24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
The BelTel podcast nominated for prestigious British Podcast Awards 2025
The Belfast Telegraph's podcast series – The BelTel – has been nominated for a top award in the The British Podcast Awards 2025.
Nominees were revealed today, with shows hosted by David Tennant, Louis Theroux, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver all earning nominations, along with Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, as well as Elis James and John Robins.
Amongst the star names, The BelTel has been shortlisted in the news and current affairs category, alongside the Business Daily and Newscast podcasts, both by BBC News; Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion and The Coming Storm (series 2) by BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4; and Who Killed Emma? By BBC Scotland for BBC Sounds.
Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring from The Citizens is the only non-BBC entry in the news and current affairs category, aside from The BelTel.
The awards, overseen by BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Emma Barnett, honour a wide range of genres such as arts and culture, documentaries, comedy, true crime, parenting, and health.
This year's event will be held on Thursday, October 2 at the Indigo at London's O2 Arena, with comedian Maisie Adam set to host the ceremony.
At last year's awards, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley accepted an honour on behalf of her late husband, Michael Mosley, just three months after his passing. He was posthumously inducted into the hall of fame for his podcast Just One Thing.
Earlier this year, The BelTel also won a New York Festivals Audio Award for the second year in a row.
The NYF awards are considered among the most prestigious in the news genre.
The BelTel won a Silver Tower prize in 'News Podcast' category, competing against podcasts from Al Jazeera, the Economist and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The BelTel's sister podcast, The Indo Daily, won a Bronze Award in the same category.
The Editor in Chief of the Belfast Telegraph, Eoin Brannigan said at the time: "In just over three years, the BelTel has established itself as an authoritative voice on Northern Ireland.
'Being recognised with silver in the News category is further evidence of the great audio journalism produced at the Belfast Telegraph by Ciaran, Graham Davidson and Olivia Peden.
"It also rewards the entire newsroom without whose contribution the BelTel would not be made. Thanks also to Group Head of Audio for Mediahuis Ireland Mary Carroll and her team in Dublin who help us get the BelTel out every couple of days, and congratulations to them and our colleagues at the Indo Daily on their own awards."
The award followed the two-part special of The BelTel 'Killing Edgar: The IRA murder of lawyer Edgar Graham', hosted by Sam McBride, being named runner-up in the 'News Report: Investigation' category last year.
