Methodology and list of judges

More than 100 figures from across the industry came together to judge the Broadcast Awards 2023. 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:

ANNA ABENSON Lion TV
YVONNE ALEXANDER Jet TV
JIM ALLEN Consultant
NELSON ADEOSUN Freelance
ELIYA ARMAN Wag Entertainment
LOUIS BAMBER Button Down
CAROL BAFFOUR-AWUAH Freelance
MARY BEKHAIT YMU
MEL BEZALEL E4
SHO BHATIA Freelance
CLARE BIRKS Oxford Scientific Films
SREYA BISWAS BBC
SASHA BRESLAU ITV
ANNA BRETT Oxford Scientific Films
CHRIS BROGDEN Mentorn
NICOLA BROWN The Garden
ZUELIKA BROWN Freelance
SCOTT BRYAN Journalist
DIANA CARTER A+E Networks UK
BEN CAUDELL BBC
ROBERT CHARLES Consultant
DONNA CLARK Darlow Smithson Productions
BOB CLARKE Mama Youth Project
MATTHEW CLIFTON Minnow Films
JONNY COLLER South Shore
CHRIS CURLEY CurleyVision
MELANIE DARLASTON Motion Content Group
JAY DAVIDSON BBC/The TV Collective
MICHAEL DIAS 72 Films
TOBY EARLE Freelance
DWAYNE EATON Sky Arts
TOM EDWARDS Red Sauce
AVRIL EVANS Freelance
PAUL EVANS MGM Television
EDDIE EVELYN-HALL Gramafilm
HANNAH FARRELL Fabel Pictures
BEN FAULKS Egg Power Productions
PETAL FELIX Freelance
TINA FLINTOFF Optomen
LIZ GASKELL 12 Yard
JULIAN GIBBS Intro UK
KULVINDER GOODMAN Freelance
THOM GULSEVEN LADbible Group
ANDREA HAMILTON Modest TV 
CAROLINE HAWKINS Oxford Scientific Films
DEE HENDRY Honey Bee Media
KIZ HOQUE Freelance
NICK HORNBY Optomen
NICKY HUGGETT Hidden Light
SÉAN HUGHES Aurora Media Worldwide
JIMMY HUMPHREY Marmalade Sky TV
CHARLIE HYLAND Channel 4
SOPHIE JONES Minnow Films
DAN KORN A & E Networks UK
DAWN LAKE BBC Arts & Douglas Road
IAN LAMARRA Soho Studios Entertainment
GUY LAMBERT Consultant
HARRY LANSDOWN Renegade
DAVID LEACH Multistory Media
LIZ LEWIN Sky
CAMILLA LEWIS Curve Media
DUNCAN LINDSAY Metro.co.uk
BILLY MACQUEEN Darrall Macqueen
SALLY MARCHANT Omens Studios
NATALIE MCARDLE Freelance
JANE MERKIN Freelance
DINKESH MIESURIA Air TV
ALEX MORRIS LADbible Group
ANDY MUNDY-CASTLE STAY-HMBL
ULIA OBARA Spun Gold TV
FOLASADE OYELEYE Freelance
RUBINA PABANI ITN
ADRIAN PADMORE Channel 5/Paramount Plus
ROMY PAGE Warner Bros. Discovery
CAROLYN PAYNE National Geographic
LISA PERRIN ITV Studios
BRANDON RELPH Studio BE
MATT RICHARDS Air TV
RUTH ROBERTS Talesmith
MARIE-LAURE ROCHE Magic Light Pictures
JANE ROGERSON Red Sky Productions
CAROLINE ROSEMAN Fulwell 73
HASSAN RUMANI UKTV
ZIA SANDS Warner Bros. Discovery
SARAH SAPPER Cornelia Street Productions
CIMRAN SHAH Channel 4
EMMA SMITH Naked West
MIKE SMITH Uplands TV
ANDRE SOUSA BBC
ED STOBART Alley Cats
GRAHAM STUART So Television
RUCHIKA TAGORE Bandicoot
CELIA TAYLOR Mentorn Media
KATY THOROGOOD Freelance
ADRIANA TIMCO Minnow Films
JEN TOPPING Consultant
CAL TURNER Channel 4
MATT WILKINSON Collective Media Group
ADAM WISHART The Slate Works
KAREN YOUNG Orange Smarty

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