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Actor Bill Nighy, 76, won the best host award at the British Podcast Awards for his podcast "Ill-Advised," where he offers humorous advice to listeners. The event also saw other notable winners such as Pete Wicks and Alan Carr, with Sean Bean's birdwatching series winning two awards. The overall top prize went to the Prison Radio Association’s Hold or Fold series for best podcast and factual podcast.

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At the 10th annual British Podcast Awards, actor Bill Nighy won the award for best host for his podcast Ill-Advised, where he offers wry advice to listeners. The show, described as "a podcast for people who don't get out much and can't handle it when they do," beat out other notable hosts such as Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan, and Lily Allen. Additionally, the Prison Radio Association's series Hold or Fold won both the overall top prize of Podcast of the Year and Best Factual Podcast, focusing on problem gambling. Other winners included Pete Wicks' Man Made, which took home two awards for best interview podcast and best health & wellbeing podcast; and Sean Bean’s birdwatching series Get Birding, which won best lifestyle podcast and best video innovation. The event celebrated various categories covering arts, business, comedy, education, entertainment, and more, highlighting the diverse landscape of British podcasts.

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British Podcast Awards gold winners Best host - Bill Nighy; Eyepod Studios Podcast of the year - Hold or Fold; Prison Radio Association Listeners' choice - Hard Launch with Dan & Phil; Studio 71 Best arts & culture podcast - Legend: The Bruce Springsteen Story; BBC Audio Wales and West of England Best business podcast - The Factory Next Door; The Factory Next Door Best comedy podcast - When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes; A Step Too Far Productions Best daily podcast - The Intelligence; The Economist Best documentary podcast - The Birth Keepers; The Guardian Best education podcast - Talking Rubbish; The Rubbish Collective Best entertainment podcast - NewlyParents; JamPot Productions Best factual podcast - Hold or Fold; Prison Radio Association Best fiction podcast - Project Bläckfisk; Cipher Atlas Productions Best food & drink podcast - Bottoms Up! With Alan Carr & Lee Peart; Platform Media Best health & wellbeing podcast - Pete Wicks' Man Made; Bauer Media Best history podcast - The House at Number 48; BBC Long Form Audio Best impact podcast - SEND in the Spotlight; BBC Audio Best interview podcast - Pete Wicks' Man Made; Bauer Media Best kids podcast - Audiomoves in Space; Peut-Être Theatre Best lifestyle podcast - Get Birding; Peanut & Crumb Best network/publisher - BBC World Service Best new podcast - Do I Detect A Problem?; Sync Clap Limited Best news, politics & current affairs podcast - The Wargame; Sky News and Tortoise Best parenting podcast - ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast; ADHD Women's Wellbeing Rising star award - Georgie Styles Best sex & relationships podcast - Atonement: The John Paulk Story; Goldhawk and Platform Media Specialist award - The Dementia Perspective; OG Podcasts Best sport podcast - That Peter Crouch Podcast; Marvellous Spotlight award - Dish from Waitrose with Nick Grimshaw & Angela Hartnett; Cold Glass Productions Best true crime podcast - Coining It; Free Turn Best video innovation - Get Birding; Peanut & Crumb Best Welsh language podcast - Hanes Mawr Cymru; Terrier Productions

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- Published Actor Bill Nighy's reinvention as an agony uncle has earned him the award for best host at the British Podcast Awards, beating names such as Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan and Lily Allen. asserted

reinvention → publish → Theroux

Nighy, 76, known for films including Love Actually, Living and the Underworld franchise, has now found success with what award organisers called his "irresistibly endearing series" Ill-Advised. asserted

organisers → know → what

Billed as "a podcast for people who don't get out much and can't handle it when they do", the show sees Nighy dole out wry advice to listeners, and muse about life, music and books. asserted

Nighy → bill → life

Other winners at the 10th annual British Podcast Awards on Thursday included Pete Wicks, Sophie and Jamie Laing, Peter Crouch and Alan Carr. asserted

winners → include → Wicks

Pete Wicks' Man Made picked up two awards - best interview podcast and best health & wellbeing podcast. asserted

Made → pick → awards

Actor Sean Bean's birdwatching series Get Birding also won two prizes - best lifestyle podcast and best video innovation. asserted

series → get → prizes

The Prison Radio Association's series about problem gambling, Hold or Fold, won the overall top prize for best podcast, and the award for best factual podcast. asserted

series → hold → podcast

Fans voted Hard Launch with Dan & Phil, hosted by the YouTube veterans, as the winner of the Listeners' Choice award. asserted

Fans → vote → award

I → say → Birding