News from the Charles Parker Archive Trust

Catch up on our news, updates and upcoming events, and read the Actuality magazine

Pam Bishop 24/04/2026 Pam Bishop 24/04/2026

The Nominees for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize

Read More

Becky Andrew 24/04/2026 Becky Andrew 24/04/2026

Nominees for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize

Read More

Pam Bishop 09/04/2026 Pam Bishop 09/04/2026

Who are the judges for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize?

Read More

Pam Bishop 24/03/2026 Pam Bishop 24/03/2026

Judging for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize has now begun

Read More

Pam Bishop 04/03/2026 Pam Bishop 04/03/2026

You, Me and the Wireless - series on Radio 3 by Gillian Reynolds

Read More

Pam Bishop 11/02/2026 Pam Bishop 11/02/2026

Tickets now on sale for Charles Parker Day 2026

Read More

Actuality+Magazine.jpg

Actuality Magazine, published from 2017-2019

🎙️ Charles Parker Day 2026

The day will be held on Friday 8 May at the Digital Media Performance Lab, University of Salford, MediaCityUK, when the winners of the 2026 Charles Parker Prize will be announced.

Charles Parker Day brings together pract

⏳ One week to go.

If you have been thinking about entering the Charles Parker Prize, now is the moment.

The prize celebrates student audio features with original ideas, powerful storytelling and real voices.

📅 Entries close 23 March

🔗 Find out

🎧 Do you have a sparklingly original idea?

That is exactly what the judges for the Charles Parker Prize are looking for.

The prize celebrates the best student audio features in the UK, recognising powerful storytelling that brings real voices and

🎙️ Entries for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize are now open!

We are looking for outstanding student audio features that capture real lives, real voices and real stories with originality and imagination.

📅 Deadline: 11:59pm, 23 March 2026

🔗 All i

🎧 In Living Memory
New Storytellers | BBC Radio 4
📻 On today at 1.45pm

In Living Memory is a deeply intimate and sensitive story that follows Shadé Joseph as she sends a voice message to her eldest brother, who died 17 years before she was

🎧 Ukraine to Scotland: A Musical Journey
New Storytellers | BBC Radio 4
📻 On today at 1.45pm

A creatively moving musical feature which tells the story of Sofiia, a 16-year-old refugee from Ukraine, and her escape from her war-torn homeland to a mu

🎧 The T-Shirt
New Storytellers | BBC Radio 4
📻 On today at 1.45pm

The T-shirt has been kept at the bottom of a drawer for 15 years. Jenny’s bedroom is a mess. To make space for her partner, a clear out is definitely needed.

The history an

🎧 Life in Numbers
New Storytellers | BBC Radio 4
📻 On today at 1.45pm

Living with a chronic condition feels like living with a full-time job and no days off. Musician Sarah Warren knows this well and offers a creative, unfiltered insight into li

🎧 My Toy Soldier
By Kieran Callaghan, Charles Parker Prize Winner 2025

New Storytellers | BBC Radio 4

At birth, Thomas Callaghan was just 11 inches long – smaller than an action toy soldier.

This is the story of Thomas’s battle for l

It’s that time of year again…

The winners of the 2025 Charles Parker Prize will be broadcast on @bbcradio4 as part of the annual New Storytellers series.

🗓️ Monday 18 – Friday 22 August
🕚 11:45am each day
📍 BBC Radio 4

Each