Methodology and list of judges

Almost 100 figures from across the industry came together virtually to judge the Broadcast Awards 2022. The judges were split into groups and presented with longlists in each category, which they whittled down to a shortlist of six. After debating the merits of each contender, a secret ballot took place to determine the winner.

The judges were looking for shows that demonstrated originality, insight and great storytelling. They were not disappointed.

The judges were:

YVONNE ALEXANDER Jet TV
JIM ALLEN RDF Television
CAROL BAFFOUR-AWUAH Series producer
JACQUELINE BAKER Assistant producer
MARVYN BENOIT Atomized Studios
BEN BETTERIDGE The Sun TV Mag
NINDER BILLING DSP
SREYA BISWAS BBC
LOUISE BRAY Little Bird
SASHA BRESLAU ITV
CHRIS CAREY Dancing Ledge
DIANA CARTER A+E Networks UK
ALLY CASTLE Channel 4
ROBERT CHARLES Sports broadcast consultant
HARJEET CHHOKAR Channel 4
DONNA CLARK Darlow Smithson Productions
BOB CLARKE Mama Youth
ALAN CLEMENTS Two Rivers Media
JONNY COLLER South Shore
SUMI CONNOCK BBC Studios
TOM COVENEY BBC
IAIN COYLE UKTV
CHERIE CUNNINGHAM Dave (UKTV)
DAPS Cr8tive Row6
MELANIE DARLASTON Motion Content
SEAN DOYLE Disney
TOBY EARLE Journalist
DWAYNE EATON BBC
TOM EDWARDS Red Sauce
RAMY EL-BERGAMY Lifted Entertainment North
EDDIE EVELYN-HALL Gramafilm
HANNAH FARRELL Fable Pictures
BEN FAULKS Egg Power Productions
BEN FENTON Mult Box Media
CELINE FITZMAURICE Series producer
TINA FLINTOFF Optomen
HARRY GAMSU Fremantle
ALEXANDER GARDINER Rare TV
JULIAN GIBBS Intro UK
NINA GOSWAMI BBC
MATT GRAFF Zig Zag Productions
NEIL GRANT Executive producer, creative director and consultant
MELISSA HAMEED The Garden
ANDREA HAMILTON Modest TV
NASFIM HAQUE BBC3
NICK HORNBY Optomen
TAMARA HOWE NKDTV
SÉAN HUGHES Aurora Media Worldwide
SARA JOHNSON Executive producer & disability consultant
IAN LAMARRA Alaska TV
NAVI LAMBA Channel 4
GUY LAMBERT Consultant
DAVID LEACH MultiStory Media
DUNCAN LINDSAY Metro.co.uk
EMMA LORENZ Wonderhood
LUCY LUMSDEN Yellow Door Productions
GINA LYONS Comedy producer
BILLY MACQUEEN Darrall Macqueen
ARUN MALJAARS Insight TV
SALLY MARCHANT Cosmo GiantWheel Animation
KARIN MARELLE Starz
NATALIE MCARDIE Naked
CLAIRE MCARDLE Collective Media Group
KIRSTIE MCLURE Big Wave Productions
ALEX MORRIS LADbible Group
ANDY MUNDY-CASTLE Doc Hearts
LISA MURPHY-O’REILLY Senior producer
RUBINA PABANI ITN
ADRIAN PADMORE Channel 5
JONATHAN PASCOE ViacomCBS Networks International
DAMON PATTISON Beyond Productions
CAROLYN PAYNE National Geographic
DANIEL PEARL Channel 5
LISA PERRIN ITV Studios
TANYA QUERESHI BBC
NAV RAMAN Chatterbox
BRANDON RELPH Studio BE
MATT RICHARDS Air TV
MARIE-LAURE ROCHE Superights
JANE ROGERSON Red Sky Productions
AARON ROSENTHAL Youngest Media 
HASSAN RUMANI UKTV
SARAH SAPPER Cornelia Street Productions
DAISY SCALCHI BBC
IAIN SCOLLAY Firecrest Films
EMMA SCOTT Cultivation Partners
CIMRAN SHAH Channel 4
KAREN SMITH Tuesday’s Child
VIVIENNE STEELE Rogan Productions
ULLA STRIEB Tin Roof Media
ELLIOTT SWINBURN Series producer
CELIA TAYLOR Mentorn Media
ADRIANA TIMCO Minnow Films
JEN TOPPING Consultant
CAL TURNER Naked
JONATHAN WARNE IWC Media
MAX WELCH Renowned Films
STEPHANIE WESSELL Series producer and producer/director