Whether you’re heading on the tube from home to work, or taking a walk around your local park, Londoners are known for being accompanied by their favourite podcast as they make their way through the city.
But did you know that every year The British Podcast Awards celebrate the very best of British podcasting, and 2026 marks the 10th year they’ve been dishing out awards to the brightest names in the bizz. From comedy pods to true crime, every single genre of podcast will be honoured.
And of course, Secret London will be in the front row at the event, which is taking place at the Indigo at the 02. Once again, we’re one of the official partners, so you can expect us to give you all the details from the night. We’re also in charge of the Rising Star Award, so be sure to pay special attention to who takes that prize, they might just be your new podcast addiction.
Here are all the nominations for this year’s awards:
Arts & Culture
- Breaking Atoms
- Jane Austen’s Paper Trail
- Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story
- So, Hear Me Out
- Soundtracking With Edith Bowman
- The Cockney Yiddish Podcast
- The Rise & Fall of Indie Sleaze
Best Host(s)
- Annie Kelly, Helen Pidd and Nosheen Iqbal, and Lucy Hough
- Anna Sinfield
- Bill Nighy
- Edith Bowman
- Katherine Ryan
- Lily Allen, Miquita Oliver, Jordan Stephens
- Louis Theroux
- William Hanson and Jordan North
Business
- Boss Class 3
- Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick
- Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future
- Mind Your Business With Sara & Helen
- The Factory Next Door
- The Relentless Optimist
- Walking Out Loud
- We Built This City: Greater Manchester
Comedy
- Fin vs History
- From The Oasthouse The Alan Partridge Podcast
- Joe and James Fact Up
- Mel and Sue Should Know By Now
- The Guilty Feminist
- The Skewer
- When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes
- Where There’s a Will, There’s a Wake
Daily
- 13 minutes presents: Artemis II
- Newscast
- The Intelligence
- The Story
- Today In Focus
- Today In History with The Retrospectors
- Walk the Pod
Documentary
- Anatomy of a Cancellation, for Shadow World
- Beware Book
- Death in Dubai (World of Secrets: Season 9)
- Half-Life (The History Podcast)
- Made In China
- The Birth Keepers
- The Girlfriends: Untouchable
- The Toxic Waste Scandal
Education
- A Little Bit Richer
- English Like A Native Podcast
- Fun Kids Science Quest
- Hold Or Fold
- Talking Rubbish
- The Curve
- The Pension Confident Podcast
Entertainment
- Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
- FolkLands
- ill-advised by Bill Nighy
- NewlyParents
- Second Act with Ateh Jewel
- This Paranormal Life
- The Louis Theroux Podcast
- What’s My Age Again?
Factual
- Hold Or Fold
- Fun Kids Science Quest
- The Download
- The Story
- Tech Tonic
- When Science Finds A Way
- Wonderful Life
Fiction
- Broken Veil
- Heathcliff
- Leyline High Rewind
- Limelight: The Dentist
- Murder on Mars
- Project Bläckfisk
- The Divide
- Wolf Valley
New: Food & Drink
- Bottoms Up! with Alan Carr and Lee Peart
- Dish from Waitrose
- Heard
- Lunchbox Envy
- Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
- The Nightcap
Health & Wellbeing
- It’s So Loud In Here!
- Momfessions
- Pete Wicks’ Man Made
- Reset Your Health with Jamie Oliver
- Sliced Bread
- The Dementia Perspective
- What’s My Age Again?
- When Science Finds A Way
History
- Assume Nothing: The Radiation Holiday
- Back When
- Dan Snow’s History Hit
- Dexplorers
- Half-Life (The History Podcast)
- Postwar with David Runciman
- The House at Number 48
- Witness History
Impact
- Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
- SEND in the Spotlight
- SOIL: Common Ground Series – Somerset House Podcast
- Talking Rubbish
- The Overturn
- The Wargame
- Untold: Toxic Legacy
- Wild Tales
Kids
- Audiomoves in Space
- Dexplorers
- Errol’s Garden Audio Musical
- Judge Bex
- Koala Moon
- Today with tonies
- Yoto Daily
Lifestyle
- As The Season Turns
- Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
- Floating Space
- Get A Grip
- Get Birding
- Talking Rubbish
- This Was Always Me
- Your Aunties Could Never
News, Politics & Current Affairs
- Borderland – UK or United Ireland?
- Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
- Piers Morgan Uncensored
- The intelligence
- The Wargame
- Today in Focus
Parenting
- ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast
- Bitesize Parenting Teens
- Cbeebies Parenting Helpline
- Judged: A Mother’s Love
- Momfessions
- Parentline NI- Your Guide to Parenting
- Still Parents Podcast
Sex & Relationships
- Atonement: The John Paulk Story
- Bisexual Brunch
- Sex in Space
- The Divorce Podcast
- Trans Crush
Sport
- F1: Chequered Flag
- Football Weekly
- Stick to Cricket
- Stick to Football
- That Peter Crouch Podcast
- The Good, The Bad & The Football
- The Ruck
- Whistleblowers
True Crime
- Beware Book
- Codename Badger
- Coining It
- Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead
- Ransom Man
- Seventeen Years: The Andrew Malkinson
- The Missing Sister
- The Poppy Day Bomb
Welsh Language
- Hanes Mawr Cymru
- Rhaglen Cymru
- sgwrsio
- Siarad Siop efo Mari A Meilir
- Sut i Ddarllen
- Swntrack gyda Joe
- Y Podlediad Dysgu Cymraeg- Pont
Interview
- Dish from Waitrose
- How Do You Cope? With John Robins (Richard Osman)
- How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
- Pete Wicks Man Made
- The Louis Theroux Podcast
- The Mishal Husain Show
- The Modern Mann
- The Reading Cafe
Network or Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Fresh Air
- Fun Kids
- History Hit
- JamPot Productions
- Platform Media
- Sony Music Podcasts
- Unedited
New Podcast
- Do I detect a problem?
- On Hold
- The Art of Adventure
- The Mishal Husain Show
- The State of Us: The Noah Donohoe Inquest
- There’s A Lot I Haven’t Asked
- Top Comment
Video Innovation
- Dish from Waitrose
- Do I detect a problem?
- Game’s Gone – The Steve Bracknall Podcast
- Get Birding
- Joe Marler Will See You Now
- Reporting History
- The Mishal Husain Show
- This Paranormal Life
People and Teams
- Anna Wolfe
- Eva Brookes
- Georgie Styles
- Hugh Sheehan
- Kate Bridget Murphy
- Maya Raichoora
- Naomi Bloomstein
Publicly Voted, Listeners’ Choice sponsored by Spotify
- Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
- The Girls Bathroom
- The Jack & Ash Show
- Twinhood with Maisie and Ellen Peters
- Yoto Daily
- 13 Again
- After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal
- At Home with the Thomas Bros
- Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
- Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
- Dish from Waitrose
- Hanging out with Ant & Dec
- Hard launch with Dan and Phil
- It’s a Girl Thing
- Live, Laugh & Luke…with Luke Hamnett
- Lost In Translation
- Mom Can’t Cook! A DCOM Podcast
- Nip Tuck
- No Appointment Necessary
- Olivia’s House with Olivia Attwood
Editors’ Choice Awards (Specialist)
- Breaking Atoms
- Do I detect a problem?
- Mind Your Business With Sara & Helen
- Momfessions
- On Hold
- Real with Ric — Life after Loss
- Rhaglen Cymru
- 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
- Dish from Waitrose
- NewlyParents
- Postwar with David Runciman
- Sliced Bread
- The Intelligence
- The Louis Theroux Podcast
- Today in Focus
- What’s My Age Again?
- World of Secrets: Death in Dubai
Did you spot your favourite podcast?
Fancy being there on the night? You can grab your ticket here.
