Sony Award nominations

Nominations have been announced for the Sony Awards, the biggest prizes in radio.

Drama award

• Banana Republic - BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4
  
• Laughter In The Dark - dramatised by Craig Higginson from the novel by Vladimir Nabokov (Catherine Bailey Productions for BBC Radio 3)
  
• Stan - by Neil Brand (BBC Radio Drama for Radio 4)
  
• The Grove - by Positive Impact, various writers (In conjunction with Angela Heslop for BBC Radio Merseyside)
  
• The Permanent Way - based on the play by David Hare (Catherine Bailey Productions for BBC Radio 3)
  

Comedy award

• Clare In The Community - by Harry Venning and David Ramsden (BBC Radio Entertainment for Radio 4)
  
• The 99p Challenge - by Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche (Pozzitive Television for BBC Radio 4)
  
• The Complete and Utter History of the Mona Lisa - by Patrick Barlow (Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio 4)
  
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Episode 3 - by Douglas Adams (Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio 4)
  
• The Museum of Everything - by Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell and Marcus Brigstocke (BBC Radio Entertainment for Radio 4)