The winners of the British Podcast Awards 2026 have been announced, with Hold Or Fold named Podcast of the Year.

Who are the winners of the British Podcast Awards 2026?

Genres

Food & Drink

• Gold – Bottoms Up! with Alan Carr and Lee Peart
• Silver – Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware
• Bronze – Heard

Health & Wellbeing

• Gold – Pete Wicks’ Man Made
• Silver – The Dementia Perspective
• Bronze – Momfessions

Lifestyle

• Gold – Get Birding
• Silver – Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
• Bronze – Get A Grip
• Highly Commended – As The Season Turns

Formats

Daily

• Gold – The Intelligence
• Silver – Today In Focus
• Bronze – Walk the Pod

Network or Publisher

• Gold – BBC World Service
• Silver – Platform Media
• Bronze – Sony Music Podcasts

New Podcast

• Gold – Do I detect a problem?
• Silver – On Hold
• Bronze – The Art of Adventure

Publicly Voted

Listeners’ Choice, powered by Spotify

• Winner – HARD LAUNCH with Dan & Phil

Editors’ Choice Awards

• Specialist – The Dementia Perspective
• Spotlight – Dish from Waitrose
• Podcast of the Year – Hold Or Fold

For more information, visit britishpodcastawards.com.