Coronation Street dominates with eight prizes at this year's ceremony while rival soap EastEnders takes home just one award

Our Radio Times resident soap expert David Brown picks his winners in the most high-profile categories at the biggest soap night of the year

20-24 May: Sandy Roscoe and her clan arrive, while Robbie's bid to rob Price Slice gets out of hand when one resident gets shot

13-17 May: Dodger is cleared of Texas's murder, while the true killer is happy to let everyone else take the fall

The matriarch and her five sons will all be on screen together for the first time on 23 May

6-10 May: Will and Texas's wedding day arrives but the bride is pushed out of her hotel room window, while Dr Browning gets roped into Mercedes' plan to get her ransom money back

29 April-3 May: Kevin's return prompts an angry response from Ste, Maxine tells Ash about her true feelings for Patrick, while Phoebe is delighted when a familiar face turns up

22-26 April: It’s a race against time for the McQueens to get the ransom money to Clare, nightmares flood back for little Tom, while Will and Leanne grow closer when an unexpected windfall comes their way

"Clare is one of the BEST characters I've ever played and she hasn't changed one bit"

15-19 April: Jacqui says goodbye, Sinead struggles and Diane makes a surprise decision

8-12 April: the McQueens grow increasingly desperate as Mercedes' kidnapping still goes unsolved, while Patrick shows his true colours when he finds out that Sienna has been to see her mum

1-5 April: a new bad boy makes his mark, Jacqui is on the warpath, while romance is blossoming for Tony

25-29 March: the McQueens take the law into their own hands, Ste seeks solace and Dr Browning is in for a surprise from an unwanted visitor

The 31-year-old former soap star has lent her face and voice to a new piece of software that can say anything and reproduce hundreds of different emotions

Brendan is playing sick games, while the Savages are left slack-jawed by a shock revelation

The viewer-voted categories have been revealed for this year's prize-giving ceremony

The Campaign for Real Ale has crowned the best boozer in Britain - but which is the onscreen champion?

"My Mad Fat Diary depicts what Hollyoaks does not. That different is hard, but ultimately best"

The actress will play matriarch Sandy Roscoe, while the Channel 4 soap also welcomes back infamous villain Clare Devine played by Gemma Bissix

After two and a half years in the Channel 4 soap, the Irish villain and his handlebar moustache will depart our screens in March

Hollyoaks' Nancy and Darren tell RadioTimes.com all about a dramatic festive period in the Osbourne household and what's in store for 2013...

See pictures and read a preview of tonight's big-budget explosive episode

Following Esther's bullying ordeal, the Channel 4 soap has launched DocYou - a special project extending the storyline and highlighting challenges faced by teens

28-year old actress will play "confident, lively, impulsive, flirtatious bombshell" Maxine Minniver from 5 November

Casualty, Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Holby City or Hollyoaks - you decide who wins the Radio Times/CDN Soap Award

Following Sue Johnston's return in Coronation Street, we cast an eye over the nation's favourite soap hoppers - from EastEnders and Emmerdale to The Bill, Hollyoaks and beyond...

The star of Channel 4's controversial new comedy talks about missing out on footballing glory, pranking the public, and why he still gets dirty looks for parking in disabled spaces

The post-watershed soap spin-off will return to E4 for a new series in the autumn

Coronation Street addresses the real-life issue of transvestism through new character Marc Selby

We remember the most controversial moments in EastEnders, Brookside, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street

Tim Glanfield takes a look at some controversial soap storylines new and old

Channel 4 teen soap invites the public to have their say in rape storyline