Nominations announced for AudioUK’s 2024 Audio Production Awards

Nominees include Meera Kumar, Jake Shears, Carys Afoko and Gary Younge, Stak, Rusty Quill and Deborah Ayorinde

The Awards, sponsored by Audible, will be held at a gala evening at the BFI on London’s South Bank on 20th November, and tickets for the Awards are on sale here: tinyurl.com/APAs24-tickets

The Audio Production Awards, organised by AudioUK (the industry body for people who make podcasts, radio and audiobooks), celebrate outstanding achievement in audio production across a huge range of audio content including; podcasts, audiobooks, sound design, radio, presenting and more. 

The prestigious Production Company of the Year category, sponsored by Audible, was as hotly contested as ever, nominees include: Almost Tangible, Blanchard House, Novel, Overcoat Media, Unedited and Whistledown Productions.

The sought after Producer of the Year category, sponsored by The Podcast Show, sees Charlotte Mélen, Ed Morrish, Jon Holmes, Leonie Thomas, Meera Kumar and Talia Augustidis up for the top award.

The presenter/host and new voice category nominees include newcomer Daisy, whose powerful story is told in RAW for Audible podcast The Second Victim: Daisy’s Story. Jake Shears for his podcast Queer the Music as well as Dan Snow for History Hit and Craig Charles for his show on BBC Radio 6 Music. This year, AudioUK will present the Best Presenter/Host award in honour of David Knowles, presenter of the podcast Ukraine: The Latest who sadly passed away in September this year.

Brighton based Carousel Radio who bring the voices of those with learning disabilities to radio are just one of the nominees for the Grassroots Production Award sponsored by Morley Radio, alongside Prison Radio Association and an innovative production about cough from University of Manchester and Imperial College London.

Meanwhile Jassa Ahluwalia and Deborah Ayorinde received nominations for Best Narrator and William Hanson and Jordan North, Sayeeda Warshi and David Baddiel, and Nish Kumar and Coco Khan are just some of the nominees for the Best Ensemble Cast award.

Chloe Straw, Managing Director of AudioUK, said:  

“The breadth of talent in the UK continues to fill me with joy each year. AudioUK’s Audio Production Awards provide a space to celebrate talent in a way that no other awards ceremony offers – spotlighting the producers behind some of the most creative and meticulously produced stories and shows in the world. And of course there remains an opportunity to celebrate those in front of the mic, with our hotly contested presenter and narrator categories. Congratulations to all of the nominees, and thank you to all the judges who share their time and expertise in order to judge these awards.

I’d like to thank the Audio Production Awards team – Katie Banham and Naomi Oiku, without whom there would be no awards – make sure you get them a drink at the ceremony. Thank you to Megan Bradshaw, our Chair of Judges, for her wise guidance and words. To our EDI consultant Yassine Senghor, who provides unconscious bias training and guidance as part of the judging process. And thank you to the Steering Team, Kellie While and Leona Fensome. 

To our lead sponsor Audible, their support enables us to put the awards on every year, and to celebrate the people who make the audio industry. Thank you to Amazon Music and Wondery, our Pay What You Can Scheme partners, if you are unable to access the awards due to finances, please get in touch for free or discounted tickets. And thank you to our category sponsors, BBC Sounds, Everybody Media, Great Big Story, Morley Radio, Sue Terry Voices and The Podcast Show and our drinks reception sponsor BetterHelp”.

Megan Bradshaw, Head of Podcasts, Europe, Australia and New Zealand at Amazon Music and Chair of Judges said: 

“It was an honour to act as 2024 Chair of Judges for the APAs: the Awards recognise the best in audio production, and we actively ask our judges to consider the talent that most shines this year, against the context of the cultures we operate in, and the diverse audiences we as an industry aim to serve (and aspire to reflect). Many congratulations to all the nominees – see you on the 20th November at one of London’s iconic arts venues – the BFI.”

Event Information 

AudioUK’s Audio Production Awards 2024 will be held at the BFI, London Southbank, on Wednesday 20th November. 

Early bird rates for AudioUK members are £70+VAT and £80+VAT for non-members and are available until 4th November 2024. After that they rise to £75+VAT for members and £85+VAT for non-members. Included in the ticket price is 3 complimentary drinks and a selection of canapés and larger bites served throughout the evening. 

Tickets are on sale here: tinyurl.com/APAs24-tickets

The Pay What You Can Scheme, supported by Amazon Music and Wondery, is available again for freelancers and individuals who would otherwise find the cost of a ticket a barrier to attending. Email [email protected] for further information on accessing a free or discounted ticket. Tickets are limited and based on a first-come first-served basis.

This year, AudioUK has again teamed up with The Entry Level Audio Network to hold a pre-Awards ceremony mixer for people who do not know many others in the audio industry, are attending alone, or who find larger events challenging. For more details and to sign up, please go to: ELAN pre-mixer tickets.

Full list of Nominees for the Audio Production Awards 2024 below. 

Audio Production Awards 2024 Nominees

Best Audiobook Producer Sponsored by Sue Terry Voices

Alfie Thompson – Penguin Random House
Chris Thompson – Penguin Random House
Kate MacDonald – Penguin Random House
Lily Ridett – Freelance for Penguin Random House
Rosemary O’Dowd – Penguin Random House
Sophie Ahmed – Audio Always

Best Arts & Culture Producer

Arthur Hagues – Prison Radio Association
Geoff Bird – Freelance
Leonie Thomas – Overcoat Media
Lou Mensah – Shade Media
Sharuna Sagar – BBC
Silas Gray – Eclectivity

Best Comedy Producer

Bertie Moores – Audio Always
Ed Morrish – Lead Mojo Productions
Jon Holmes – unusual
Lyndsay Fenner – Mighty Bunny
Matt Tiller – Tillervision
Sasha Bobak – BBC Studios Audio

Best Drama and Fiction Producer

Nathan Freeman – Audible
Boz Temple-Morris – Holy Mountain
Charlotte Melén – Almost Tangible
Nicolas Jackson – Afonica
Samuel Robinson – Freelance
Terry Mynott – Moonkarta

Best Ensemble Cast

Carys Afoko and Gary Younge – Over the Top, Under the Radar
Nish Kumar and Coco Khan – Pod Save the UK
Sayeeda Warsi and David Baddiel – A Muslim & A Jew Go There
The Ensemble Cast of Green Wing: Resuscitated
William Hanson and Jordan North – Help I Sexted My Boss
Zak and Jules – Life After Prison

Best Entertainment Producer

Charlie Murrell – Sony Music Entertainment
David Manero – Listen
Faye Lyons-White – Loftus Media
Helena Webb – BBC Radio 1 / BBC Audio
Josephine McDermott – BBC
Katie Boden – TBI Media

Best Factual/Documentary Producer Sponsored by Great Big Story

Anna Sinfield – Novel
Emma Barnaby – Freelance/Raw TV
Jude Shapiro – Peanut & Crumb
Meera Kumar – Freelance
Ross Sutherland – Falling Tree Productions
Talia Augustidis – Falling Tree Productions

Best Lifestyle and Society Producer Sponsored by Everybody Media

Anne McNaught – Boffin Media
Beth Madden – Prison Radio Association
Catherine Carr – Pocket Productions/Whistledown
Lina Prestwood – Scenery Studios and Social Broadcasts
Matt Nielson – Chalk and Blade
Sam Taylor – Prison Radio Association

Best Music Producer
James Taylor – Overcoat Media
Matt Tasker – BBC Audio
Ollie Brookes – Prison Radio Association
Rob Littlejohn – Independent
Shreni Yajnik – Listen
Silvia Malnati – Reduced Listening

Best Narrator

Deborah Ayorinde – Unedited
Hannah Lavery – Almost Tangible
Jassa Ahluwalia – Bonnier Books UK
Joe Jameson – Various
Rebecca LaChance – Almost Tangible
Russ Bain – W.F. Howes

Best New Producer Sponsored by Amazon Music and Wondery

Cat Gough – Reduced Listening
Jasmine Hill – Listen
Mahsa Chadry – Audio Always
Nadia Mehdi – Freelance
Taqwa Sadiq – Freelance and BBC
Verity de Cala – Transmission Roundhouse

Best New Voice Sponsored by BBC Sounds

Anouska Lewis – BBC Sounds Audio Lab & Mags Creative
Daisy – RAW for Audible
Jake Shears – Queer the Music
Petra Barran – Scenery Studios and Social Broadcasts
Lucinda Rouse – Third Sector & Rethink Audio
Sophiena – Audio Always

Best News and Current Affairs Producer

Courtney Yusuf – The Guardian
Edward Drummond – The Times and The Sunday Times
James Shield – Freelance/The Times and The Sunday Times
Sam Chantarasak – The Times and The Sunday Times
Tim Johns – BBC
Will Roe – The Times and The Sunday Times

Best Presenter/Host, presented in honour of David Knowles

Craig Charles – Audio Always
Dan Snow – History Hit
Jake Harris – Yoto
Jon Holmes – Freelance
Josie Long – Falling Tree Productions
Justin Dealey – BBC Three Counties Radio

Best Sonic Branding Producer

Adam Venton – Little Monster Media
Emily Roberts – Kerrang! Radio and Planet Rock Station Sound
Gordon Lundy – Absolute Radio
James Stodd – Greatest Hits Radio
Matt Barnard – Bauer Media Group
Sam Parker – WIZZFX

Best Sound Design Producer

Amber Devereux – Tin Can Audio
David Chilton – Almost Tangible
Martin Austwick – Freelance
Olga Reed – Granny Eats Wolf
Tess Davidson – Freelance
Tony Churnside – Freelance

Best Sports Producer

Finn Ranson – Stak
Ilona Toller – Whistledown Productions
Jack Winstanley – IMG
Joe Aldridge – IMG
Justin Dealey – BBC Three Counties Radio
Lochlainn Harte – Freelance

Grassroots Production Award Sponsored by Morley Radio

Carousel Radio
Lou Mensah – Shade Podcast
Prison Radio Association – Life After Prison
Prison Radio Association – Outside In
Rosa Schling and Hannah Kemp-Welch – Childcare Voices
University of Manchester / Imperial College London – Let’s Talk About Cough

Little Ears Producer

Alice Homewood – Mags Creative
Becky Green – Audio Always
Eloise Stevens – Freelance
Jake Harris – Yoto
Lance Dann – Rezilience
Lucy Wroe – Small Wardour

Producer of the Year Sponsored by The Podcast Show

Charlotte Melén – Almost Tangible
Ed Morrish – Lead Mojo Productions
Jon Holmes – unusual
Leonie Thomas – Overcoat Media / Whistledown Productions
Meera Kumar – Freelance
Talia Augustidis – Falling Tree Productions

Production Company of the Year Sponsored by Audible

Almost Tangible
Blanchard House
Novel
Overcoat Media
Unedited
Whistledown Productions

Publisher or Network of the Year

BBC Asian Network
Black Library
Resonance
Rusty Quill
Sky News
Stak

The Sustainability and Climate Award

Audio Always
Ben Weaver-Hincks & Tom Previte – Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey
Eleanor McDowall – Lights Out: Dust
Get Birding – Peanut & Crumb
James Miller and Bella Lack – Here’s The Plan
Robin Markwell and Tracey Williams – Lego Overboard