremony in October |
| You listen to them while you're cooking, cleaning and commuting... now the country's best podcasts from the past 12 months are set to be officially recognised. | You listen to them while you're cooking, cleaning and commuting... now the country's best podcasts from the past 12 months are set to be officially recognised. |
| The British Podcast Awards 2025 nominees were announced on Thursday, with shows hosted by David Tennant, Louis Theroux, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver all receiving nods, alongside Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, Elis James and John Robins. | The British Podcast Awards 2025 nominees were announced on Thursday, with shows hosted by David Tennant, Louis Theroux, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver all receiving nods, alongside Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, Elis James and John Robins. |
| The awards, chaired by BBC Radio 4 Today's Emma Barnett, celebrate genres including arts and culture, documentary, comedy, true crime, parenting and health. | |
| The ceremony will take place at the Indigo at London's O2 Arena on Thursday 2 October, hosted by comedian Maisie Adam. | The ceremony will take place at the Indigo at London's O2 Arena on Thursday 2 October, hosted by comedian Maisie Adam. |
| Last year's ceremony saw Michael Mosley's widow, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, accept an award on his behalf, three months after his death, as the doctor was inducted into the event's hall of fame for his podcast Just One Thing. | Last year's ceremony saw Michael Mosley's widow, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, accept an award on his behalf, three months after his death, as the doctor was inducted into the event's hall of fame for his podcast Just One Thing. |
| Voting for this year's Listeners' Choice award opened on Thursday as well, with the public invited to take part until Friday 29 August. | Voting for this year's Listeners' Choice award opened on Thursday as well, with the public invited to take part until Friday 29 August. |
| The nominees for the spotlight and specialist awards will be revealed soon, organisers said. | The nominees for the spotlight and specialist awards will be revealed soon, organisers said. |
| Here are the 2025 nominations in full: | Here are the 2025 nominations in full: |
| Arts and culture | Arts and culture |
| Facing the Music - Overcoat Media for BBC Radio 3 | Facing the Music - Overcoat Media for BBC Radio 3 |
| Folk on Foot - Potholder Productions Ltd | Folk on Foot - Potholder Productions Ltd |
| Intersections: Los Angeles - Rethink Audio Ltd | Intersections: Los Angeles - Rethink Audio Ltd |
| Sonic Fields – Freelance Sam Tyler | Sonic Fields – Freelance Sam Tyler |
| Soul Music - BBC Audio Bristol for BBC Radio 4 | Soul Music - BBC Audio Bristol for BBC Radio 4 |
| The Lost Archives of James Baldwin - Sea Salt and Mango | The Lost Archives of James Baldwin - Sea Salt and Mango |
| Best host(s) | Best host(s) |
| Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw - Cold Glass Productions | Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw - Cold Glass Productions |
| Dan Snow - History Hit | Dan Snow - History Hit |
| David Tennant - Sony Music Entertainment & No Mystery | David Tennant - Sony Music Entertainment & No Mystery |
| Femi Oke - Audible | Femi Oke - Audible |
| Helen Pidd - The Guardian | Helen Pidd - The Guardian |
| Louis Theroux – Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with Spotify | Louis Theroux – Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with Spotify |
| Luke Jones - Audio Always | Luke Jones - Audio Always |
| Zak and Jules - Prison Radio Association | Zak and Jules - Prison Radio Association |
| Business | Business |
| Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey - Restord | Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey - Restord |
| Money Talks - The Economist | Money Talks - The Economist |
| The Daybreak Europe Podcast - Bloomberg | The Daybreak Europe Podcast - Bloomberg |
| The Factory Next Door - The Factory Next Door | The Factory Next Door - The Factory Next Door |
| The Third Angle - 18Sixty Ltd | The Third Angle - 18Sixty Ltd |
| The Times Tech Podcast - The Times | The Times Tech Podcast - The Times |
| Wedding Pros Who are Ready to Grow - BeccaPountney.com | Wedding Pros Who are Ready to Grow - BeccaPountney.com |
| Comedy | Comedy |
| Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live | Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Where There's a Will, There's a Wake - Sony Music Entertainment | Where There's a Will, There's a Wake - Sony Music Entertainment |
| Sound Heap - Lead Mojo | Sound Heap - Lead Mojo |
| The Skewer – An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4 | The Skewer – An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4 |
| This Paranormal Life - R&K Media | This Paranormal Life - R&K Media |
| Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always | Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always |
| Daily | Daily |
| Newscast - BBC News | Newscast - BBC News |
| The Daybreak Europe Podcast - Bloomberg | The Daybreak Europe Podcast - Bloomberg |
| The Intelligence/The Weekend Intelligence - The Economist | The Intelligence/The Weekend Intelligence - The Economist |
| The News Agents - Global | The News Agents - Global |
| The Story - The Times and The Sunday Times | The Story - The Times and The Sunday Times |
| Today in Focus - The Guardian | Today in Focus - The Guardian |
| Yoto Daily - Yoto | Yoto Daily - Yoto |
| Documentary | Documentary |
| Cursed – Audible | Cursed – Audible |
| Dead Man Running - A BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds | Dead Man Running - A BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds |
| Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 | Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 |
| Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens | Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens |
| Stalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live | Stalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live |
| The Trapped - ITN | The Trapped - ITN |
| Education | Education |
| Fun Kids Science Weekly - Fun Kids | Fun Kids Science Weekly - Fun Kids |
| Hold Or Fold - Prison Radio Association | Hold Or Fold - Prison Radio Association |
| LSE iQ - London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE iQ - London School of Economics and Political Science |
| What's Your Map? with Jerry Brotton - Whistledown Productions | What's Your Map? with Jerry Brotton - Whistledown Productions |
| Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live | Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always | Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always |
| Inbetween Man - Improvise Event Limited | Inbetween Man - Improvise Event Limited |
| The Guilty Feminist - The Spontaneity Shop Enterprises | The Guilty Feminist - The Spontaneity Shop Enterprises |
| The Traitors: Uncloaked - Platform Media/Listen for BBC Sounds | The Traitors: Uncloaked - Platform Media/Listen for BBC Sounds |
| This Paranormal Life - R&K Media | This Paranormal Life - R&K Media |
| Vogue & Amber - Global | Vogue & Amber - Global |
| Factual | Factual |
| Babbage - The Economist | Babbage - The Economist |
| Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew) | Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew) |
| Beyond Five Senses - Kinda Studios | Beyond Five Senses - Kinda Studios |
| In Dark Corners series 2 – BBC Audio Scotland for Radio 4 | In Dark Corners series 2 – BBC Audio Scotland for Radio 4 |
| Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens | Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens |
| The Coming Storm (series 2) - BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 4. | The Coming Storm (series 2) - BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 4. |
| Waterlands - 18Sixty | Waterlands - 18Sixty |
| Fiction | Fiction |
| Broken Veil - Cheese & Pickle Productions | Broken Veil - Cheese & Pickle Productions |
| COLD TAPES - Free Turn & Wondery | COLD TAPES - Free Turn & Wondery |
| Limelight: Discretion - Hat Trick Productions for BBC Radio 4 | Limelight: Discretion - Hat Trick Productions for BBC Radio 4 |
| Last Dance - Blackabbey Productions | Last Dance - Blackabbey Productions |
| Limelight: Money Gone - Naked Productions for BBC Radio 4 | Limelight: Money Gone - Naked Productions for BBC Radio 4 |
| The Mysterious Affair at Styles – A Poirot Mystery' - Audible | The Mysterious Affair at Styles – A Poirot Mystery' - Audible |
| Limelight: The Skies Are Watching - Goldhawk Productions for BBC Radio 4 | Limelight: The Skies Are Watching - Goldhawk Productions for BBC Radio 4 |
| This Paranormal Life - R&K Media | This Paranormal Life - R&K Media |
| Health and wellbeing | Health and wellbeing |
| Echoes of Harm - WeissComm Partners | Echoes of Harm - WeissComm Partners |
| Hack your Body, Heal your Mind - Audible | Hack your Body, Heal your Mind - Audible |
| Inbetween Man - Improvise Event | Inbetween Man - Improvise Event |
| Jon Holmes Says The C Word – An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | Jon Holmes Says The C Word – An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds |
| My life with dementia - Dementia UK | My life with dementia - Dementia UK |
| Why Mums Don't Jump - Helen Ledwick | Why Mums Don't Jump - Helen Ledwick |
| History | History |
| Assume Nothing: Killer Dust - BBC NI for BBC Radio 4 | Assume Nothing: Killer Dust - BBC NI for BBC Radio 4 |
| Sing it Pink - Aunt Nell | Sing it Pink - Aunt Nell |
| The Guernsey Deportees - OG Podcasts | The Guernsey Deportees - OG Podcasts |
| The History Podcast - The Brighton Bomb - Walk on Air Films for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | The History Podcast - The Brighton Bomb - Walk on Air Films for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds |
| The Spy Who - Wondery | The Spy Who - Wondery |
| Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Noiser | Titanic: Ship of Dreams - Noiser |
| Weird in the Wade - Weird in the Wade | Weird in the Wade - Weird in the Wade |
| Impact | Impact |
| A Slice of Bread and Butter - The Bread and Butter Thing | A Slice of Bread and Butter - The Bread and Butter Thing |
| Movers & Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's - RCJ Media | Movers & Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's - RCJ Media |
| Oceans: Life Under Water - Crowd Network | Oceans: Life Under Water - Crowd Network |
| On the Side of Humanity - Amnesty International | On the Side of Humanity - Amnesty International |
| QueerAF - QueerAF CIC | QueerAF - QueerAF CIC |
| The Culture Colonel - BFBS | The Culture Colonel - BFBS |
| Shadow World: The Willpower Detectives – BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 | Shadow World: The Willpower Detectives – BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 |
| Interview | Interview |
| Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew) | Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew) |
| Everything I Know About Me – DMG Podcasts | Everything I Know About Me – DMG Podcasts |
| OUTCAST WORLD - 7th Planet Media Services | OUTCAST WORLD - 7th Planet Media Services |
| The Hidden 20% - The Hidden 20% | The Hidden 20% - The Hidden 20% |
| The Louis Theroux Podcast - Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with Spotify | The Louis Theroux Podcast - Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with Spotify |
| The News Agents - Special episode: Inside the murky world of Facebook - Global | The News Agents - Special episode: Inside the murky world of Facebook - Global |
| Widowed AF - WIDOWED AF | Widowed AF - WIDOWED AF |
| Kids | Kids |
| Checkpoint Kids Bedtime Stories - Magdoos Media | Checkpoint Kids Bedtime Stories - Magdoos Media |
| Evie Asks... How Are You? - Audio Always | Evie Asks... How Are You? - Audio Always |
| The Conversation's Curious Kids - The Conversation UK | The Conversation's Curious Kids - The Conversation UK |
| The Hey Duggee Pupcast - Chalk and Blade for Cbeebies and BBC Sounds | The Hey Duggee Pupcast - Chalk and Blade for Cbeebies and BBC Sounds |
| The Reading Cafe - The Reading Cafe | The Reading Cafe - The Reading Cafe |
| Yoto Daily - Yoto | Yoto Daily - Yoto |
| Lifestyle | Lifestyle |
| Beyond Five Senses - Kinda Studios | Beyond Five Senses - Kinda Studios |
| Brown Girls Do It Too: Big Boy Energy - A BBC Radio 5 Live commission for BBC Sounds | Brown Girls Do It Too: Big Boy Energy - A BBC Radio 5 Live commission for BBC Sounds |
| DNA Trail: The Promise – BBC Local Audio for BBC Sounds | DNA Trail: The Promise – BBC Local Audio for BBC Sounds |
| Life After Prison - Prison Radio Association | Life After Prison - Prison Radio Association |
| Melting Pot – BBC Audio North for BBC Sounds Audio Lab | Melting Pot – BBC Audio North for BBC Sounds Audio Lab |
| Not Even Water – BBC Asian Network | Not Even Water – BBC Asian Network |
| This Is Powerful - Sound & Bones | This Is Powerful - Sound & Bones |
| Network or publisher | Network or publisher |
| BBC World Service | BBC World Service |
| Fun Kids | Fun Kids |
| Global | Global |
| History Hit | History Hit |
| Prison Radio Association | Prison Radio Association |
| Sony Music Entertainment | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Wondery | Wondery |
| New podcast | New podcast |
| Because the Boss Belongs to Us - Molten Heart | Because the Boss Belongs to Us - Molten Heart |
| Hold Or Fold - Prison Radio Association | Hold Or Fold - Prison Radio Association |
| Inbetween Man - Improvise Event | Inbetween Man - Improvise Event |
| Journeys with Grace - Journeys with Grace | Journeys with Grace - Journeys with Grace |
| RadioTherapy - RadioTherapy | RadioTherapy - RadioTherapy |
| Strangers on a Bench - The Pleasant Trees | Strangers on a Bench - The Pleasant Trees |
| Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris - RobWords | Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris - RobWords |
| News and current affairs | News and current affairs |
| Business Daily - BBC News | Business Daily - BBC News |
| Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 | Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 |
| Newscast - BBC News | Newscast - BBC News |
| Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens | Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The Citizens |
| The BelTel - Mediahuis UK | The BelTel - Mediahuis UK |
| The Coming Storm (series 2) – BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 4. | The Coming Storm (series 2) – BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 4. |
| Who Killed Emma? – BBC Scotland for BBC Sounds | Who Killed Emma? – BBC Scotland for BBC Sounds |
| Parenting | Parenting |
| Dear Daughter - BBC World Service | Dear Daughter - BBC World Service |
| Happy Mum Happy Baby - Pixiu Productions | Happy Mum Happy Baby - Pixiu Productions |
| How To Feed with Charlotte Stirling-Reed - Pod60 | How To Feed with Charlotte Stirling-Reed - Pod60 |
| Momfessions - Mind Mommy Coaching | Momfessions - Mind Mommy Coaching |
| Secret Mum Club with Sophiena - Audio Always | Secret Mum Club with Sophiena - Audio Always |
| Still Parents Podcast - Lily Mae Foundation | Still Parents Podcast - Lily Mae Foundation |
| The Apple & The Tree - DMG Podcasts | The Apple & The Tree - DMG Podcasts |
| Two New Mums - Venny | Two New Mums - Venny |
| Rising Star | Rising Star |
| Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty - BBC News and BBC Sounds | Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty - BBC News and BBC Sounds |
| Clodagh Stenson - BBC Local for BBC Sounds | Clodagh Stenson - BBC Local for BBC Sounds |
| Marnie Duke - Transmission Roundhouse | Marnie Duke - Transmission Roundhouse |
| Mia Thornton – BBC Audio Labs | Mia Thornton – BBC Audio Labs |
| Toni Tone - Audio Always | Toni Tone - Audio Always |
| Sex and relationships | Sex and relationships |
| A Gay And A Nongay - A Gay And A Nongay | A Gay And A Nongay - A Gay And A Nongay |
| All Out with Jon Dean - GIMME VIDEO | All Out with Jon Dean - GIMME VIDEO |
| Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab | Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab |
| Sex in Space - String Theory | Sex in Space - String Theory |
| The Affair... with Anna Williamson - Curve Mesia | The Affair... with Anna Williamson - Curve Mesia |
| The Divorce Podcast - E-Negotiation | The Divorce Podcast - E-Negotiation |
| Sport | Sport |
| F1 Explains - Formula 1 | F1 Explains - Formula 1 |
| For The Love Of Rugby - Crowd Network | For The Love Of Rugby - Crowd Network |
| How To Be Superhuman - Podcast Discovery | How To Be Superhuman - Podcast Discovery |
| Paula's Marathon Run Club - Viral Tribe Entertainment | Paula's Marathon Run Club - Viral Tribe Entertainment |
| The Game - The Times and Sunday Times | The Game - The Times and Sunday Times |
| The Sports Agents - Global | The Sports Agents - Global |
| The Upshot - Footwork Media | The Upshot - Footwork Media |
| True crime | True crime |
| Beyond Suspision - Audible | Beyond Suspision - Audible |
| Cocaine Inc. - The Times and The Sunday Times | Cocaine Inc. - The Times and The Sunday Times |
| Dead Man Running – A BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds | Dead Man Running – A BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds |
| Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 | Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 |
| Kill List - Wondery | Kill List - Wondery |
| Assume Nothing: Murder at the Stables - BBC NI | Assume Nothing: Murder at the Stables - BBC NI |
| Shadow World: Thief at the British Museum – - BBC News Long Form Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 | Shadow World: Thief at the British Museum – - BBC News Long Form Audio Production for BBC Radio 4 |
| Stalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and 5 Live | Stalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and 5 Live |
| Video Innovation | Video Innovation |
| Access All: Disability News and Mental Health – BBC | Access All: Disability News and Mental Health – BBC |
| Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always | Help I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always |
| Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley – StoryHunter for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley – StoryHunter for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds |
| Miss Me? – A Persephonica production for BBC Sounds | Miss Me? – A Persephonica production for BBC Sounds |
| Radio Atlas - Radio Atlas | Radio Atlas - Radio Atlas |
| Staying Relevant - Staying Relevant Productions | Staying Relevant - Staying Relevant Productions |
| Welsh language | Welsh language |
| Lleisiau Cymru: 1 Mewn 2 - BBC Radio Cymru | Lleisiau Cymru: 1 Mewn 2 - BBC Radio Cymru |
| Sgwrsio - Sgwrsio | Sgwrsio - Sgwrsio |
| Siarad Siop efo Mari a Meilir - Meilir Rhys Williams | Siarad Siop efo Mari a Meilir - Meilir Rhys Williams |
| Yr Hen Iaith - Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith | Yr Hen Iaith - Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith |