WINNER: Radio Documentary

Crossing Continents: Uganda

BBC Radio 4

Tim Whewell investigated the causes of a spate of child sacrifices in Uganda that has horrified much of the population and follows a former witch doctor who is now committed to stamping out the practice.

The judges said:

'We could not fault this programme and it was the unanimous winner. The programme combined strong journalism with personal testimony in an atmospheric radio soundscape. It was an important story to tell and, because of the unprecedented access, underpinned with first class journalism, it was told brilliantly and movingly.'

The jury panel:

CHAIR: Laura Parfitt, Director, White Pebble Media
Neil Thorns, Head of Advocacy, CAFOD
Sharon Banoff, Editor, Weekly Magazine Programmes, BBC Audio & Music
Tamara Abood, Editor, News & Current Affairs, Channel 4

Click here to download the jury's full citation (pdf)

Award Presenter Neil Thorns of CAFOD with Keith Morris and Tim Whewell

'These awards play a role in raising the profile of development, and bringing to us the kind of stories that we would never have heard before - a much wider breadth of experience. With a set of awards that particularly recognises this, it encourages more and more journalism of this kind.'

WINNER: Radio Documentary

Crossing Continents: Uganda

BBC Radio 4

'These awards play a role in raising the profile of development, and bringing to us the kind of stories that we would never have heard before - a much wider breadth of experience. With a set of awards that particularly recognises this, it encourages more and more journalism of this kind.'

- Tim Whewell

"They are the awards the media really want to win, a unique set of awards that recognise commitment, originality and verve."