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Travellers’ songs and stories – documentary on Newstalk this weekend

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Nominations for 2017 Charles Parker Prize

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Tarpaulin – the story of a fabric

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Iron Room blog features Charles’ prison radio work

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Dave Swarbrick obituary

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Gillian Reynolds, Audiophile

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Actuality Magazine, published from 2017-2019

🎧 The Charles Parker Prize 2026 Programme is now available to listen to on BBC Sounds!

Sara Parker explores this year’s ten finalists and five winners, hearing about the making of their nominated features and sharing extracts from some brilli

Today at 1:45pm on @BBCradio4, don’t miss the final prizewinning feature airing this week: After Confession, by Sarah Frosh (In the Dark Radio).

The judges said:

“The element of surprise is very present in the piece. I like the maker&rs

Today at 1:45pm on @BBCradio4, listen to the prizewinning radio feature Minor Swing, by Willem Fisk-Nicholson (University of Sunderland).

The judges said:

“A nice idea for a feature: hating the constant intrusion of the music his mam played e

Today at 1:45pm on @BBCradio4, listen to the prizewinning radio feature Justice For Harry Stanley, produced by Tara Darby (In The Dark Radio).

The judges said:

“I found this compelling. It was a meticulously made piece of gripping and tragic

Today on @BBCradio4 at 1:45pm, listen to the prizewinning radio feature Proud, produced by Kyra Edwards (University of West London).

The judges said:

“I really liked this. I appreciated being taken right into the heart of family life not ofte

Today at 1:45pm on BBC Radio 4, listen to the prizewinning radio feature Unzipping a Community, produced by Luned Elfyn (University of Manchester).

The judges said:

“This programme is made with passion, and well narrated. Memorable, with real

The five winning entries from the 2026 Charles Parker Prize will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of the New Storytellers series from Monday 13 – Friday 17 July, at 1.45pm.

📻 Broadcast schedule:

Monday 13 July
Unzipping a Community
Produc

📻 New broadcast dates announced for the 2026 Charles Parker Prize-winning entries!

Tune in from Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July, from 1.45pm to 2.00pm, to hear this year’s prize-winning programmes:

🎙️ Monday 13th July
Unzipping a Commu

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Charles Parker Prize, announced at Charles Parker Day at the University of Salford’s MediaCity campus on Friday 08 May 2026.

This year’s judging panel praised the exceptional quality, originalit

🎙️ 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