The Screen Test Awards 2024

The only TV awards based on science are back — and it's your chance to vote for your favourites in eight categories

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It's that time of year again! Here's your chance to take part in the Radio Times Screen Test Awards 2024, the only TV awards built on science.

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With thanks to our partners in the Psychology Department at Sussex University, we've set out on a quest to find out what TV shows made the nation feel better over the past year – whether that be happier, more empathetic, educated, informed, trusting or relaxed.

In order to find this out, we devised eight key categories for you to have your say in, taken from the past 12 months in television.

They are: the Happy TV Award, Empathy Award for Drama, Watercooler Award, The Reith Award, Stress Buster Award, Best Box Set, Trust Award for Audio and The Art of Reflection. Just scroll down to see the longlist for each one, but vote for your favourites below.

Once you've chosen your pick, click "Choose" to register your choice and then click "Next" to move on to the following category. Voting is now open and closes on Friday 16th August at 11:59pm.

This is your chance to shape the shortlist. Following the results, our editors, TV experts and our partners at Sussex University will then analyse the shortlist and select the winner in each category. The results will be announced at our awards dinner to be held in London later this year.

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Radio Times Screen Test Awards 2024 longlist

Happy TV Award

From drama to comedy, quiz shows to decluttering, which show has put the biggest smile on your face?

Empathy Drama Award

Who was the character that touched you, inspired you and moved you to walk in another person’s shoes?

Watercooler Award

At its best, television stops us in our tracks and gets us all talking. What won’t you forget in a hurry?

The Reith Award

Which programme best encapsulates the first two parts of the BBC’s mission to "inform, educate and entertain", as put forward by its first director-general, John Reith?

Stress Buster Award

TV offers us a doorway to dozens of different worlds. Which show has best allowed you to escape?

Best Box Set

A wealth of compelling drama means bingeing is no longer a naughty word. But which show has had you diving in for "just one more"?

Trust Award for Audio

Thanks to podcasts, audio’s bond with listeners has never been stronger. What is the show you count on?

The Art of Reflection

In our noisy lives, we all need a place of creative contemplation. Which show has taken you into someone else’s world?

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