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The Charles Parker Prize 2026 for the Best Student Audio Feature is now open! Features made by any student (or recent graduate) in FE or HE in the UK, or from an accredited media training course can be entered before the deadline of 23 March. Details at cpatrust.org.uk/prize

CPATrust's tweet image. The Charles Parker Prize 2026 for the Best Student Audio Feature is now open!  Features made by any student (or recent graduate) in FE or HE in the UK, or from an accredited media training course can be entered before the deadline of 23 March.  Details at cpatrust.org.uk/prize

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Today at 1.45pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker Gold prizewinning feature In Living Memory, produced by Shadé Joseph of University College London bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Don’t miss it!


Tomorrow at 1:45 pm is the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature Ukraine to Scotland - a Musical Journey, produced by Sofiia Fylypiv, University of the Highlands and Islands. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…. The Gold prizewinning feature follows tomorrow!

CPATrust's tweet image. Tomorrow at 1:45 pm is the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature Ukraine to Scotland - a Musical Journey, produced by Sofiia Fylypiv, University of the Highlands and Islands.  bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00….  The Gold prizewinning feature follows tomorrow!

Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature Lifein Numbers produced by Sarah Warren of the Transmission Roundhouse audio course.  bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

CPATrust's tweet image. Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature Lifein Numbers produced by Sarah Warren of the Transmission Roundhouse audio course.
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Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature The T-Shirt, produced by Jenny Davies of the In The Dark audio course bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Others follow each day this week,  don’t miss them!

CPATrust's tweet image. Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature The T-Shirt, produced by Jenny Davies of the In The Dark audio course
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Others follow each day this week,  don’t miss them!

Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature My Toy Soldier, produced by Kieran Callaghan, Sunderland University. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… - others follow each day this week. Don't miss them!

CPATrust's tweet image. Tomorrow at 1:45 pm listen out for the first broadcast of the Charles Parker prizewinning feature My Toy Soldier, produced by Kieran Callaghan, Sunderland University. 
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… - others follow each day this week.  Don't miss them!

This is being broadcast tomorrow at 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra with repeats at 4pm and midnight

Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

CPATrust's tweet image. Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


And the winning features will be broadcast daily from 18-22 August on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

CPATrust's tweet image. Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

CPATrust's tweet image. Mon 18 August, 10am on @BBCRadio4Extra Sara Parker meets the winners and finalists of the Charles Parker Prize 2025; set up in memory of her father to recognise the best of the next generation of audio feature maker. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The winning features of the 2025 Charles Parker awards will be broadcast in the New Storytellers Series on @BBCRadio4 from 18-22 August - here's a link so you can look out for them: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


Listen to the Folk Show Radio 2 Wednesday at 9pm, with a railway theme. Peggy Seeger talking about Ewan MacColl writing the Ballad of John Axon and other BBC Radio Ballads. More info at bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Train tracks! With folk legend Peggy Seeger

Rail-themed songs and an interview with folk legend Peggy Seeger.


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The winning features of the 2025 Charles Parker awards will be broadcast in the New Storytellers Series on BBC Radio 4 from 18-22 August and will continue to be available, as are the winning features from previous years - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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BBC Radio 4 - New Storytellers

New work from winners of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature.


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“My awards are a symbol of everything good that has come out of everything bad that I had to endure” 💙 Listen to our hero @socio_plath on @radioacademy podcast, as she chats about what her ARIAS success meant & how she ‘found her tribe’ here with us 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/0W7THr…


Through visual & audio material, this exhibition explores the hype & reality of the early years of radio. On until 31 August. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/listenin


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Huge congrats to our Prizewinner HNC Sound Production student, Sofiia Fylypiv 👏 To hear Sofiia’s submission: youtu.be/kkfedgfZqhg?si…

UHIPerth_'s tweet card. Sofiia Fylypiv: Charles Parker Prize Entry 2025

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Sofiia Fylypiv: Charles Parker Prize Entry 2025

The 2025 #charlesparkerprize winners were announced today and can be viewed at cpatrust.org.uk/winners-2025



The 2025 #charlesparkerprize winners were announced today and can be viewed at cpatrust.org.uk/winners-2025


The Charles Parker Day at Goldsmiths College on Friday 16 May will also be live-streamed. So if you can't come along in person, you can go to youtube.com/live/U7cBgFsA_…… and watch it in real time!


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