The ARIAS 2022 hosted by Rylan took place last night at London’s Adelphi Theatre.
After another landmark year for audio and radio, the ARIAS celebrated the achievements of the UK’s individuals, networks and stations over the last 12 months.
Attendees included ARIAS host Rylan as well as the likes of Naga Munchetty, Fleur East, Vanessa Feltz, Adele Roberts, Zoe Ball, Gemma Atkinson and Mike Toolan, Heather Small, Emma Barnett, Tony Blackburn, Dave Berry, Scott Mills and Chris Stark, Greg James, Annie Mac, George the Poet and more.
As podcasts continue to reach record audiences with 19.1 million listeners in the UK, Novel for Wondery’s Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera won Best Factual – Series; Reduced Listening for Spotify’s Decode took Gold in both Best New Show and Best Specialist Music Show; The Long Time Academy won Best Independent Podcast, Mags Creative’s Life Sentence took home The Creative Innovation Award and We are VOICES Podcast won The Grassroots Award.
Guests gave Adele Roberts a standing ovation as she won the Radio Times Moment of the Year for her return to radio following her cancer diagnosis. The Radio 1 DJ was in tears as she collected the award and thanked fellow presenter Yasmin Evans for encouraging her to go to the doctors when she didn’t think she needed to in her speech.
Zoe Ball welled up as she reflected on the life of radio and broadcast legend Janice Long and presented her family with the inaugural Pioneer Award.
Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell were joined virtually on stage by the BBC’s Chief Correspondent Lyse Doucet. Together they urged guests to take a moment to reflect on the Ukraine crisis and the importance of truthful reporting, and asked guests to donate to help the people of Ukraine
Fleur East screamed in disbelief when her station Hits Radio won Gold for UK Station Or Network of the Year.
Entertainment from BRIT winner Tom Odell who performed “Another Love”, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Calum Scott who performed a mash up of his hits “Wherever Are You Now” and “You Are the Reason”, while Heather Small sang her 2000 anthem “Proud”.
DJ Janice Long was honoured with the inaugural Pioneer Award after her death at Christmas hit the hearts of everyone in the radio industry and her loyal listeners. Radio 2’s Zoe Ball presented Janice’s family with the award following a tribute video, which featured Elvis Costello, Gary Numan, Fran Healy, Toyah Willcox and Jim Kerr, remembering her legacy which paved the way for women in broadcasting.
Full List of Winners
BEST NEW PRESENTER
GOLD WINNER
James Phillips
National Prison Radio
SILVER
Lianne Sanderson
talkSPORT
BRONZE
Rima Ahmed
BBC Radio Leeds
BEST NEW SHOW
GOLD WINNER
Decoded
Reduced Listening, for Spotify
SILVER
The Unfiltered History Tour
VICE World News
BRONZE
Uncanny
Bafflegab Productions for BBC Radio 4
BEST NEWS COVERAGE
GOLD WINNER
George Floyd Killing: The Trial
Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
SILVER
The Slow Newscast
Tortoise Studios
BRONZE
I Walk With Women
Bauer Media
BEST SPEECH BREAKFAST SHOW
GOLD WINNER
The Wake Up Call
BBC Radio Kent
SILVER
Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio London
BRONZE
Times Radio Breakfast with Aasmah Mir
and Stig Abell
Times Radio
BEST SPEECH PRESENTER
GOLD WINNER
Emma Barnett
Woman’s Hour, on BBC Radio 4
SILVER
Mathilda Mallinson & Helena Wadia
Media Storm podcast
BRONZE
Manveen Rana
Stories of our Times podcast
BEST SPORTS SHOW
GOLD WINNER
Fight of the Century
TBI Media, for BBC Radio 5 Live
SILVER
Farewell Bootham Crescent
BBC Radio York
BRONZE
Game Day Exclusive
TalkSPORT
BEST COVERAGE OF AN EVENT
GOLD WINNER
Liverpool Together
BBC Radio Merseyside
SILVER
What Happened When The World Came To Glasgow?
Hits Radio Scotland
BRONZE
Euro 2020 Final
talkSPORT
THE COMEDY AWARD
GOLD WINNER
The Skewer
Unusual Productions, for BBC Radio 4
SILVER
Cold Case Crime Cuts
Unusual Productions
BRONZE
Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too
Dabster Productions, for BBC Radio 4
BEST MUSIC BREAKFAST SHOW
GOLD WINNER
The Dave Berry Breakfast Show
Absolute Radio
SILVER
BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James
BBC Radio 1
BRONZE
Bowie at Breakfast
Clyde 1
BEST MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT SHOW
GOLD WINNER
The last Radio 1’s Dance Party with Annie Mac
We Are Grape, for BBC Radio 1
SILVER
Garry Spence
Clyde 1
BRONZE
The Rock Show
National Prison Radio
BEST SPECIALIST MUSIC SHOW
GOLD WINNER
Decode
Reduced Listening, for Spotify
SILVER
Folk on Foot podcast
BRONZE
1Xtra Rap Show with Tiffany Calver
BBC Audio, for 1Xtra
BEST FACTUAL – SINGLE PROGRAMME
GOLD WINNER
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
GOLD WINNER
Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera
Novel, for Wondery
SILVER
I’m Not A Monster
BBC News, for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds
BRONZE
The Hijack
Goldhawk Productions, for Audible
BEST INDEPENDENT PODCAST
GOLD WINNER
The Long Time Academy
Scenery Studios, Headspace Studios and The Long Time Project
SILVER
Why Do I Feel?
Bite Your Tongue Productions
BRONZE
Wild Crimes
Whistledown Productions, for the Natural History Museum
BEST FICTIONAL STORYTELLING
GOLD WINNER
Little Blue Lines
BBC Audio, for Radio 4
SILVER
You & Me
Naked Productions, for BBC Radio 4
BRONZE
The Old Man in the Boat
Message Heard Media, for Fun Kids
BEST STATION SOUND
GOLD WINNER
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Popular Music Station Sound
SILVER
Absolute Radio Country launch
BRONZE
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Popular Music Station Sound
BEST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
GOLD WINNER
Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination
Mags Creative and Puffin Books
SILVER
Bedtime Stories
Audio Always and Dreams
BRONZE
The Dave Berry Breakfast Show with Wickes
Absolute Radio
BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN
GOLD WINNER
UEFA Euro 2020 on talkSPORT
SILVER
Magic Radio 100% Christmas
BRONZE
Make A Difference with your BBC Local Radio Station
THE GRASSROOTS AWARD
GOLD WINNER
We are VOICES Podcast
The VOICES Network and British Red Cross
SILVER
IVF Dad Podcast
18Sixty
BRONZE
Fully Amplified podcast
Futures Theatre
THE CREATIVE INNOVATION AWARD
GOLD WINNER
Life Sentence
Mags Creative
SILVER
The Battersea Poltergeist
Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4
BRONZE
The Unfiltered History Tour
VICE World News
THE IMPACT AWARD
GOLD WINNER
Woman’s Hour: Trafficked in Plain Sight
BBC Audio, for Radio 4
SILVER
BARS with Lady Unchained
Folded Wing, for National Prison Radio
BRONZE
KISS Life with Swarzy
Playmaker Group, for KISS
BEST LOCAL RADIO SHOW
GOLD WINNER
Justin Dealey
BBC Three Counties Radio
SILVER
Ewen & Cat at Breakfast
Clyde 2 and Greatest Hits Network Scotland
BRONZE
Gary Philipson
BBC Radio Tees
THE JOHN MYERS AWARD FOR BEST LOCAL STATION OF THE YEAR
GOLD WINNER
Clyde 1
SILVER
BBC Radio Newcastle
BRONZE
BBC Radio Ulster
UK STATION OR NETWORK OF THE YEAR
GOLD WINNER
Hits Radio
SILVER
BBC Radio 4
BRONZE
KISS Network
RADIO TIMES MOMENT OF THE YEAR
GOLD WINNER
Adele Roberts returns to Radio 1 after treatment for Bowel Cancer
SILVER
Mary wins £102k on Clyde 1
BRONZE
Annie Mac’s Last Show on BBC Radio 1
