VLV Awards for Excellence 2025

Now in their 34th year, the VLV Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting were held on 30 April 2026 at The Geological Society in central London, presented by Tony Hall and broadcaster Roger Bolton.

We were delighted to welcome many of this year’s winners to the ceremony, celebrating outstanding broadcasting from 2025. Honours went to The News Quiz, Murder in the Cathedral and Private Passions, alongside The Life Scientific, while in television, Blue Lights, Have I Got News For You and Channel 4 News were recognised for their excellence.

Special recognition was also given to Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me, while the Naomi Sargant Award was presented to Rebecca Atkinson for her groundbreaking work in disability representation and accessibility in children’s television.

Individual awards went to Paddy O’Connell for radio and Katya Adler for television, while a Special Award marked the centenary of the BBC Proms, recognising its enduring contribution to public service broadcasting.

Celebrating television and audio that contributed to broadcasting excellence in 2025, the awards are uniquely nominated and voted for by VLV’s members – the listeners and viewers themselves – making them especially meaningful to those who receive them.

A full recording of the awards ceremony is available to watch HERE.

WINNERS VLV AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING 2025