2026 LONGLIST
GENRES
ARTS & CULTURE
Book Quest
Books on the Beach
Breaking Atoms
Breaking Atoms
Folk on Foot
Girls On Film
Intersections: Silicon Valley
Jane Austen's Paper Trail
Jane Austen's Paper Trail
Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story
Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story
Mag Hags
Scarred For Life
So, Hear Me Out
So, Hear Me Out
SOIL: Common Ground Series - Somerset House Podcast
Soundtracking With Edith Bowman
Soundtracking With Edith Bowman
That's Not How It Went Down
The Cockney Yiddish Podcast
The Cockney Yiddish Podcast
The Failing Writers Podcast
The Problematic Gaze
The Rise & Fall of Indie Sleaze
The Rise & Fall of Indie Sleaze
The Secret Life of Songs
BUSINESS
Being Freelance
Boss Class 3
Boss Class 3
Daybreak Europe
Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick
Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick
Failing Out Loud
How To Own The Room
Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
Make Planning Make Sense
Mind Your Business With Sara & Helen
Mind Your Business With Sara & Helen
Oxford+
Places She Shapes
Scam Detectors
Talk Auto
The Factory Next Door
The Factory Next Door
The Relentless Optimist
The Relentless Optimist
The Times Tech Podcast
Walking Out Loud
Walking Out Loud
We Built This City: Greater Manchester
We Built This City: Greater Manchester
What The Fraud?
Women's Business
COMEDY
Elis James and John Robins
Evil Animals
Fin vs History
Fin vs History
Frank Off The Radio
From The Oasthouse The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 4)
From The Oasthouse The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 4)
Game's Gone - The Steve Bracknall Podcast
Joe and James Fact Up
Joe and James Fact Up
Listen Through the Brown Window
Mel and Sue Should Know By Now
Mel and Sue Should Know By Now
Pirate Material
Shagged Married Annoyed
The Big Pitch
The Guilty Feminist
The Guilty Feminist
The Last Laugh: The Last One Laughing Podcast
The Skewer
The Skewer
This Paranormal Life
When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes
When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Wake
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Wake
DOCUMENTARY
Anatomy of a Cancellation, for Shadow World
Anatomy of a Cancellation, for Shadow World
Assume Nothing - The Stormont Spy Ring
Beware Book
Beware Book
Charlene: Somebody Knows Something
Death in Dubai (World of Secrets: Season 9)
Death in Dubai (World of Secrets: Season 9)
Everything is Fake (And Nobody Cares)
FOUNDLING
Half-Life (The History Podcast)
Half-Life (The History Podcast)
Love and Radio: Blood Memory
Made In China
Palestinians in Paraguay
Pipeline: Left to Die
The Birth Keepers
The Girlfriends: Untouchable
The Girlfriends: Untouchable
The History Podcast: The Fort
The Smuggler
The Toxic Waste Scandal
The Toxic Waste Scandal
The Walkers: The real salt path
The Walkers: The real salt path
The Wargame
EDUCATION
A Little Bit Richer
A Little Bit Richer
English Like A Native Podcast
English Like A Native Podcast
From Newcastle
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids Science Quest
Hold Or Fold
Hold Or Fold
Scam Detectors
Talking Rubbish
Talking Rubbish
The Curve
The Curve
The Pension Confident Podcast
The Pension Confident Podcast
The We Society
ENTERTAINMENT
Boj & Kate Have A Lot On Their Plate
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Elis James and John Robins
FolkLands
FolkLands
Great Company
ill-advised by Bill Nighy
ill-advised by Bill Nighy
Lost in Translation
Mad, Sad & Bad
NewlyParents
NewlyParents
Olivia's House with Olivia Attwood
Second Act with Ateh Jewel
Second Act with Ateh Jewel
Shagged Married Annoyed
The Buckleys Podcast
The Guilty Feminist
The Louis Theroux Podcast
The Louis Theroux Podcast
The Luxury Podcast
The Rise & Fall of Indie Sleaze
This Paranormal Life
This Paranormal Life
Topthree
What's My Age Again?
What's My Age Again?
FACTUAL
A Carnival of Animals
Babbage
BatChat
Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma
Curious Cases
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids Science Quest
Future Tense with Richard Ayoade & Warwick Davies
Hold Or Fold
Hold Or Fold
How to Change the World: The History of Invention
In Two Minds
Making Tracks Railway Podcast
Tech Tonic
Tech Tonic
The Artificial Human
The Download
The Download
The Story
The Story
The Wargame
Top Comment
When Science Finds A Way
When Science Finds A Way"
Wonderful Life
Wonderful Life
World of Sharks
FICTION
Broken Veil
Broken Veil
Buzz: The Man & The Moon
Heathcliff
Heathcliff
Leyline High Rewind
Leyline High Rewind
Limelight: The Dentist
Limelight: The Dentist
Lost Terminal
Murder on Mars
Murder on Mars
O Now
Project Bläckfisk
Project Bläckfisk
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Spores
The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: Highperion Day (Vol. 1)
The Divide
The Divide
The Kingdom Sleeps
The Wandsworth Way
Wolf Valley
Wolf Valley
FOOD & DRINK
Bottoms Up! with Alan Carr and Lee Peart
Bottoms Up! with Alan Carr and Lee Peart
Dish
Dish
Heard
Heard
Lunchbox Envy
Lunchbox Envy
Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
The Nightcap
The Nightcap
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Complex
In Two Minds
Is It Hot In Here?
It's So Loud In Here!
It's So Loud In Here!
Kind
Momfessions
Momfessions
No Appointment Necessary with Dr Amir Khan and Cherry Healey
Pete Wicks' Man Made
Pete Wicks' Man Made
Real with Ric - Life after Loss
Reset Your Health with Jamie Oliver
Reset Your Health with Jamie Oliver
Science Weekly
Sliced Bread
Sliced Bread
Still Parents Podcast
The Dementia Perspective
The Dementia Perspective
The Oral Health Podcast
The Woman's Hour Guide to Life
What's My Age Again?
What's My Age Again?
When Science Finds A Way
When Science Finds A Way
HISTORY
After Dark
Assume Nothing: The Radiation Holiday
Assume Nothing: The Radiation Holiday
Back When
Back When
British Scandal
Dan Snow's History Hit
Dan Snow's History Hit
Dexplorers
Dexplorers
FolkLands
Geekstorians
Half-Life (The History Podcast)
Half-Life (The History Podcast)
How Did We Get Here? Israel and the Palestinians
Mistresses with Jameela Jamil & Dr Kate Lister
Postwar with David Runciman
Postwar with David Runciman
The Ancients
The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev
The History Bureau: Putin and the Apartment Bombs
The House at Number 48
The House at Number 48
Titanic: Ship of Dreams
War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind
Witness History
Witness History
IMPACT
A Question of Science
Autism Unpacked
Black Earth
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
Inside Energy
Living Histories
Missing In The Amazon
SEND in the Spotlight
SOIL: Common Ground Series - Somerset House Podcast
SOIL: Common Ground Series - Somerset House Podcast
Talking Rubbish
The International Care Collective
The Missing Sister
The Overturn
The Overturn
The Wargame
The Wargame
Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal
Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal
Untold: Toxic Legacy
Verandah Talk
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
Women Beyond Walls
KIDS
Audiomoves in Space
Audiomoves in Space
Dexplorers
Dexplorers
Errol's Garden Audio Musical
Errol's Garden Audio Musical
Judge Bex
Judge Bex
Koala Moon
Koala Moon
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers
Silly News with Samantha Baines
Snoop & Sniffy
Supertato: The Tato Radio Show
The Fourth Bookmark
The Week Junior Show
Today with tonies
Today with tonies
Yoto Daily
Yoto Daily
LIFESTYLE
As The Season Turns
As The Season Turns
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Floating Space
Floating Space
Get A Grip
Get A Grip
Get Birding
Get Birding
Talking Rubbish
Talking Rubbish
The Atlantic Canada Podcast
The Outdoors Fix
This Was Always Me
This Was Always Me
Travel Secrets by Tanya Rose
We Talk To The Dead
Your Aunties Could Never
Your Aunties Could Never
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
American Friction
Borderland - UK or United Ireland?
Borderland - UK or United Ireland?
Disorder
Don't Say A Word
Don't Say A Word
Electoral Dysfunction
Electoral Dysfunction
Flesh and Code
Holyrood Sources
Iran: the Latest
Iran: The Latest
Life of the Party
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
Palace Confidential
Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored
Strong Message Here
The BelTel
The Intelligence
The Intelligence
The Interface
The Tea with Myriam François
The Trial
The Wargame
The Wargame
Today In Focus
Today In Focus
PARENTING
ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast
ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast
Adopters Anonymous
Autism Unpacked
Bitesize Parenting Teens
Bitesize Parenting Teens
CBeebies Parenting Helpline
CBeebies Parenting Helpline
I'm Not Judging, But...
Judged: A Mother's Love
Judged: A Mother's Love
Momfessions
Momfessions
Parent Unplugged
Parentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting
Parentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting
Still Parents Podcast
Still Parents Podcast
The Teen Commandments
SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
Atonement: The John Paulk Story
Atonement: The John Paulk Story
Bisexual Brunch
Bisexual Brunch
Sex in Space
Sex in Space
The Divorce Podcast
The Divorce Podcast
Trans Crush
Trans Crush
SPORT
F1: Chequered Flag
F1: Chequered Flag
Football Weekly
Football Weekly
For The Love of Cricket
Game's Gone - The Steve Bracknall Podcast
Golf Is Ruining My Life
Hospital Ball
Pat Brown & Dave Allen Discuss...
RYA 150 Podcast
Stick to Cricket
Stick to Cricket
Stick to Football
Stick to Football
SwimOut
That Peter Crouch Podcast
That Peter Crouch Podcast
The Climate of Sport
The Good, The Bad & The Football
The Ruck
The Ruck
Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers
Wild Swimming Wangers
TRUE CRIME
Beware Book
Beware Book
Codename Badger
Codename Badger
Coining It
Coining It
Crime Next Door: The Ballad of Big Mags
Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
Cyber Hack: Evil Corp
Fraudacious
Love and Radio: Blood Memory
Matched with a Predator
Murder in the Masai Mara
Natalie McNally Murder: Youtuber on Trial
Off Duty
Ransom Man
Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson
Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson
The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer
The Missing Sister
The Mystic and the Mayor
The Poppy Day Bomb
The Poppy Day Bomb
The Trial
World of Secrets: The Darkest Web
WELSH LANGUAGE
Hanes Mawr Cymru
Hanes Mawr Cymru
Rhaglen Cymru
Rhaglen Cymru
Sgwrsio
Sgwrsio
Siarad Siop efo Mari a Meilir
Siarad Siop efo Mari a Meilir
Sut i Ddarllen
Sut i Ddarllen
Sŵntrack gyda Joe
Sŵntrack gyda Joe
FORMATS
DAILY
13 minutes presents: Artemis II
13 minutes presents: Artemis II
Daybreak Europe
Newscast
Newscast
Scotcast
The Intelligence
The Intelligence
The Story
The Story
Today In Focus
Today In Focus
Today In History with The Retrospectors
Today In History with The Retrospectors
Walk the Pod
Walk the Pod
INTERVIEW
Dish
Dish
Experience is Everything
How Do You Cope? ... with John Robins (Richard Osman)
How Do You Cope? ... with John Robins (Richard Osman)
How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
Kind
Lives Less Ordinary
Momfessions
On Hold
Pete Wicks' Man Made
Pete Wicks' Man Made
Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett
Rylan: How To Be In Love
Scarred For Life
The Lede
The Louis Theroux Podcast
The Louis Theroux Podcast
The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost
The Mishal Husain Show
The Mishal Husain Show
The Modern Mann
The Modern Mann
The Reading Cafe
The Reading Cafe
Y Podlediad Dysgu Cymraeg - Pont
NETWORK OR PUBLISHER
BBC World Service
BBC World Service
Economist Podcasts+
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fun Kids
Fun Kids
Hamlin Studios
History Hit
History Hit
JamPot Productions
JamPot Productions
Platform Media
Platform Media
Podomedy
Sony Music Podcasts
Sony Music Podcasts
Unedited
Unedited
NEW PODCAST
Bold Politics
Do I detect a problem?
Do I detect a problem?
Fame Under Fire
Finding Your Pink
Kind
On Hold
On Hold
Scotcast
Speed. Aggression. Surprise. The Untold Truth Behind the Story.
The Art of Adventure
The Art of Adventure
The Jack & Ash Show
The Mishal Husain Show
The Mishal Husain Show
The State of Us: The Noah Donohoe Inquest
The State of Us: The Noah Donohoe Inquest
There's A Lot I Haven't Asked
There's A Lot I Haven't Asked
Top Comment
Top Comment
Visionaries
Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane
When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes
VIDEO INNOVATION
Bitesize Parenting Teens
Dish
Dish
Do I detect a problem?
Do I detect a problem?
Game's Gone - The Steve Bracknall Podcast
Game's Gone - The Steve Bracknall Podcast
Get Birding
Get Birding
Joe Marler Will See You Now
Joe Marler Will See You Now
Reporting History
Reporting History
The Daily T
The Girls Bathroom
The Mishal Husain Show
The Mishal Husain Show
This Paranormal Life
This Paranormal Life
Ukraine: the Latest
PEOPLE AND TEAMS
RISING STAR
Alex Berteanu
Anna Wolfe
Anna Wolfe
Eva Brookes
Eva Brookes
Georgie Styles
Georgie Styles
Hugh Sheehan
Hugh Sheehan
Iona Bain
Issey Walton
Katie Bridget Murphy
Katie Bridget Murphy
Linda Du
May, Marie & Mel
Maya Raichoora
Maya Raichoora
Naomi Bloomstein
Naomi Bloomstein
BEST HOST(S)
Anna Sinfield
Anna Sinfield
Annie Kelly, Helen Pidd and Nosheen Iqbal, and Lucy Hough
Annie Kelly, Helen Pidd and Nosheen Iqbal, and Lucy Hough
Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
Charlie Hedges & Holly Hagan-Blyth
Deborah Frances-White
Dr Jeff Foster
Edith Bowman
Edith Bowman
Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann
James Deacon
Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Kate Moryoussef
Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan
Lily Allen, Miquita Oliver, Jordan Stephens
Lily Allen, Miquita Oliver, Jordan Stephens
Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux
Rosie Moss
Rylan Clark
Sara Davies & Helen Goddard
Wilfred Frost
William Hanson and Jordan North
William Hanson and Jordan North
PUBLICLY VOTED
LISTENERS' CHOICE POWERED BY SPOTIFY
PUBLIC VOTE OPENS 9 JULY
EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS
SPECIALIST
Breaking Atoms
Dexplorers
Do I detect a problem?
Fun Kids Science Quest
Hanes Mawr Cymru
Mind Your Business With Sara & Helen
Momfessions
On Hold
Real with Ric - Life after Loss
Rhaglen Cymru
SHORTLIST ONLY
Sut i Ddarllen
The Art of Adventure
The Cockney Yiddish Podcast
The Dementia Perspective
The Overturn
The Reading Cafe
SPOTLIGHT
Bottoms Up! with Alan Carr and Lee Peart
Coining It
Death in Dubai (World of Secrets: Season 9)
Dish
NewlyParents
Postwar with David Runciman
SHORTLIST ONLY
Sliced Bread
The Intelligence
The Louis Theroux Podcast
