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These issues are explored in - [Priorities for Parliamentarians](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/priorities-for-parliamentarians/) - 21 July 2026 As discussions begin this summer about the future of the BBC, the Sandford St Martin Trust has written to the Prime Minister and MPs to encourage them to take active part in discussions about Charter Review. Of particular concern to us is the future of religious and religiously literate broadcasting. Broadcasting and - [When it comes to religion, do you trust the BBC?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/when-it-comes-to-religion-do-you-trust-the-bbc/) - At the Sandford St Martin Trust, we believe the media has an increasingly important role to play in representing the diversity and plurality of our communities, contributing to a better public understanding of religions and how they shape human experience. But, with Charter Review underway, we want to hear your thoughts about the BBC and - [Journalism and Broadcasting in the Age of AI ](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/journalism-and-broadcasting-in-the-age-of-ai/) - As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms how information is created and consumed, concerns are growing about its impact on truth, trust, and public accountability. In his recent encyclical, Pope Leo XIV warned that technological progress must never come at the expense of human dignity, ethical responsibility, or society's ability to distinguish truth from manipulation. His message - [Religion and the future of the BBC? Have your say](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/religion-and-the-future-of-the-bbc-have-your-say/) - I was enroute from London to Port au Prince to meet a group of nuns and other female social activists when I first really understood the significance, privilege and the responsibility of being a BBC journalist. About to transfer flights in Caracas, I learned that the Haitian border had been closed again and that I’d - [In an age of media Goliaths, is the BBC David? ](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/in-an-age-of-media-goliaths-is-the-bbc-david/) - What a busy few months it’s been for media moguls and the broadcast ‘bros’! Having successfully completed an $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year, Paramount then turned its attentions to wooing Warner Bros. Discovery, only to find both Netflix and Disney had also been sending flowers. While initially it looked as though Netflix - [Behind the Screen: How streaming is changing public service media](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/religiously-literate-programmes-are-too-valuable-to-ignore/) - The Sandford St Martin Trust recently collaborated with the University of Leeds, the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) and the Campaign for the Arts on research which has uncovered significant failings by the UK's public service broadcasters (PSBs) in making key interest genres - including religion and belief, the arts and international issues - visible and accessible - [The BBC at a critical juncture](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-bbc-at-a-critical-juncture/) - Renewing the BBC’s mission in a divided, digital world. For more than 100 years the BBC has been at the heart of the UK’s democratic, cultural and social life. Despite recent crises, it remains one of the most trusted news sources in the world. This trust has not been won lightly. The steadfast principles upon - [Understanding the world through belief and broadcasting](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/understanding-the-world-through-belief-and-broadcasting/) - Documentaries that delve into belief systems around the world deepen our understanding of both other cultures and our own At the Sandford St Martin Trust, we’ve long argued that you can’t truly understand the world without understanding religion. Broadcast programming that explores the values other people hold, how they see their place in the world, - [The Battle to Save British TV](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-battle-to-save-british-tv/) - On 17 June 2025, the TV drama writer and director Peter Kosminsky was presented with the Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award in recognition of a body of work which has long engaged with what people believe and why they choose to act as they do. An ardent advocate for the UK creative sector, Peter's acceptance - [British film and high-end television: CMC evidence from Peter Kosminsky](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/cmc-evidence-from-peter-kosminsky/) - The winner of the 2025 Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award is the writer, director and producer Peter Kosminsky. For more than four decades he has used the power of television and film to entertain, but also to provoke and to challenge. Earlier this year, his meticulous eye for detail and his willingness to confront difficult - [Eid Live on TV](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/eid-live-on-tv/) - This spring in celebration of Eid al-Fitr 2025, the BBC broadcast two special programmes from Bradford, the UK City of Culture marking the end of the month of Ramadan and the first time this service of worship has been televised live on a UK terrestrial channel. Along with five others, the Eid Live programmes have - [Songs for Easter](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/songs-for-easter/) - Every Easter the Sandford St Martin Trust partners with the Radio Times magazine to host a special competition in which members of the public can vote for their favourite programme exploring religion, belief or spirituality. This year's competition features six programmes - including one hosted by the choirmaster Gareth Malone - and was launched just - [Go Back to Where You Came From](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/go-back-to-where-you-came-from/) - In an open letter to American Catholic Bishops last week, Pope Francis addressed Donald Trump’s policy of “mass deportations” and urged US Catholics to consider the “infinite and transcendent dignity of every human person”. “The true common good is promoted when society and government, with creativity and strict respect for the rights of all … welcomes, - [A Letter from Ukraine](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/letter-from-ukraine/) - In addition to a (rather splendid) trophy, the winning production teams in the four categories of our Sandford St Martin Awards competition also receive a modest grant which our trustees hope will be used to support their work and future projects exploring religion or belief. In return we ask them to keep in touch and - [Why good journalists need religion](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/why-good-journalists-need-religion/) - Nicola Meyrick, Sandford St Martin Trustee and former Head of Radio Current Affairs at the BBC explains the meaning and motivation behind the Trust's new journalism award. - [The Importance of Being a Children's Broadcaster](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/4950-2/) - Chair of the Sandford St Martin 2016 Children's Award argues for the crucial role children's broadcasting plays in building the future of our nation. - [OK Boomer! Are Millennials more moral?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/ok-boomer-are-millennials-more-moral/) - As part of its Year of Beliefs the BBC has published its survey of morality and ethics suggesting Millennials are "the most morally concerned generation". Are they? And why do they think so? - [Lenny Henry and what the BBC is for](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/lenny-henry-and-what-the-bbc-is-for/) - We’ve just announced that Sir Lenny Henry is to be one of this year’s winners of the Sandford St Martin Trustees Award, in recognition of his ongoing campaigning work to address inequality and under-representation in broadcasting. When we chose him, we didn’t know it would coincide with the launch of the profoundly moving BBC film, My Name - [Back to Burnley “It‘s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty.”](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/back-to-burnley-blog/) - A couple of weeks ago the results of the latest UK census revealed that the number of people who say they have no religion has increased to 37.2% of the population. That evening the BBC’s Question Time panel were asked whether “belief in God is now an outmoded belief”. The responses varied a little but the replies essentially followed a - [Ethics of Journalism](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/ethics-of-journalism/) - When journalists talk about a code of ethics, they are generally referring to a commitment to honesty, balance and fairness in their reporting. Which sounds straightforward enough but in recent years has proven much less so. We live in a time when, to use a phrase made infamous a senior American political aide, many people - [Timely documentaries exploring assisted dying](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/assisted-dying/) - Today Kim Leadbeater MBE, Labour MP for Spen Valley, will formally introduce a Private Member’s Bill on Choice at the End of Life to the House of Commons. Parliamentary debates will follow and over the next few months assisted dying and the ethics of whether or not one should have the right to choose death - [Women, work, education and religion in Afghanistan](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/women-and-religion-in-afghanistan/) - Living in the UK, it’s not uncommon for people to consider religion a primarily private concern: a set of ornamental practices or comparmentalised beliefs which affect niche groups of believers. From a wider geographic perspective, however, the impact religion can have on all aspects of society becomes much more clear. Perhaps nowhere is this so - [Doing God](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/doing-god/) - It was 20 years ago, in May 2003, that Tony Blair’s spokesman Alastair Campbell famously said “We don’t do God”. He later explained that this was not a major strategic statement but an attempt to end an interview with an American journalist, who kept asking “one final question” and asked Blair about his faith. “I suppose - [Film and TV Charity survey](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/film-and-tv-charity-survey/) - Survey of Arab, Jewish and Muslim members of the UK film and TV workforce on their experiences relating to the conflict in Israel and Gaza on and after 7 October 2023 As part of their remit to support those working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema, the Film and TV Charity provide practical support with - [Expanding the evidence base for UK public service media policymaking](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/expanding-the-evidence-base-for-uk-public-service-media-policymaking/) - New research project addresses public service media policy challenges on a national level The Sandford St Martin Trust is delighted to be partnering with the University of Leeds in a research project to develop new methods to evaluate public service media provision across video-on-demand services. It’s now been more than one hundred years since British - [God: TV's Holy Grail](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/god-tvs-holy-grail/) - Billed by the Festival organisers as one of this year’s hottest debates, this Sandford St Martin Trust event delivered exactly that and more. Arguments ranged from the pros and cons of quotas to definitions of religious broadcasting with some surprising views on what does, or doesn’t, constitute a religious programme. And total unity on the - ["Religious literacy helps us to understand our secular selves"](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/religious-literacy-helps-us-to-understand-our-secular-selves/) - Editorial from the Guardian newspaper published on Saturday 8 April 2017 responding to the news the BBC is to close its Religion & Ethics TV department - [Thinking about Thought for the Day](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/thinking-about-thought-for-the-day/) - Bishop Nick Baines responds to comments from the presenters of Radio 4's Today programme that the Thought for the Day contributions are "boring". - [How should TV portray people of faith?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/how-should-tv-portray-people-of-faith/) - Bryony Taylor considers criticisms levied against the BBC for how it portrays practicing Christians. - [Jimmy McGovern: getting 'Broken' on TV](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/jimmy-mcgovern-getting-broken-on-tv/) - The screenwriter and producer Jimmy McGovern on the challenges he faced getting his award-winning drama about a parish priest on TV. - [How have broadcast and social media been used to support faith during the COVID-19 pandemic?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/how-has-broadcasting-to-support-faith-during-covid-19/) - Over the last couple of months MA Journalism student and the 2020 Guild of St Bride’s bursary student Connie Dimsdale has been talking to people, gathering their anecdotes and learning more about how people have used broadcasting and social media to support their religion during the pandemic. Our thanks to her for her energy and enthusiasm while working on this - [Researching religion under lockdown](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/researching-religion-under-lockdown/) - MA journalism student and St Brides Bursary recipient, Connie Dimsdale, reflects on her experience researching remote religion during lockdown - [What it’s like to study Journalism when the world is on fire](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/studying-journalism-when-the-world-is-on-fire/) - Every year the Sandford St Martin Awards receive something in the region of 200 entries. Reviewing, carefully considering and, ultimately, identifying the best of those entries falls to a crack team of dedicated shortlisters. Most of them are pretty seasoned media professionals but for the last couple of years we’ve also included someone on each category panel - [The Value of Channel 4](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-value-of-channel-4/) - The beginning of a response to the Government’s proposal on a potential change of ownership In July 2021 the government published its plans to privatise Channel 4 and launched a public consultation on the same. This isn’t the first time the subject has been mooted. There have been numerous attempts to impose an “alternative ownership model” for Channel 4 since the 1990s. The most recent - [What Does a Jew Look Like?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/what-does-a-jew-look-like/) - Broadcasters have immense influence when it comes to informing how audiences understand the world. What we see on our screens or hear on through our speakers can influence not only how we see others but also how we see ourselves. At the Sandford St Martin Trust we have long argued that this is why representation - [Heidi Thomas: Creator of Call the Midwife](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/heidi-thomas-creator-of-call-the-midwife/) - ‘In Conversation with Heidi Thomas’: a Sandford St Martin Media Salon Listen to the full audio from our Media Salon with Heidi Thomas by clicking here. If you’re one of the few people who have never seen an episode of Heidi Thomas’ mega TV hit “Call the Midwife” you might have the mistaken impression that - [Religious broadcasting in a changing world](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/religious-broadcasting-in-a-changing-world/) - The face of religious Britain is evolving. Research suggests over the last two decades there has been a dramatic decline in the proportion of people who identify with Christianity, a substantial increase in those with no religious affiliation, and a steady increase in those belonging to non-Christian faiths. Against this back drop we’re producing a panel - [What’s public service broadcasting worth to you?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/whats-public-service-broadcasting-worth/) - It’s autumn and while we’ve got a new monarch and a (relatively new) prime minister and culture secretary, public service broadcasters are wrestling with the same old issues that were challenging it last spring. Not least among these are funding difficulties – particularly at the BBC which, following a low funding settlement, is putting its - [Public Service Broadcasting in the UK is unique](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/public-service-broadcasting-in-the-uk-is-unique/) - This year has seen two of the UK’s unique and most important cultural institutions celebrate important anniversaries. The BBC and Channel 4 have now been entertaining, educating and informing audiences for 100 years and 40 years respectively. On 3rd November, the BBC’s centenary was marked in the House of Lords and the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, - ["I never get up until Tim's finished"](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/bbc-local-radio/) - BBC local radio’s unique place in the broadcast landscape On 1 December MPs will question BBC directors about proposed cuts to local radio and the impact this will have on listeners. (Update: you can watch that session here.) Earlier this month the broadcaster announced plans for local stations to share more content and broadcast less content - [What will the draft Media Bill cost public service broadcasting?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-draft-media-bill-and-public-service-broadcasting/) - On 29 March, the Department for Culture Media and Sport took significant steps in making good the Government’s intention to update the 2003 Communications Act when it published a draft Media Bill. The draft covers a lot of ground but those working in British broadcasting have been looking for the Bill to: promote UK public - [A brief history of religious broadcasting in the UK](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/brief-history-religious-broadcasting/) - The Sandford St Martin 2023 Awards ceremony was held in Manchester University’s Whitworth Hall. This is an excerpt from the printed programme. When John Reith, the first Director General of the British Broadcasting Corporation, took up his appointment at the BBC in December 1922, he brought baggage. The son of a minister with the Free Church - [In Our Time: One Thousand (and one) Radio Programmes](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/in-our-time/) - Blogging about the Alf Layla wa Layla ­– or the Thousand and One Nights – for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Dr Shazia Jagot refers to how the intimacy of the story-telling contract between Scheherazade and her tyrannical husband Shahryar is forged. ‘(Scheherazade) turned to the king and said, ‘May I tell a story?’ ‘Yes’ he said. And she - [Keeping the Faith](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/keeping-the-faith/) - Religion still deserves its place on the airwaves, says ‘Sunday’ host Edward Stourton For more than fifty years, BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sunday’ has examined news and current affairs through the lens of religion. The premise behind the programme being that religion does not exist in a vacuum. Which is to say it’s not isolated in - [Open letter to the Times re: Media Bill Omission](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/open-letter-to-the-times-re-media-bill-omission/) - Sir, Religious literacy is more important than ever in today’s world. But the Media Bill, to be debated in the House of Lords on Wednesday, puts this core civic competency in peril by removing existing obligations for public service broadcasters to provide programming about religion or belief. We believe that to ignore religion is dangerous, - [Faith in the Future](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/faith-in-the-future/) - The days of ‘Stars on Sunday’ may be long gone, but a new era of intelligent and enlightening TV programmes has taken its place by Caroline Frost, first published in The Radio Times, 30 March 2024 “Religion on TV”: three words to send television commissioners reaching for the comfort of their chocolate Easter eggs as - [Shared language for the soul](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/shared-language-for-the-soul/) - On June 17th – a perfect summer’s evening ‘all soft and still and fair’ – the Sandford St Martin 2024 Awards ceremony took place in one of London’s most beautiful and iconic buildings. Nestled on the south bank of the River Thames, Southwark Cathedral is at the heart of what has long been a lively and diverse - [Reflecting the Nation: The BBC’s efforts to represent the UK’s diversity](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/reflecting-the-nation-the-bbcs-efforts-to-represent-the-uks-diversity/) - Ofcom research indicates a steady decline in the hours of Religion & Ethics programming between 2010 and 2022. In short, there are fewer representations of religious audience groups and their perspectives then there used to be. The passing of the Media Act earlier this year removed genres from the obligations of the Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs), ## Pages - [Home](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/) - Promoting excellence in broadcasting about religion and belief. - [Home](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/) - Promoting excellence in broadcasting about religion and belief. - [Events](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/events-and-meetings/) - Events To find out more about the campaign to end the targeting of healthcare facilities in Syria visit: https://www.actionforsama.com/. Is Truth Dead? What is truth in media in a post-truth world? In the wake of a general election campaign when issues of trust dominated the agenda, at a time when the US President whose preferred mode - [Our people](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/about/our-people/) - Our people Our trustees bring specialist knowledge from a range of backgrounds to help the Sandford St Martin Trust achieve its mission. 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The exceptional quality of this year’s Award winners clearly showcase the depth and value of broadcasting about belief and ethics and its contribution to the broader media landscape. Each - [The Sandford St Martin 2026 Awards Ceremony](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-sandford-st-martin-2026-awards-ceremony/) - The Sandford St Martin 2026 Awards Ceremony Sandford St Martin 2026 Awards Ceremony Overture 2026 Radio/Audio Award Winner: Thirty Eulogies 2026 Journalism Award Winner: RTÉ Investigates - Christian Brothers - the assets, the abusers 2026 TV / Video Award Winner: Eternal Spring - the Heist of China's airwaves 2026 Young Audience Award Winner: Sky Kids - [The Awards](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-awards/) - About the Sandford St Martin Awards The Sandford St Martin Awards are the UK’s most prestigious broadcast awards for radio, TV and online programmes and content that explore religious, spiritual or ethical themes. Established in 1978, they are the only awards in the UK that specifically seek out the best content that supports religious literacy - [Pilgrimage](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2026-special-award-winner-pilgrimage/) - Pilgrimage Sandford St Martin 2026 Special Award winner “In our increasingly fragmented and fractious times, Pilgrimage has consistently shown how through thoughtful and respectful conversation, strangers from different faith perspectives and with very different world views can still find common ground and friendship.” Dr Tony Stoller CBE C.S. Lewis described walking and talking as two - [Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/trustees-award/) - The Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award American Bishop Michael Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church was granted the 2019 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award in recognition of the huge media impact generated by his sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle which helped to bring a better understanding of religious belief and its - [Awards Archive](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/the-awards/awards-archive/) - Winners, runners up and shortlists for the annual Sandford St Martin Awards recognising excellence in religious and ethical broadcasting since 1978. - [Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2026 Awards](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/judges-for-the-sandford-st-martin-2026-awards/) - Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2026 Awards Sandford St Martin judges represent some of the best of the UK’s broadcasting and journalism industries. Chosen to represent a broad range of experience, perspectives and backgrounds as well as attitudes to faith, what they have in common is their skill, professionalism and commitment to excellence in - [SANDFORD ST MARTIN 2026 AWARDS SHORTLISTS](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/sandford-st-martin-2026-awards-shortlists/) - SANDFORD ST MARTIN 2026 AWARDS SHORTLISTS TV/Video AMOL RAJAN GOES TO THE GANGES Wildstar Films for BBC One BEN FOGLE: NEW LIVES IN THE WILD Ricochet Ltd and WPP Media Motion Entertainment for 5 CHASING THE LIGHT Lifeblood Films for RTÉ One ELLIE SIMMONDS: SHOULD I HAVE CHILDREN? Flicker Productions Limited for ITV ETERNAL SPRING: - [News](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/news/) - News The Sandford St Martin Trust advocates for excellence in programmes that explore religious, ethical or moral themes. 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I - [2025 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award winner](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/trustees-award-winner-peter_kosminsky/) - Peter Kosminsky Sandford St Martin 2025 Trustees’ Award winner Television directors don't always make much impact beyond the screen as they do via it - but Peter Kosminsky is no ordinary director. It'll perhaps be no surprise to hear that Peter Kosminsky started out as a current affairs journalist; his interest in the 'big questions' - [Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2025 Awards](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2025-judges/) - Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2025 Awards Sandford St Martin judges represent some of the best of the UK’s broadcasting and journalism industries. Chosen to represent a broad range of experience, perspectives and backgrounds as well as attitudes to faith, what they have in common is their skill, professionalism and commitment to excellence in - [The Sandford St Martin 2025 Awards Ceremony](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2025-awards-ceremony/) - The Sandford St Martin 2025 Awards Ceremony Sandford St Martin 2025 Awards Ceremony Overture Awards Photo Gallery 2025 Young Audience Award Winner: Sunday Worship - True Identity 2025 Radio / Audio Award Winner: Staggering in the Dark 2025 TV / Video Award Winner: Young, British and Anti-Abortion 2025 Journalism Award Winner: Praying for Armageddon 2025 - [2025 Radio Times Readers' Award](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2025-radio-times-readers-award/) - 2025 SSM Radio Times Readers' Award Every year the Sandford St Martin Awards partner with the Radio Times to host a special competition in which members of the public can vote for their favourite programme exploring religious, spiritual and ethical themes; see below for this year's nominees. 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The “What 4?” Sandford St Martin media salon went live on 6 September 2021 – the same day Channel 4 launched its new Leeds headquarters and a week before the deadline for public submissions to the government’s inquiry on the future ownership of - [Who needs religious documentaries?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/who-needs-religious-documentaries/) - Who needs religious documentaries? Talk to some broadcasters and you’ll hear the opinion that religious documentaries are old-fashioned - a survival from an earlier, tightly regulated era - concerned mostly with ruined buildings and men in strange clothing. Others argue that, far from being dated, the genre is the best guide to different faiths, not - [Why Black Media Matters](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/why-black-media-matters/) - WHY BLACK MEDIA MATTERS A Sandford St Martin Media Salon, October 28 2021 With input from a live and in-person audience, we explored the media representation of diverse communities and their stories. 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COPYRIGHT AND COPYING All the materials on - [Sandford St Martin 2022 Awards Ceremony](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2022-awards-ceremony/) - Sandford St Martin 2022 Awards Ceremony All videos by No Class for the Sandford St Martin Trust. - [More TV Vicar?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/cmc-more-tv-vicar/) - More TV Vicar? with James Cary, Daisy Coulam, Bryony Taylor & Frank Williams was a panel discussion produced by the Trust for the Church Media Conference 2016 . - [Lenny Henry](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/lenny-henry/) - Lenny Henry 2022 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award winner In recognition of his ongoing campaign to address inequality and under-representation in broadcasting. A professional comedian since the age of 16, Sir Lenny Henry has risen from being a cult children’s television star to one of Britain’s best-known and most celebrated actors, as well as a - [In Conversation with Edward Stourton](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/in-conversation-with-edward-stourton/) - In conversation with Edward Stourton – October 2023 For more than 50 years the BBC’s flagship ‘Sunday’ programme on Radio 4 has investigated how religion impacts on world affairs. From the fall of Apartheid to 9-11, from the ordination of women to the war in Ukraine, from Ian Paisley to Philip Pullman ‘Sunday’ listeners have had insights - [2017 Sandford St Martin Awards Shortlists](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/home/2017-sandford-st-martin-awards-shortlists/) - Shortlists for the Sandford St Martin TV, Radio, Children's and Interview Awards are published - [God: TV's Holy Grail?](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/god-tvs-holy-grail/) - God: TV’s Holy Grail? Billed by the Festival organisers as one of this year’s hottest debates, this Sandford St Martin Trust event delivered exactly that and more. Arguments ranged from the pros and cons of quotas to definitions of religious broadcasting with some surprising views on what does, or doesn’t, constitute a religious programme. And - [Damned if you don't](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/damned-if-you-dont/) - Damned If You Don’t? Why Journalists Can’t Afford to Ignore Religion Co-produced by the Sandford St Martin Trust, this sold-out debate was described by the Guardian’s Roy Greenslade as “one of the most illuminating Media Society events I’ve ever attended”. For many journalists, for too long, religion has been an irrelevant, no-go area. Not any - [Broadcasting in the Time of Corona: A webinar](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/corona-webinar/) - Broadcasting in the Time of Corona: strategies for Journalists and Producers During this webinar we explored how broadcasters working across the industry have responded to some of the challenges posed by COVID-19, comparing coping strategies, issues around the practicalities of making good content and earning a living at the same time. The eleven months leadingBroadcasting in the Time of Corona: strategies for Journalists and Producers During this webinar we explored how broadcasters working across the industry have responded to some of the challenges posed by COVID-19, comparing coping strategies, issues around the practicalities of making good content and earning a living at the same time. 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Between 2010 and 2013 Anna presented the BBC World Service’s daily arts radio programme The Strand, and continues to make and present programmes for both the World Service and - [Lyse Doucet: Winner of the 2015 Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/lyse-doucet-winner-of-the-2015-sandford-st-martin-trustees-award/) - Lyse Doucet, the BBC Chief International Correspondent and winner of the 2015 Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award - [Joan Bakewell, 2016 Sandford St Martin Trustees' Award](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/joan-bakewell-2016-sandford-st-martin-trustees-award/) - Joan Bakewell, winner of the 2016 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award In recognition of her outstanding commitment to religious and ethical broadcasting over six decades, the Sandford St Martin trustees agreed that the 2016 Trustees’ Award should go to the broadcaster and journalist, Baroness Joan Bakewell DBE. The award was presented to Joan Bakewell at Lambeth - [Rukhshana Media](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/rukhshana-media/) - Rukhshana Media 2022 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award winner In recognition of an unwavering commitment to journalism and making Afghan women’s stories heard. Journalism is a dangerous and even deadly business in Afghanistan. In recent years Afghan journalists, news agencies and broadcasters have been targeted by attacks, kidnappings and other violence by armed groups including - [Jimmy McGovern](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/jimmy-mcgovern/) - Jimmy McGovern 2023 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award winner In recognition of his commitment to creating challenging, thought-provoking drama that never shies away from exploring what people believe. “I’m a writer because I was a Catholic and I took the examination of conscience really seriously. That means I came up with five motivations for every - [Catherine Wills](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/catherine-wills-2022/) - Remembering Dr Catherine Wills It’s with great sadness that we must share the news that Dr Catherine Wills, a Sandford St Martin Trustee, a valued friend and colleague passed away aged 71, on 29 July 2022. As the daughter of SSMT’s founder and a life-trustee, Catherine played a vital role in the development of the - [Our heritage](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/about/our-heritage/) - Our heritage The Sandford St Martin Trust promotes thought-provoking, distinctive programming that deals with religion, ethics and spirituality. Through its annual awards, the Trust promotes excellent broadcasting about all faiths, from major networks, independents and online sources, at local and national level. 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Television Shortlist - [Interfaith Manchester](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/interfaith-manchester/) - Interfaith Manchester Film by No Class for the Sandford St Martin Trust. - [2019 Sandford St Martin Award Winners](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2019-award-winners/) - Winners and runners up for 2019 Sandford St Martin Broadcasting Awards. - [2020 Sandford St Martin Awards Shortlists](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2020-shortlists/) - Finalists across four categories - Broadcast Journalism, TV/Video, Radio/Audio, and Children's Broadcasting - are announced. - [2020 Sandford St Martin Awards Winners](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2020-award-winners/) - The winners and runners up for the 2020 Sandford St Martin Awards. - [Sandford St Martin Awards 2020](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/awards-2020/) - Join us for this year's Sandford St Martin Awards - featuring Michael Sheen, Stormzy, David Lammy and more. - [2021 Shortlists](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2021-shortlists/) - SANDFORD ST MARTIN 2021 AWARDS SHORTLISTS It seems a bit simplistic to observe that, as years go, 2020 was a turbulent one. 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Wade in and you find yourself wallowing in the concerns, hopes and obsessions that have consumed content-makers and audiences over the last year. Invariably there are some - [Sandford St Martin 2022 Award Winners](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2022-award-winners/) - Sandford St Martin 2022 Award Winners At the Sandford St Martin Trust we believe that broadcasters have a key role to play when it comes to the public understanding and tolerance of difference. In an increasingly multi-cultural, multi-faith and complex world, broadcasting – because of its reach – can be at the forefront of helping - [Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2023 Awards](https://sandfordawards.org.uk/2023-judges/) - Judges for the Sandford St Martin 2023 Awards Sandford St Martin judges represent some of the best of the UK’s broadcasting and journalism industries. 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