The APAs 2026 | Audio UK

The APAs from AudioUK return for 2026!

The APAs from AudioUK sponsored by Audible are back and this year is going to be the biggest and best yet. We are returning to the BFI on Thursday 26th November 2026 for a night celebrating the very best in UK podcasting and audio.

Entries open on July 1st 2026. This year brings a fresh new look, exciting changes to the awards, and six new and updated categories. Brand new for 2026 are the International Breakthrough Award, Executive Producer of the Year, Experimental Sound Design, and Best Use of Video. We are also delighted to announce that Non-Fiction Audiobook is now a standalone category in its own right, and Ensemble Cast gets its own dedicated home for the first time. Whether you are an independent producer, part of a large network, or somewhere in between, if you make brilliant podcasts or audio, we want to hear from you.

Thanks to the continued support of Amazon Music, the Pay What You Can scheme is back for a fifth year. If financial constraints would otherwise prevent you from entering, discounted entry rates are available, because great audio deserves to be recognised, regardless of budget.

Keep an eye on our social channels and website for all the latest updates. There is a lot to look forward to!

For more information or to register your interest check out our new website www.theapas.co.uk, or contact hello@theapas.co.uk, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram, or sign up to our mailing list for updates.

Not sure what to expect? Take a look at what went down at the APAs 2025…

The 2025 APAs took place on Thursday 27th November at the BFI, hosted by broadcaster and founder of the Mainstream, Remel London. With a sold-out crowd and an electric atmosphere, the evening was a celebration of everything that makes the UK podcasting and audio industry so extraordinary.

Highlights included gold for Fix Radio’s The Bald Builders Breakfast in Entertainment, Penny4’s supernatural thriller Up in Smoke taking Drama and Fiction, and We Are Grape winning Music for Pete Tong’s Essential History of Dance. The AudioUK Award was presented to the team at Crossed Wires Festival for their outstanding contribution to the industry.

Press wall photos are available here. Photographer credit Stefan Weil.
And the ceremony photos are available here. Photographer credit Daria Agafonova.

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Picture credits: Stefan Weil

Past Award winners

Please find below lists of past winners of the Audio Production Awards (APAs) and the previous Radio Production Awards (RPAs):

For reasons that are currently unclear, results for years before 2022 are currently missing from this website and its backups. We are actively seeking archived copies to restore the links below. If you happen to have full results for any of these years, please email admin@audiouk.org.uk and we will be delighted to receive them!

APAs 2021

APAs 2020

APAs 2019

APAs 2018

APAs 2017

APAs 2016

RPAs 2015

RPAs 2014

RPAs 2013

RPAs 2012

RPAs 2011

RPAs 2010