The winners of the 2022 ARIAs were announced last night, with BBC programmes and presenters taking home 13 Gold awards.

BBC Radio 4 was recognised as a standout station, winning awards in nine categories, including six prestigious gold awards. Today received Best News Coverage for their reporting of the trial of the killing of George Floyd and Woman’s Hour received two gold awards: for presenter Emma Barnett who was awarded Best Speech Presenter, and for their investigation Trafficked in Plain Sight led by reporter Carolyn Atkinson, which won The Impact Award. The award for Best Factual (Single Programme) went to ‘The Nazi Next Door’. Radio 4 drama and comedy was celebrated on the night, with Best Fictional Storytelling going to Little Blue Lines, and The Comedy Award going to satirical series The Skewer.

Gold awards also went to BBC Radio 1Xtra, recognised as the Best Station Sound, and BBC Radio 5 Live, who took home the award for Best Sports Show for ‘Fight of the Century’.

The exceptional achievements of local stations were particularly highlighted. BBC Radio Kent picked up the award for Best Speech Breakfast Show, while BBC Radio Merseyside secured Best Coverage of An Event for their coverage of Liverpool Together.

Charlotte Moore, BBC Chief Content Officer, says: “What a truly amazing celebration this year’s ceremony was, showcasing the best audio content from a year packed with compelling storytelling and world class productions. Huge congratulations to all the BBC winners - millions of people tune in each week to listen to the beautifully crafted content they create, and it’s these award-winning shows that keep people coming to us for companionship, laughter and information.”

The BBC's Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category are listed in full below:

Best New Presenter
Bronze: Rima Ahmed – BBC Radio Leeds

Best New Show
Bronze: Uncanny – Bafflegab Productions for BBC Radio 4

Best News Coverage
Gold: George Floyd Killing: The Trial – Today Programme, BBC Radio 4

Best Speech Breakfast Show
Gold: The Wake Up Call – BBC Radio Kent
Silver: Vanessa Feltz – BBC Radio London

Best Speech Presenter
Gold: Emma Barnett – Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4

Best Sports Show
Gold: Fight of the Century – TBI Media, for BBC Radio 5 Live
Silver: Farewell Bootham Crescent – BBC Radio York

Best Coverage of an Event
Gold: Liverpool Together – BBC Radio Merseyside

The Comedy Award
Gold: The Skewer – Unusual Productions, for BBC Radio 4

Best Music Breakfast Show
Silver: BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James

Best Music Entertainment Show
Gold: The last Radio 1’s Dance Party with Annie Mac – We Are Grape, for BBC Radio 1

Best Specialist Music Show
Bronze: 1Xtra Rap Show with Tiffany Calver – BBC Audio, for 1Xtra

Best Factual – Single Programme
Gold: 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
Silver: I’m Not A Monster – BBC News, for Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

Best Fictional Storytelling
Gold: Little Blue Lines – BBC Audio, for Radio 4
Silver: You & Me – Naked Productions, for BBC Radio 4

Best Station Sound
Gold: BBC Radio 1Xtra – BBC Popular Music Station Sound
Bronze: BBC Radio 6 Music – BBC Popular Music Station Sound

Best Marketing Campaign
Bronze: Make A Difference with your BBC Local Radio Station

The Creative Innovation Award
Silver: The Battersea Poltergeist – Bafflegab Productions, for BBC Radio 4

The Impact Award
Gold: Woman’s Hour: Trafficked in Plain Sight – BBC Audio, for Radio 4

Best Local Radio Show
Gold: Justin Dealey – BBC Three Counties Radio
Bronze: Gary Philipson – BBC Radio Tees

The John Meyers Award for Local Station of the Year
Silver: BBC Radio Newcastle
Bronze: BBC Radio Ulster

UK Station or Network of the Year
Silver: BBC Radio 4

Radio Moments of the Year
Gold: Adele Roberts returns to Radio 1 after bowel cancer treatment
Bronze: Annie Mac’s last show on Radio 1