David Tennant & Lewis Up for First Radio Awards Prizes

David Tennant, Damian Lewis and veteran British TV star June Whitfield are among the nominees who will compete for prizes at the inaugural BBC Audio Drama Awards.

Tennant, who will also host the awards ceremony in London on 29 January (12), has been recognised for his role in Kafka The Musical by Murray Gold, while Lewis is nominated for Giovanni's Room.

They will compete with Rory Kinnear for his role in Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, which also landed a Best Supporting Actor nod for Rupert Penry-Jones.

Absolutely Fabulous star Whitfield is mentioned for her role in A Monstrous Vitality.

The judges deciding on the awards winners include actresses Maxine Peake and Imogen Stubbs and screenwriter Andrew Davies.