Earlier today the winners of the 30th Italia Prize received their awards at a ceremony chaired by the BBC's former Director-General Sir Charles Curran.
The most prestigious of broadcasting competitions was held for the first time in 1949 in Venice, when the BBC's entry came second in the only category, ' 'for a musical work conceived in terms of broadcasting '. Now there are three categories for both radio and television programmes, as well as additional prizes awarded by Radiotelevisione Italiana.
During the past fortnight Alan Haydock has been in Milan for this year's Italia Prize. In this report he presents extracts from some of the radio entries and talks to programme makers from around the world.