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ISSUE 1 2015
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THE CHANNEL
In Forbidden Love in Egypt, BBC Arabic investigated
the problems of interfaith marriage in the country
through the story of Aya and Milad. They met in Tahrir
Square in the middle of the 2011 Egyptian revolution,
but after three years, they feel frustrated. As interfaith
marriage is practically forbidden in Egypt, they can’t
marry in the country because Milad is a Christian,
while Aya is a Muslim woman. So they are planning to
travel to get married and have children outside Egypt.
The judges thought this account of the sectarian
strife was first class work – noting the very intelligent
start and the great number of testimonials and
Investigative
documentary - radio
BBC Arabic
Highly commended
BBC Radio 4
Face the Facts: A Thousand Philomenas
This investigative radio documentary highlights the
ordeal of the forgotten Philomenas – young
unmarried mothers – who suffered abuse in mother
and baby homes in Northern Ireland. Until this
programme, the international spotlight had focussed
solely on marginalised women and children in the
Republic of Ireland, ignoring those subjected to
human rights abuses north of the Irish border.
Judges praised the impressive story-telling with
strong interviews and just the right balance of facts
and emotions.
Radio is hugely important in delivering news to
audiences around the world and we had a highly
varied set of nominations in this category.
Our winner is the Victoria Derbyshire Show on
BBC 5 Live. This live two hour programme shone a
light on what life is like for the hundreds of thousands
of people in the UK who either live with dementia or
care for someone with it. Our judges agreed that this
was a very moving
and well researched
piece of original
journalism that brings
home the total
experience of
sufferers and carers – not just the physical aspect of
the illness but also the effect on the lives of the
carers. The judges praised the fact that the interviews
really draw you in – that it is impossible not to get
emotional when listening to the two young sons
honestly explaining their daily dilemmas of caring for
their father who has early onset dementia.
Highly commended
BBC World Service
The Death of Nelson Mandela
A difficult event to cover, commented the judges, but
this beautifully crafted radio programme conveyed all
the emotion, atmosphere and depth of love that
people have expressed for Nelson Mandela.
Special marks go to the presenters for their ability
to describe the scene eloquently, using contrasting
local and international perspectives and powerful
crowd and background sounds.
Live journalism - radio
BBC 5 Live
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