2025 winners annoucned

Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble and Elis James and John Robins have all truimphed at tonight British Podcast Awards.

James and Robins won best comedy podcast ahead of fellow nominees Where There's A Will, There's A Wake, as hosted by Mel Giedroyc; Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts; Radio 4’s The Skewer; This Paranormal Life with Rory Powers and Kit Grier Mulvenna and Help I Sexted My Boss with William Hanson and Jordan North

Gamble’s TV spin-off podcast The Traitors: Uncloaked  celebrated a double victory with the  best entertainment podcast award and the Spotlight Award. The show will return with the launch of Celebrity Traitors next week.

Pod Save the UK with Nish Kumar and Coco Khan took home the Podcast Champion award, recognising its mix of politics and comedy.

The industry’s top prize, podcast of the year, was awarded to Kill List, which also secured best true crime podcast. 

The hard-hitting investigation into contract killers made national headlines on release and was praised by the judges for its forensic reporting and gripping storytelling.

Elsewhere, Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett were crowned best hosts for their irresistible interview series Dish,

Miss Me? with Miquita Oliver and Lily Allen was crowned the first-ever winner of the video innovation award, just as Allen announced that she will be taking a break from the podcast.

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society claimed the listeners’ choice award,

The ceremony at Indigo at The O2 in Greenwich, South London ,, was hosted by Maisie Adam.

Here are the winners of all 31 categories:

PODCAST OF THE YEAR: Kill List

Wondery

PODCAST CHAMPION: Pod Save the UK

Crooked Media

LISTENERS' CHOICE: Betwixt the Sheets

BBC


BEST ARTS & CULTURE PODCAST: Sonic Field

Freelance for Sam Tyler


BEST BUSINESS PODCAST: Wedding Pros Who are Ready to Grow

BeccaPountney.com


BEST COMEDY PODCAST: Elis James and John Robins

Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live


BEST DAILY PODCAST: Yoto Daily

Yoto


BEST DOCUMENTARY PODCAST: Dead Man Running

BBC


BEST EDUCATION PODCAST: What's Your Map? with Jerry Brotton

Whistledown Productions


BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST: The Traitors: Uncloaked
BBC


BEST FACTUAL PODCAST: The Coming Storm (series 2)

BBC


BEST FICTION PODCAST: Cold Tapes
Free Turn


BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PODCAST: Inbetween Man

Improvise Event Limited


BEST HISTORY PODCAST: The History Podcast - The Brighton Bomb
Walk on Air Films


BEST HOST(S): Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw

Cold Glass Productions


BEST IMPACT PODCAST: Movers & Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson’s

RCJ Media


BEST INTERVIEW PODCAST: Widowed AF


BEST KIDS PODCAST: The Conversation's Curious Kids

The Conversation UK


BEST LIFESTYLE PODCAST: DNA Trail: The Promise

BBC


BEST NETWORK / PUBLISHER: Prison Radio Association


BEST NEW PODCAST: Journeys with Grace


BEST NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS PODCAST: Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion
BBC


BEST PARENTING PODCAST: Momfessions

Mind Mommy Coaching


RISING STAR AWARD: Mia Thornton
BBC


BEST SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PODCAST: Criminally Queer: The Bolton 7
Reduced Listening Ltd


SPECIALIST AWARD: The Guernsey Deportees

OG Podcasts


BEST SPORT PODCAST: The Upshoot

Footwork Media


SPOTLIGHT AWARD: The Traitors: Uncloaked
BBC


BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST: Kill List

Wondery

BEST VIDEO INNOVATION: Miss Me?

Persephonica for BBC Sounds


BEST WELSH LANGUAGE PODCAST: Lleisiau Cymru: 1 Mewn 2

BBC Radio Cymru

Published: 2 Oct 2025