Triple nomination in BBC radio awards

Comedy writer John Finnemore has notched up three nominations for prestigious BBC radio awards.

Cabin Pressure, his airline-based sitcom, and his new series of two-hander dialogues, John Finnemore's Double Acts, are up for best comedy. Meanwhile his sketch show, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, is up for best scripted comedy with a live audience.

The nominations are in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016, which also recognise comedy programmes.

Cabin Pressure has another nomination in the awards, as Roger Allam has been shortlisted for best actor in an audio drama for his role in the sitcom's finale, which aired as a two-parter on December 23 and 24 last year.

Other nominees include Andrew O'Neill, Dead Ringers, Justin Edwards, and Toby Hadoke.

The comedy category shortlistss are:

Best Scripted Comedy with a Live Audience

Andrew O’Neill: Pharmacist Baffler, by Andrew O’Neill
Dead Ringers, by Bill Dare, Jim Farthing, Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson, Lewis MacLeod
John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme, by John Finnemore
Reluctant Persuaders Ep 3, by Chris Pye
The Big Broadcast: Snow, by Neil Brand
The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Macbeth Rebothered, by David Reed with Humphrey Ker

Best Scripted Comedy Drama

Cabin Pressure – Finale (Zurich), by John Finnemore, producer David Tyler
Dot, by Ed Harris, producer Jessica Brown
In and Out of the Kitchen, by Justin Edwards, producer Sam Michell
John Finnemore’s Double Acts – A Flock of Tigers, by John Finnemore, producer David Tyler
The Dad Who Fell to Earth, by Toby Hadoke, producer Charlotte Riches
The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads, by Jon Sen, producer Sarah Bradshaw

This year's shortlist will be judged by a team of industry experts including Ruth Jones, with the winners announced on January 31.

Published: 17 Nov 2015