The 'Music Special' Award

GOLD
For One Night Only: Bob Marley At The Lyceum
producer: Marya Burgess
editor: Robert Ketteridge
presenter: Paul Gambaccini

"Capturing the sheer excitement and headiness of this concert the programme evoked a sense of place and time that was both emotionally engaging and thoughtful. The participants excitement was tangible and very infectious. Paul Gambaccini never sounded better and convinced you that if you had not been at the Lyceum to see Bob Marley you missed the greatest gig of all time."
BBC Radio & Music/Factual for Radio 4

SILVER
Back In The USSR
producer & editor: Adam Gatehouse
contributors: Sviatoslav Prokofiev, Robert Service, Dmitri Smirnov, Gerald Smith, Marina Frolova-Walker & David Nice
presenter: Gerard McBurney

"This was a powerful piece of captivating radio, marrying a political and a personal story to great effect."
BBC Radio 3

BRONZE
The History Of Psychedelia
producer & writer: Simon Poole
researcher: Anna Wainwright
mix engineer: Chris O’Shaughnessy
presenter: David Quantick

"Narrated with great skill and humour by David Quantick this was a very well researched and compelling listen."
Unique the production company for BBC Radio 2

NOMINEE
Johnny Cash: The American (Easy To Be True)
producer: Kevin Howlett
presenter: Paul Gambaccini

"A programme worthy of it's legendary subject! It helped reveal a little more about the big man with compelling stories, beautifully told."
Howlett Media Productions for BBC Radio 2

NOMINEE
Pogue Mahone: The Story Of The Pogues
producer: Nicky Birch
presenter: Mark Radcliffe

"Mark Radcliffe and Shane MacGowan sound like they have been friends for life, debating and arguing their way through a great musical time. An honest and hard look at a man and his music."
Somethin’ Else for BBC Radio 2