This year’s winners have Radio Times Screen Test Awards were announced, with performances such as Mr Bates vs Post Office and ghosts taking home the prizes.

The Radio Times Screen Test Awards are the only scientifically organized TV awards and are based on major research by Radio Times in partnership with the University of Sussex in 2023 on the power of television and audio in people’s lives.

This year’s winners were announced at a special ceremony on Tuesday evening (5 November) at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London, hosted by author and journalist Mariella Frostrup.

Big winners on the night included Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which won both the Empathy Award for Drama and the Watercooler Award, while The Great Post Office Trial podcast also won the Trust Award for Audio.

Other winners included Ghosts taking home the Happy TV award, Clarkson’s farmreceiving the Reith Award, Mortimer and Whitehouse: He went fishingwhich won the Stress Buster award, Bearwhich won best box set and The pianowho received the Art of Reflection Award.

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Special recognition awards were also accepted by Sir Michael Palin and GP and health columnist Dr Clare Bailey on behalf of Michael Mosley.

The award winners were selected by an expert jury made up of academics, psychologists, TV critics and Radio Times editors.

You can find the full list of nominees and winners below:

Happy TV Award

• Head Swap (ITV1/ITVX)
• Ghosts (BBC One/iPlayer) (WINNER)
• Inside no. 9 (BBC Two/iPlayer)
• Only Murder in the Building (Disney Plus)
• would i lie to you (BBC One/iPlayer)

Empathy Award for drama

• Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) – The Responder (BBC One/iPlayer)
• Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) – Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Jo Hamilton (Monica Dolan) – Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1/ITVX) (WINNER)
• Dr Abbey Henderson (Joanne Froggatt) – Amazing (ITV1/ITVX)
• Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel/Jonah Hauer-King) – The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Sky Atlantic/ACUM)

Watercooler Award

• Reindeer Baby (Netflix)
• Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV1/ITVX) (WINNER)
• Beckham (Netflix)
• Doctor Who (BBC One/iPlayer)
• Traitors (BBC One/iPlayer)

Reith Award

• The Gathering (BBC One/iPlayer)
• Clarkson’s Farm (Prime Video) (WINNER)
• D-Day 80: The Unheard Tapes (BBC Two/iPlayer)
• Michael Palin in Nigeria (Channel 5/My5)
• Planet Earth III (BBC One/iPlayer)

Stress Buster Award

• Death in Paradise (BBC One/iPlayer)
• The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC One/iPlayer)
• The Marlow Murder Club (U&Drama/U)
• Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (BBC Two/iPlayer) (WINNER)
• Race Across the World (BBC One/iPlayer)

The trusted award for audio

• The Great Post Office Trial (BBC Radio 4/Sounds) (WINNER)
• Just One Thing with Michael Mosley (BBC Radio 4/Sounds)
• More or Less (BBC Radio 4/Sounds)
• The Rest is History (Goalhanger Podcasts)
• why do you hate me with Marianna Spring (BBC Sounds)

The best box set

• The Bear (Disney Plus) (WINNER)
• Blue Lights (BBC One/iPlayer)
• A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount Plus)
• The Long Shadow (ITV1/ITVX)
• Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

The Art of Reflection

• First Night of the Prom (BBC Two/iPlayer)
• French and Saunders: Picture (BBC One/iPlayer)
• A Life in Pictures (BBC Two/iPlayer)
• The Piano (Channel 4) (WINNER)
• Portrait Artist of the Year (Sky Arts/ACUM)

Special Jury Prize

• Michael Palin in Nigeria (Channel 5/My5) (WINNER)

The Friends of Viewers and Listeners Award

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