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The British Podcast Awards is an annual awards ceremony intended to celebrate outstanding content within the British podcast scene. The British Podcast Awards is owned and operated by Haymarket Media Group , which also owns several media businesses, including Campaign and PRWeek .

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74-886: The British Podcast Awards was cofounded in 2017 by Matt Hill, managing director of production company Rethink Audio, and Matt Deegan, creative director of audio content firm Folder Media. Deegan and Hill assumed control of the Australian Podcast Awards in 2020 and launched the Irish Podcasts Awards in 2021. In 2022 Podcast Awards Ltd, the company that runs the British Podcast Awards, was acquired by Haymarket Media Group. The British Podcast Awards will initially sit within Haymarket Business Media’s marketing communications portfolio, with plans to launch more podcast events internationally in 2023. PodPod,

148-625: A healthy diet are also recommended. Supportive care in severe cases includes treatment to relieve symptoms , fluid therapy , oxygen support and prone positioning , and medications or devices to support other affected vital organs. More severe cases may need treatment in hospital. In those with low oxygen levels, use of the glucocorticoid dexamethasone is recommended to reduce mortality. Noninvasive ventilation and, ultimately, admission to an intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation may be required to support breathing. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to address

222-615: A variant of concern (VoC) or a variant of interest (VoI). Many of these variants have shared the more infectious D614G . As of May 2023, the WHO had downgraded all variants of concern to previously circulating as these were no longer detected in new infections. Sub-lineages of the Omicron variant (BA.1 – BA.5) were considered separate VoCs by the WHO until they were downgraded in March 2023 as no longer widely circulating. As of 24 September 2024 ,

296-516: A Porno . Winners in bold The second British Podcast Awards saw the 50-strong judging panel, chaired by Nish Kumar , listening to over 1,000 hours of entries, with new categories created to recognise comedy, family and innovation. The 2018 awards were supported by acast , Radioplayer, Twitter , Muddy Knees Media, Podiant, Whistledown, IPDTL, Hindenburg Systems, Create Productions and Audible and Sony Music ’s 4th Floor Creative. The British Podcast Awards also partnered with The Guardian to create

370-493: A comprehensive international study. Such deaths include deaths due to healthcare capacity constraints and priorities, as well as reluctance to seek care (to avoid possible infection). Further research may help distinguish the proportions directly caused by COVID-19 from those caused by indirect consequences of the pandemic. In May 2022, the WHO estimated the number of excess deaths by the end of 2021 to be 14.9 million compared to 5.4 million reported COVID-19 deaths, with

444-544: A five-part podcast series podcast to showcase the nominees. The ceremony, hosted by Olly Mann, took place in London in May 2018 and was attended by some of the biggest names in audio, including Simon Mayo , Mark Kermode , Jake Wood , Fi Glover , Josh Widdicombe and Fearne Cotton . The Listeners' Choice Award, won by Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, saw over 110,000 votes cast by the public. Winners in bold Entering its third year,

518-590: A large number of people". During the COVID-19 pandemic, as with other pandemics, the meaning of this term has been challenged. The end of a pandemic or other epidemic only rarely involves the total disappearance of a disease, and historically, much less attention has been given to defining the ends of epidemics than their beginnings. The ends of particular epidemics have been defined in a variety of ways, differing according to academic field, and differently based on location and social group. An epidemic's end can be considered

592-448: A median range of 0.24% to 1.49%. IFRs rise as a function of age (from 0.002% at age 10 and 0.01% at age 25, to 0.4% at age 55, 1.4% at age 65, 4.6% at age 75, and 15% at age 85). These rates vary by a factor of ≈10,000 across the age groups. For comparison, the IFR for middle-aged adults is two orders of magnitude higher than the annualised risk of a fatal automobile accident and much higher than

666-729: A monthly podcast for Sound Women, an organisation which campaigns against sex discrimination in the radio industry. In September 2020, Zaltzman hosted the Duocon 2020 Livestream, a world-wide live conference for the language learning platform Duolingo. Zaltzman is a comedy writer, with radio credits including The Now Show , The Milk Run on Radio 1, and Newsjack , and TV credits including Celebrity Juice , Keith Lemon's Lemonaid , Britain Unzipped , and Animal Antics. She has written for The Observer , Classical Music Magazine , The Big Issue , The Daily Telegraph , The Times , and

740-557: A new linguistics podcast called The Allusionist . Zaltzman was the first British broadcaster on the Radiotopia podcast network. The Guardian describes the Allusionist as "an antidote to all the whither-life-and-how-to-understand-it podcasts". The Allusionist was iTunes UK's best new podcast of 2015. At the 2018 British Podcast Awards it was named ‘Smartest Podcast’ and Zaltzman was awarded ‘Podcast Champion’. The Allusionist left

814-536: A podcast that has changed the landscape of the medium and made a real impact – went to Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally for their hit podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me. Winners in bold Helen Zaltzman Helen Zaltzman is an English podcaster , broadcaster and writer. She produces the linguistics podcast The Allusionist , the entertainment podcast Answer Me This! , and the Veronica Mars recap podcast Veronica Mars Investigations . Zaltzman began

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888-789: A publication about the craft and business of podcasting launched the previous year, was announced as media partner of the British Podcast Awards in 2023, before responsibility for overseeing the awards was transferred to Campaign. Chaired by Helen Zaltzman , the judging panel contained more than 50 independent members representing podcast creators, publishers, the press, listeners and audio industry executives. The awards received over 400 entries, spanning genres including TV, film, sport, comedy, true crime, and current affairs. The award ceremony, hosted by Olly Mann , took place in London in April 2017 with presenters including Edith Bowman ,  Grace Dent , and James Cooper from My Dad Wrote

962-815: A random sample have consistently found that total infections considerably exceed the reported case counts. Many countries, early on, had official policies to not test those with only mild symptoms. The strongest risk factors for severe illness are obesity, complications of diabetes , anxiety disorders, and the total number of conditions. During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic it was not clear whether young people were less likely to be infected, or less likely to develop symptoms and be tested. A retrospective cohort study in China found that children and adults were just as likely to be infected. Among more thorough studies, preliminary results from 9 April 2020 found that in Gangelt ,

1036-577: A silver Sony Award in 2010 and gold in 2011, and in 2012 a European Podcast Award. It has been voted one of the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts in the World by The Guardian . It has received critical plaudits in numerous publications including Q , The Times , Time Out , and Radio Times . Due to the podcast's success, Faber and Faber published a companion book in November 2010. In January 2015, Zaltzman launched

1110-457: A social phenomenon, not just a biological one. Time reported in March 2024 that expert opinions differ on whether or not COVID-19 is considered endemic or pandemic, and that the WHO continued to call the disease a pandemic on its website. During the initial outbreak in Wuhan , the virus and disease were commonly referred to as "coronavirus", "Wuhan coronavirus", "the coronavirus outbreak" and

1184-451: A test. Conversely, deaths of people who died from underlying conditions following a positive test may be included. Countries such as Belgium include deaths from suspected cases, including those without a test, thereby increasing counts. Official death counts have been claimed to underreport the actual death toll, because excess mortality (the number of deaths in a period compared to a long-term average) data show an increase in deaths that

1258-472: A three-week run of Long's show Trying is Good at the Soho Theatre , she sat onstage embroidering a quilt depicting scenes from the show. In 2010, Zaltzman and Mann wrote and starred in a series of videos around Britain, Great British Questions , in association with Visit Britain . In April 2017, Zaltzman delivered a talk entitled 'Writing as a form of time travel' on the main stage at TED2017 . Zaltzman

1332-518: Is associated with COVID-19 and is reported in as many as 88% of cases. The disease is mainly transmitted via the respiratory route when people inhale droplets and small airborne particles (that form an aerosol ) that infected people exhale as they breathe, talk, cough, sneeze, or sing. Infected people are more likely to transmit COVID-19 when they are physically close to other non-infected individuals. However, infection can occur over longer distances, particularly indoors. SARS‑CoV‑2 belongs to

1406-600: Is discouraged altogether by the World Health Organization (WHO), due to limited evidence of its efficacy. The severity of COVID-19 varies. It may take a mild course with few or no symptoms, resembling other common upper respiratory diseases such as the common cold . In 3–4% of cases (7.4% for those over age 65) symptoms are severe enough to cause hospitalisation. Mild cases typically recover within two weeks, while those with severe or critical diseases may take three to six weeks to recover. Among those who have died,

1480-439: Is intended to provide acquired immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ). Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an established body of knowledge existed about the structure and function of coronaviruses causing diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). This knowledge accelerated

1554-485: Is not explained by COVID-19 deaths alone. Using such data, estimates of the true number of deaths from COVID-19 worldwide have included a range from 18.2 to 33.5 million (≈27.4 million) by 18 November 2023 by The Economist , as well as over 18.5 million by 1 April 2023 by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and ≈18.2 million (earlier) deaths between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2021, by

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1628-452: Is the ratio of deaths to diagnoses. This metric can be misleading because of the delay between symptom onset and death and because testing focuses on symptomatic individuals. Based on Johns Hopkins University statistics, the global CFR was 1.02 percent (6,881,955 deaths for 676,609,955 cases) as of 10 March 2023. The number varies by region and has generally declined over time. Several variants have been named by WHO and labelled as

1702-406: Is the seventh known coronavirus to infect people, after 229E , NL63 , OC43 , HKU1 , MERS-CoV , and the original SARS-CoV . The standard method of testing for presence of SARS-CoV-2 is a nucleic acid test , which detects the presence of viral RNA fragments. As these tests detect RNA but not infectious virus, its "ability to determine duration of infectivity of patients is limited." The test

1776-659: Is the younger sister of comedian Andy Zaltzman and the daughter of South African sculptor Zack Zaltzman. She is of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and is an atheist . She grew up in Tunbridge Wells and won a scholarship to Sevenoaks School , then studied English at St Catherine's College, Oxford . In April 2011, she married musician and physicist Martin Austwick after a nine-year relationship. In April 2023, she confirmed that she and Austwick had relocated to Canada. COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as

1850-614: Is typically done on respiratory samples obtained by a nasopharyngeal swab ; however, a nasal swab or sputum sample may also be used. The WHO has published several testing protocols for the disease. Preventive measures to reduce the chances of infection include getting vaccinated, staying at home or spending more time outdoors, avoiding crowded places, keeping distance from others, wearing a mask in public, ventilating indoor spaces, managing potential exposure durations, washing hands with soap and water often and for at least twenty seconds, practising good respiratory hygiene, and avoiding touching

1924-582: The BBC . Zaltzman is a crafter, and has painted numerous posters for comedians' Edinburgh shows. She has created props, including a giant inflatable Boggle set; dinosaur costumes; and dolls of Tony Benn , Robert Plant , and Donald Rumsfeld . Zaltzman has acted in plays at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , and will occasionally perform live comedy, most often with Josie Long and Robin Ince . In 2007, during

1998-501: The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market there, but it is possible that human-to-human transmission began earlier. Molecular clock analysis suggests that the first cases were likely to have been between October and November 2019. The scientific consensus is that the virus is most likely of a zoonotic origin, from bats or another closely related mammal. While other explanations such as speculations that SARS-CoV-2

2072-407: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimating the true number of cases as of early 2022 to be in the billions. One measure that public health officials and policymakers have used to monitor the pandemic and guide decision-making is the test positivity rate ("percent positive"). According to Johns Hopkins in 2020, one benchmark for a "too high" per cent positive is 5%, which was used by

2146-597: The basic reproduction number (R 0 ) for COVID-19 in January 2020 were between 1.4 and 2.5, but a subsequent analysis claimed that it may be about 5.7 (with a 95 per cent confidence interval of 3.8 to 8.9). In December 2021, the number of cases continued to climb due to several factors, including new COVID-19 variants. As of that 28   December, 282,790,822 individuals worldwide had been confirmed as infected. As of 14 April 2022 , over 500 million cases were confirmed globally. Most cases are unconfirmed, with

2220-474: The coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic ), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan , China, in December 2019. It spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed

2294-474: The variants of interest as specified by the World Health Organization are BA.2.86 and JN.1, and the variants under monitoring are JN.1.7, KP.2, KP.3, KP.3.1.1, JN.1.18, LB.1, and XEC. Symptoms of COVID-19 are variable, ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Common symptoms include headache, loss of smell and taste , nasal congestion and runny nose , cough, muscle pain , sore throat , fever, diarrhoea , and breathing difficulties . People with

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2368-429: The "Wuhan coronavirus outbreak", with the disease sometimes called "Wuhan pneumonia ". In January 2020, the WHO recommended 2019-nCoV and 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease as interim names for the virus and disease per 2015 international guidelines against using geographical locations (e.g. Wuhan, China), animal species, or groups of people in disease and virus names in part to prevent social stigma . WHO finalised

2442-554: The 2019 British Podcast Awards saw brand new categories, including acast Moment of the Year, Best Sex and Relationships podcast and the Bullseye Award supported by Podiant, alongside returning categories true crime, entertainment, interview, fiction and current affairs. The Bullseye Award honoured the podcasts that produce exceptional listening experiences for niche audiences and those under-represented in other British media. On 8 April 2019,

2516-407: The COVID-19 restrictions on large indoor gatherings. Hosted by Jordan North , William Hanson and Poppy Jay, guest presenters included Fearne Cotton, Jessie Ware , Oti Mabuse , My Dad Wrote A Porno, Vick Hope , Dr Rangan Chatterjee , No Such Thing As A Fish and Deborah Frances-White . Stolen Goodbyes won Best Lockdown podcast, which tells the stories of those who died from Covid-19 without having

2590-663: The Listeners Choice award with 190,000 public votes cast. Winners in bold The 2020 British Podcast Awards, in association with acast, took place digitally due to COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, with awards taken to winner’s doorsteps and a hamper of confetti cannons and treats for all nominees. The 2020 nominees were chosen from over 1,000 entries, by over 50 judges, including the likes of Annie Mac , Katie Piper and Dustin Lance Black , with 2019 big winner George The Poet overseeing

2664-676: The Magic Tavern , Ologies , 99% Invisible , Potterless and ZigZag . Mann and Zaltzman were internet correspondents on BBC 5 Live 's Saturday Edition and on Steve Wright in the Afternoon . She was a panellist on the third series of Charlie Brooker 's So Wrong It's Right and won. She hosted the Radio 4 show Four Thought during 2016–2017. She has appeared on Woman's Hour , The News Quiz , The Richard Bacon Show , Transatlantic with Rory Bremner and Ian Collins 's radio show, and

2738-644: The Radiotopia network in October 2020. In August 2019, Zaltzman launched an episode-by-episode recap podcast of the TV show Veronica Mars , with co-host Jenny Owen Youngs , musician and co-host of Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast. Zaltzman is a regular on The Bugle podcast, and has appeared on podcasts including The Bugle Presents... The Last Post , Jordan, Jesse, Go! , The Chuck Tingle Podcast , Hello from

2812-636: The WHO in the past. As of 10 March 2023, more than 6.88   million deaths had been attributed to COVID-19. The first confirmed death was in Wuhan on 9 January 2020. These numbers vary by region and over time, influenced by testing volume, healthcare system quality, treatment options, government response, time since the initial outbreak, and population characteristics, such as age, sex, and overall health. Multiple measures are used to quantify mortality. Official death counts typically include people who died after testing positive. Such counts exclude deaths without

2886-419: The WHO, US, European Union, and Australia. On 12 November 2022, the WHO released its Global Vaccine Market Report. The report indicated that "inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines"; countries that are not economically strong struggle to obtain vaccines. On 14 November 2022, the first inhalable vaccine was introduced, developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company CanSino Biologics , in

2960-448: The broad family of viruses known as coronaviruses . It is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) virus, with a single linear RNA segment. Coronaviruses infect humans, other mammals, including livestock and companion animals, and avian species. Human coronaviruses are capable of causing illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS, fatality rate ≈34%). SARS-CoV-2

3034-630: The centre of a major infection cluster in Germany, 15 per cent of a population sample tested positive for antibodies . Screening for COVID-19 in pregnant women in New York City , and blood donors in the Netherlands, found rates of positive antibody tests that indicated more infections than reported. Seroprevalence -based estimates are conservative as some studies show that persons with mild symptoms do not have detectable antibodies. Initial estimates of

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3108-475: The chance to say goodbye. Best New podcast went to Field Recordings, a podcast transporting listeners to the great outdoors whilst being confined to their own homes. The only award voted for by the public, the Listeners’ Choice Award saw over 140,000 votes cast. The top spot this year was won by true crime podcast Redhanded podcast, with Podcast Champion awarded to Fearne Cotton to recognise her work in

3182-746: The city of Shanghai, China. For the first two years of the pandemic, no specific and effective treatment or cure was available. In 2021, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) approved the oral antiviral protease inhibitor , Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir plus the HIV antiviral ritonavir ), to treat adult patients. FDA later gave it an EUA. Most cases of COVID-19 are mild. In these, supportive care includes medication such as paracetamol or NSAIDs to relieve symptoms (fever, body aches, cough), adequate intake of oral fluids and rest. Good personal hygiene and

3256-675: The comedy podcast Answer Me This! with Olly Mann in 2007. The duo met in 2000 studying at St Catherine's College, Oxford . The podcast began in Zaltzman's living room in Crystal Palace, London , with assistance from Martin Austwick (a.k.a. "Martin the Sound Man"). In 2009, Zaltzman and Mann made history by being the first podcasters to be given their own national show on BBC Radio 5 Live , Web 2009 with Helen and Olly . They went on to present several other specials for BBC 5 Live. The podcast won

3330-480: The cumulative number of infected individuals (including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections and excluding vaccinated infected individuals). It is expressed in percentage points. Other studies refer to this metric as the infection fatality risk . In November 2020, a review article in Nature reported estimates of population-weighted IFRs for various countries, excluding deaths in elderly care facilities, and found

3404-441: The development of various vaccine platforms during early 2020. The initial focus of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was on preventing symptomatic and severe illness. The COVID-19 vaccines are widely credited for their role in reducing the severity and death caused by COVID-19. As of March 2023, more than 5.5 billion people had received one or more doses (11.8 billion in total) in over 197 countries. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

3478-623: The event, alongside Pandora Sykes, Jamie Laing , My Dad Wrote a Porno, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Poppy Jay, Jon Sopel, RedHanded, The Receipts’ Tolani Shoneye and Dr Rupy. The Podcast Champion was awarded to the BBC podcast You, Me and the Big C. The award honoured the work of the late Dame Deborah James , Rachel Bland , Lauren Mahon and their entire team, whose podcast has contributed to public awareness and perception of cancer and cancer treatment. BBC World Service podcast Dear Daughter won Best Family Podcast and

3552-513: The eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands. Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or who believe they may be infected are advised by healthcare authorities to stay home except to get medical care, call ahead before visiting a healthcare provider, wear a face mask before entering the healthcare provider's office and when in any room or vehicle with another person, cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, regularly wash hands with soap and water and avoid sharing personal household items. A COVID-19 vaccine

3626-474: The general public beginning in December 2020, made available through government and international programs such as COVAX , aiming to provide vaccine equity . Treatments include novel antiviral drugs and symptom control. Common mitigation measures during the public health emergency included travel restrictions , lockdowns , business restrictions and closures, workplace hazard controls , mask mandates , quarantines, testing systems, and contact tracing of

3700-657: The infected. The pandemic caused severe social and economic disruption around the world, including the largest global recession since the Great Depression . Widespread supply shortages , including food shortages , were caused by supply chain disruptions and panic buying . Reduced human activity led to an unprecedented temporary decrease in pollution . Educational institutions and public areas were partially or fully closed in many jurisdictions, and many events were cancelled or postponed during 2020 and 2021. Telework became much more common for white-collar workers as

3774-484: The issue of respiratory failure. Existing drugs such as hydroxychloroquine , lopinavir/ritonavir , and ivermectin are not recommended by US or European health authorities, as there is no good evidence they have any useful effect. The antiviral remdesivir is available in the US, Canada, Australia, and several other countries, with varying restrictions; however, it is not recommended for use with mechanical ventilation, and

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3848-576: The majority of the unreported 9.5 million deaths believed to be direct deaths due the virus, rather than indirect deaths. Some deaths were because people with other conditions could not access medical services . A December 2022 WHO study estimated excess deaths from the pandemic during 2020 and 2021, again concluding ≈14.8 million excess early deaths occurred, reaffirming and detailing their prior calculations from May as well as updating them, addressing criticisms. These numbers do not include measures like years of potential life lost and may make

3922-586: The mental health and wellbeing space. VENT Documentaries, a podcast that shares the formative experiences of young people in the London borough of Brent picked up three awards – Smartest Podcast, Best Documentary and Podcast of the Year. Winners in bold * VENT Documentaries * Redhanded Podcast * Fearne Cotton More than 250 nominees in over 30 categories made the shortlist for the British Podcast Awards 2022. The judging panel, chaired by Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel , listened to 319 hours of podcasts from over 1,200 entries. Elis James and John Robins hosted

3996-570: The nominations for the British Podcast Awards powered by DAX were streamed live on Twitter, with the podcasting stars of No Such Thing As A Fish revealing the top six podcasts nominated in each of the 15 categories. The ceremony, hosted by Cariad Lloyd, took place in May 2019, with guests and presenters including Michael Sheen , Fearne Cotton, Julia Davis , Vicki Pepperdine , Elizabeth Day , Giovanna Fletcher , Alice Levine , Jane Garvey , Hussain Manawer, Katie Piper and Anna Whitehouse. The ceremony

4070-495: The official names COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 on 11 February 2020. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained: CO   for corona , VI   for virus , D   for disease and 19 for when the outbreak was first identified (31 December 2019). WHO additionally uses "the COVID-19 virus" and "the virus responsible for COVID-19" in public communications. WHO named variants of concern and variants of interest using Greek letters . The initial practice of naming them according to where

4144-427: The outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat , nocturnal cough , and fatigue. Transmission of the virus is often through airborne particles . Mutations have produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence . COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deployed to

4218-407: The pandemic 2021's leading cause of death . The time between symptom onset and death ranges from   6 to 41 days, typically about 14 days. Mortality rates increase as a function of age. People at the greatest mortality risk are the elderly and those with underlying conditions. The infection fatality ratio (IFR) is the cumulative number of deaths attributed to the disease divided by

4292-491: The pandemic evolved. Misinformation circulated through social media and mass media , and political tensions intensified . The pandemic raised issues of racial and geographic discrimination , health equity , and the balance between public health imperatives and individual rights . The WHO ended the PHEIC for COVID-19 on 5 May 2023. The disease has continued to circulate, but as of 2024, experts were uncertain as to whether it

4366-471: The population's age structure and the age-specific pattern of infections. There have also been reviews that have compared the fatality rate of this pandemic with prior pandemics, such as MERS-CoV. For comparison the infection mortality rate of seasonal flu in the United States is 0.1%, which is 13 times lower than COVID-19. Another metric in assessing death rate is the case fatality ratio (CFR), which

4440-585: The prestigious Podcast of the Year award. Dear Daughter hears letters written to daughters from around the world, which are often described by listeners as inspiring, poignant and funny. The only award voted for by the public, The Listeners’ Choice Award, was won by the true-crime podcast RedHanded for a second time. Winners in bold Entries opened in January 2023 for the seventh British Podcast Awards which returned in September that year, in partnership with PodPod. The 2023 ceremony took place in central London and

4514-546: The process as chair of the judges. New award categories for 2020 included Best Daily Podcast, Best Live Episode, Best Publisher or Network, Best Wellbeing Podcast and Best Podcast in the Welsh Language. The ceremony, presented by Clara Amfo and Rhianna Dhillon with presenters including Claudia Winkleman , Louis Theroux , Ian Wright and Mel Giedroyc , was live-streamed on YouTube and watched by 12,000 viewers at home. The Listeners Choice Award received over 230,000 votes and

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4588-458: The risk of dying from seasonal influenza . In December 2020, a systematic review and meta-analysis estimated that population-weighted IFR was 0.5% to 1% in some countries (France, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Portugal), 1% to 2% in other countries (Australia, England, Lithuania, and Spain), and about 2.5% in Italy. This study reported that most of the differences reflected corresponding differences in

4662-496: The same infection may have different symptoms, and their symptoms may change over time. Three common clusters of symptoms have been identified: one respiratory symptom cluster with cough, sputum , shortness of breath, and fever; a musculoskeletal symptom cluster with muscle and joint pain, headache, and fatigue; a cluster of digestive symptoms with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea. In people without prior ear, nose, and throat disorders, loss of taste combined with loss of smell

4736-411: The time from symptom onset to death has ranged from two to eight weeks. Prolonged prothrombin time and elevated C-reactive protein levels on admission to the hospital are associated with severe course of COVID-19 and with a transfer to intensive care units (ICU). Between 5% and 50% of COVID-19 patients experience long COVID , a condition characterised by long-term consequences persisting after

4810-694: The typical convalescence period of the disease. The most commonly reported clinical presentations are fatigue and memory problems, as well as malaise , headaches, shortness of breath , loss of smell, muscle weakness , low fever and cognitive dysfunction . Many countries attempted to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19 by recommending, mandating or prohibiting behaviour changes, while others relied primarily on providing information. Measures ranged from public advisories to stringent lockdowns. Outbreak control strategies are divided into elimination and mitigation. Experts differentiate between elimination strategies (known as " zero-COVID ") that aim to completely stop

4884-543: The variants were identified (e.g. Delta began as the " Indian variant") is no longer common. A more systematic naming scheme reflects the variant's PANGO lineage (e.g., Omicron 's lineage is B.1.1.529) and is used for other variants. SARS-CoV-2 is a virus closely related to bat coronaviruses , pangolin coronaviruses, and SARS-CoV . The first known outbreak (the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China ) started in Wuhan , Hubei, China, in December 2019. Many early cases were linked to people who had visited

4958-443: Was accidentally released from a laboratory have been proposed, as of 2021 these were not supported by evidence. Official "case" counts refer to the number of people who have been tested for COVID-19 and whose test has been confirmed positive according to official protocols whether or not they experienced symptomatic disease. Due to the effect of sampling bias , studies which obtain a more accurate number by extrapolating from

5032-558: Was attended by around 500 figures from the podcasting industry. The event was hosted by Zoe Lyons and Stephen Bailey , comedians and co-hosts of the Let's Talk About the Husband podcast. Partners for the event included BBC Sounds, Global, Audible, Amazon Music and Wondery , and Nomono, with each sponsoring a different category. Judges from 2023’s British Podcast Awards received over 1,000 submissions across 22 categories. The Podcast of The Year award

5106-471: Was chosen by the judges from the Gold winners and went to BBC Radio Wales’ A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today on the stories of people in the UK with HIV over the last 40 years. The podcast also won Best Factual Podcast. The Listener’s Choice Award, which received over 232,000 votes from podcast fans, went to true crime podcast RedHanded for the third consecutive year. Podcast Champion – which honours

5180-517: Was one of the contributors to discussions about the 2012 Olympics on BBC Radio Scotland . She has guested on podcasts, including The Guardian 's Media Talk and Maximum Fun 's International Waters , Potterless , Judge John Hodgman and guest-presented a special edition of the Radio Academy 's Radio Talk . Zaltzman was a judge in 2012 on the Sony Awards. In May 2013, Zaltzman began hosting

5254-481: Was recorded and available to watch on YouTube 48 hours after the event. George The Poet , who entered his Have You Heard George's Podcast? declaring under 5000 listeners per episode, was the stand-out winner of the night, walking away with five awards, including Smartest, Best Arts & Culture, Best Fiction, Best New Podcast and was named Audioboom’s Podcast of the Year. Brexitcast , presented by Laura Kuenssberg , Chris Mason , Katya Adler and Adam Fleming , won

5328-457: Was still a pandemic. Pandemics and their ends are not well-defined, and whether or not one has ended differs according to the definition used. As of 24 November 2024, COVID-19 has caused 7,075,455 confirmed deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic ranks as the fifth- deadliest pandemic or epidemic in history . In epidemiology , a pandemic is defined as "an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting

5402-502: Was the most widely used. According to a June 2022 study, COVID-19 vaccines prevented an additional 14.4 million to 19.8 million deaths in 185 countries and territories from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. On 8 November 2022, the first recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine (Novavax's booster Nuvaxovid ) was authorised for use in adults in the United Kingdom. It has subsequently received endorsement/authorisation from

5476-583: Was won by Shagged Married Annoyed , presented by Chris and Rosie Ramsey. Winners in bold In 2021 the British Podcast Awards, now in its fifth year and powered by Amazon Music , announced new categories, including Best Lockdown Podcast, Best Documentary Podcast and The International Award for overseas podcasts, suggested by the readers of the Great British Podcasts email newsletter. The awards took place at an open-air London venue in July 2021 to reflect

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