Described by one of the judges as a perfect feature. An original idea a radio meditation about both sides of the wall at Pentonville Prison, London beautifully constructed and seamlessly told, so that speech became music and music speech. You were there! said another judge.
Riveting. The story of a car crash and its devastating results told with great economy, entirely in the words of those involved. A moment in time was looked at from 360 degrees, and the story allowed to unfold, apparently effortlessly, as the narrative was passed from voice to voice.
This was, in the words of its makers, a dance of memory, in which the singer Leonard Cohen and his former muse and lover, Marianne Ihlen, look back on their life together and the music that life inspired.
Beautifully constructed and hauntingly told, the programme showed that some memories still hurt, after all these years.
The story of the introduction of broadcasting to the Houses of Parliament. Trenchantly and wittily presented by John Sergeant, in lively conversation with Tony Benn, this programme rose above even the expected high standard of the slot, to take us on a journey that was both history and fun.
A raw and touching programme about 15 year old Margate Girl, Hannah and her family. Unobtrusively presented, this painful and touching slice of life revealed far more about modern Britain than a dozen social overviews could.