The World Today's winning entry bubbled over with stories of real life from around the globe. The testimony of farmers, doctors, soldiers, politicians, prisoners, house wives and car workers was, by turns, moving, engaging and informative. By reaching out to ordinary people, the judges felt the programme helped us learn some genuine global truths. What shone through every minute of the entry was the compassion, respect and understanding the programme had for every contributor. That was regardless of whether they were rich or poor, powerful or weak, from familiar territory or the furthest ends of the planet. What amazed was the programme's ability to range far and wide and yet make us feel so close to our global neighbours.
The Today presenters are surely some of the best talent in British radio today and they set the standard for radio interviewing. There is clear evidence of fantastic team work behind the presentation team. The Mumbai siege reporting was radio at its very best
Newsbeat on Radio 1 consistently delivers as a News & Current Affairs show on a music network. The content on Knife Crime statistics particularly stood out as a great example of objective & balanced journalism in an overall excellent entry.
5 live Breakfast brought us a vivid picture of the variety of life across the UK. It set its own agenda with newsmaking interviews and stood out for the creativity it used in delivering the news.
This programme clearly understands and relates to its audience. It has a way of making stories relevant and is not afraid to tackle controversial issues. The judges were impressed by the high production values.