Vicky McClure, Michelle Fairley and David Troughton also took home awards for their performances in radio dramas

Can't wait for episode three of John Finnemore's radio comedy? Whet your appetite with this tasty teaser...

"There are good reasons why open primaries might not be a great idea. But if an effort to open up politics is itself closed down, surely we ought to talk about it?"

"There are no longer bins by everyone's desks - Newsnight had secured a secret bin, but generally there was tut-tutting about this new affront to humanity"

"From the Beatles to Bowie, the Spice Girls to the Sex Pistols, these fair islands have given us the pop songs that have made our heads and the world spin"

As the surreal late-night comedy Shedtown returns to Radio 4 for a second series, Tony Pitts, Stephen Mangan and Maxine Peake invite us down their garden paths

"On this day my priorities were: 1) learning how to adjust the chair that was shoving me forward like a pushy mum; 2) learning how to get the wi-fi to work; and 3) finding out how to open the drawer under my desk."

As the BBC's alternative music station celebrates its tenth birthday with a poll to find the best track it's ever played, we proffer some of our favourites

The former reporter will join co-presenter Peter Allen every weekday in the 4-7pm slot

The Sony Award-winning broadcaster will play classic reggae and the latest dubplates in a Sunday evening slot on the BBC station