‘D-Day’ production wins record number of awards for one programme
UK indie radio producers were celebrating as they posted another great haul of awards at the prestigious New York International Radio Festival.
TBI Media, founded and run by RIG Chair Phil Critchlow, once again led the way with 11 awards including seven Golds plus the ‘Grand Award’ for ‘D-Day 70 years on’ (BBC Radio 2) in addition to being named ‘Production Company Of The Year’ for the third consecutive year.
Overall UK indies won 12 Gold, 13 Silver and eight bronze awards, with another eight finalists, totalling 43 awards and finalists, and the total of 35 actual awards won is the UK indies’ highest ever.
As well as TBI, the indie Gold award winners included Pozzitive for ‘Cabin Pressure’ (aired on BBC Radio 4), and Loftus Media for ‘Where are you Going?’ (BBC World Service).
Silver awards went to 11 companies including Campbell Davison Media for ‘The Danny Baker Show’ (BBC Radio 5 live), Quidem Productions for ‘Big Band, Big Man – The Billy Cotton Story’ (BBC Radio 2), presented by Cotton’s great-niece, Fearne Cotton, B7 Productions for ‘the Martian Chronicles’ … and more.
Ten separate companies from outside London were represented at the awards, including Manchester/Dublin based Athena Media who won a Silver for ‘Vocal Chords: In Conversation with Peter Gabriel’, also Swindon-based Fresh Air Productions won a Silver for its radio promotion content for BBC’s one’s ‘Eastenders – Who Killed Lucy?’, and Oxford’s Overtone Productions won Bronze for Archive On 4: Malcolm X In Oxford (BBC Radio 4).
Awards were won in a wide range of genres, including drama; history; music; travel; profiles; entertainment; culture and the Arts; comedy. In addition to radio programmes genres, there were also awards and finalists in specialisms such as: audiobooks; on-air promotions; Station ID; Live Sound; writing; and editing.
RIG MD Will Jackson said:
“We’re delighted that once again the creativity, professionalism and quality of the UK indie audio-led sector, has been recognised at these awards, against excellent competition from companies around the world.”
“RIG is working to increase opportunities for indies from all around the UK nations and regions to make these types of programmes, both in the UK and internationally. Having this addition to our excellent track record at the NY Radio Festival reinforces the position from which to argue our case.”
Contact: Tim Wilson – Media adviser – 07909 560 374
Notes:
1.RIG is the trade association for the independent radio production sector, which makes audio-led content for a wide variety of radio networks, corporate and private sector clients. There are around 150 companies based all around the UK
2.A table of UK Indies’ performance at the NYF Radio awards is below
3.New York Radio Festival website: https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/radio/
| UK Independent Radio Production Companies – Awards and Finalists – NY International Radio Festival 2015 | ||||||
| Company | Title | Award | Brand | Category | Country | City |
| Alfi Media | Mad About The Mustang | Bronze | None | Culture & The Arts | UK | London |
| Alfi Media and Fresh Air Production | Learning To Walk Again | Silver | BBC Radio 5 Live | Health/Medical | UK | London |
| Athena Media | Vocal Chords: In Conversation
with Peter Gabriel |
Silver | BAI/RTE Lyric fm | Best Music Special | Ireland | Manchester/Dublin |
| B7 Productions Limited | The Martian Chronicles | Silver | BBC Radio 4 | Best Drama Special | UK | London |
| Bafflegab Productions | The Brenda and Effie Mysteries:
Bat Out of Hull |
Gold | Bafflegab Productions | Best Audio Book – Fiction | UK | Faversham |
| BlokMedia Ltd
|
Linard’s Travels
|
Finalist | BBC | Best Editing | UK | London |
| Silver | BBC | Travel & Tourism | UK | London | ||
| The Soul of Ireland | Silver | BBC | Culture & The Arts | UK | London | |
| Three Continents, Three Generations | Bronze | BBC | Profiles/Community Portraits | UK | London | |
| Brook Lapping Productions | The Map That Made Manhattan | Gold | BBC Radio 4 | History | UK | London |
| The Wood Pushers | Finalist | BBC Radio 4 | Profiles/Community Portraits | UK | London | |
| Campbell Davison Media | The Danny Baker Show
|
Bronze | BBC Radio 5 Live | Best Radio Personality: Network/Syndicated | UK | London |
| Silver | BBC Radio 5 Live | Best Regularly Scheduled Talk Program | UK | London | ||
| Fresh Air Production & BBC Radio Cross Trails | Eastenders – Who Killed Lucy? | Silver | BBC One | Entertainment Program Promotion | UK | Swindon |
| Kirrin Productions | Damn The Torpedoes Xmas Special | Bronze | BFBS | Best Comedy Special | UK | Chalfont-St-Peter |
| Loftus Media
|
Where Are You Going? | Gold | BBC World Service | Human Relations | UK | London |
| Zola in Norwood | Finalist | BBC Radio 3 | Culture & The Arts | UK | London | |
| Made in Manchester | The Benjamin Broadcasts | Finalist | BBC Radio 4 | History | UK | Manchester |
| Overtone Productions Ltd | Archive On 4: Malcolm X In Oxford | Bronze | BBC Radio 4 | History | UK | Oxford |
| Pozzitive Television Ltd | Cabin Pressure | Gold | BBC Radio 4 | Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy | UK | London |
| My First Planet | Finalist | BBC Radio 4 | Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy | UK | London | |
| The Brig Society | Silver | BBC Radio 4 | Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy | UK | London | |
| Quidem Productions Ltd | Big Band, Big Man –
The Billy Cotton Story |
Silver | BBC Radio 2 | Profiles/Community Portraits | UK | London |
| Ruth Evans Productions Ltd | Love Your Wife Day | Finalist | BBC World Service | Human Relations | UK | Oxford |
| Spiteful Puppet Entertainment
|
HOOD: The Scribe Of Sherwood
|
Bronze | Spiteful Puppet | Best Audio Book – Fiction | UK | Berkshire |
| Bronze | Spiteful Puppet | Best Drama Special | UK | Berkshire | ||
| TBI Media with Snappin’ Turtle Productions
|
D-Day: 70 Years On
|
Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Drama Special | UK | London |
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Innovation | UK | London | ||
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Live Sound | UK | London | ||
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Music Special | UK | London | ||
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Special Event | UK | London | ||
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | Best Writing | UK | London | ||
| Gold | BBC Radio 2 | History | UK | London | ||
| Grand Award | BBC Radio 2 | Best Special Event | UK | London | ||
| TBI Media
|
Delivering The King?s Speech | Silver | BBC World Service | History | UK | London |
| Elvis: That’s All Right 60 Years On | Finalist | BBC Radio 2 | Best Music Special | UK | London | |
| Keep The Home Fires Burning | Silver | BBC Radio 2 | History | UK | London | |
| Ten Alps Radio | Scotty Moore and the Guitar
that Changed the World |
Bronze | BBC Radio 2 | Best Music Special | UK | London |
| Trevor Dann’s Company | Surfin Cymru | Finalist | BBC Radio Wales | Profiles/Community Portraits | UK | Cambridge |
| White Pebble Media | The Langley School Music Project | Silver | BBC Radio 4 | Best Music Special | UK | London |
| Wise Buddah | Meet the Wainwrights | Silver | A Wise Buddah Production for BBC Radio 4 | Best Music Special | UK | London |
| Wise Buddah Jingles and Music Imaging LTD | Magic Jingle Package 2015 | Bronze | Wise Buddah Jingles and Music Imaging LTD | Station ID | UK | London |