RELIGIOUS RADIO AND TV AWARDS 2011

Tony Jordan, scriptwriter for last year's BBC ONE series "The Nativity" - with some of the production team, picking up one of their awards at the 2011 ceremony.

2012 Radio and Television Awards

Entry is now closed for the 2012 awards. Thank you to all the individuals, broadcasters and production companies who have entered the their best programmes. This year’s winning productions will be announced, and prizes awarded at a special ceremony at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday May 23rd.

The two teams of shortlisters (made up of experienced broadcasters and media professionals) have been busy viewing and listening to all the entries.  We’re delighted that, once again, entries have come from a range of genres with a healthy level of new media and audio entries from local and community programme makers.

The shortlisting panels have now reported back, (dowload the official shortlists on the links below), and the judges are meeting to finalise their choice of prize-winning entries - to be revealed in the awards ceremony at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday 23rd May.

Click HERE for the TV shortlist - and click HERE to view the Radio Shortlist.

RELIGIOUS RADIO AWARDS 2011

Last year's Premier Award winner, the "King James Bible Readings" consisted of a total of 7 hours of Bible readings broadcast throughout one day on Radio 4. Made by the BBC's Religion and Ethics Radio unit in collaboration with the BBC Readings Unit, the Bible readings were introduced with short essays from writers representing different literary genres.

Religious Television Awards 2011

Mainstream drama and comedy featured heavily in the winning programmes at last year's awards, so as well as "The Nativity" taking two major prizes - BBC TWO's comedy "Rev" about an inner-city Vicar picked up one of the Merit Awards. The Production team - including stars Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman were at the ceremony to pick up their award.