A gold award-winning episode of The Secret Life of Prisons

The Audio Production Awards take place every year to honour the very best in radio and podcast production in the UK. They're run by Audio UK, which represents audio producers, and are competed for by the very best in the production and broadcast industries. And this year, The Secret Life of Prisons won GOLD in the Sport category for our episode about the HMP Brixton Half Marathon! So this week we wanted to give you another opportunity to hear that award-winning episode. Enjoy...! -- Two days before the 2025 London Marathon, a very special half marathon took place behind the walls of HMP Brixton in aid of the Prison Reform Trust. And The Secret Life of Prisons was granted exclusive access to bring you the sounds of a momentous morning. Nine of HMP Brixton's residents undertook a 16-week training programme, supported by members of the local running community, and on Friday 25 April they ran alongside around 40 visitors in a feat of endurance and stamina. The result was a beautiful example of the power of sport to change lives. The voices you will hear in this podcast include: Tara Benedetti Pia Sinha Mia Wheeler Sean Fletcher Marianne Garvey Jamie Loyn Sarah Taylor Abbey Darling Alan Higgins Hermen Dange Martin Jones Dr. Dave Maguire Eleanor Carmichael Adam Harris Andrew Wilkie Faye Dunn Our thanks to the staff at HMP Brixton, particularly Governor Wheeler, Deputy Governor Merrifield their physical education team, and also the team at the Prison Reform Trust led by Pia Sinha and Tara Benedetti for making this event, and this podcast, possible. Presenters: Phil Maguire – Chief Executive, Prison Radio Association Paula Harriott – Chief Executive, Unlock Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Faye Dunn The Prison Radio Association is a charity that runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people serving prison sentences. We employ people in prison to develop their skills, find their best voices and help them discover ways to lead crime-free lives after release. To make a donation please visit prison.radio/donate . Registered Charity in England & Wales 1114760 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 1:00:47 long.

This episode was published on Dec 8, 2025.

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