National Award Winning URY Speech

The URY Speech team have managed to win two National Student Radio Awards at a ceremony at the O2 in London. (Above URY at the SRA's!)

In the Best Speech catogory our highly acclaimed orginal comedy drama 'The More Beautiful Game' grabbed a BRONZE Award putting it in the top 3 orginal speech programmes from student radio this year.

'The More Beautiful Game' is the story of Yorkshireman and world class athlete, Geoff Batterson (played by Chris White) who wants to see his sport in the 2012 London Olympic games.

There is a catch though. The sport is table football.

Geoff not only faces the challenge of convincing the olympic committee, but must also be wary of rising table football star Kazayuki Takamoto, who threatens Batterson's place as World Number 1.

As the hearing, and the table football World Cup final approach, Geoff, along with his best friend Alan (Dan Wood) test their friendship, their nerve and their devotion to the more beautiful game.'

On top of that 'The Prince of Humberside' won the prestigious Kevin Greening Award.

Kevin Greening started his radio career as presenter and Station Manager of CUR. He was the Chair of the Radio 1 Student Radio Awards from 2000 - 2003 and was made a Fellow of the Radio Academy for his work promoting student radio and the awards and making it a spring board and vibrant training ground for new radio industry talent. His distinguished radio career included numerous accolades, including presenting Radio 1's Drivetime, Weekend Breakfast and ultimately the Breakfast Show with Zoe Ball.

This category is a special annual award to recognise the unique on air creativity of a presenter and/or show team's exceptional execution of innovative radio. This could range from a link from music or speech radio, a feature, a drama or interview to an overall programme, competition, or station message.

Each first round judge were asked to listen out for something they feel fitted the criteria of creativity out of all the entries. It should be something new and creative that stood out from the standard criteria of their category that made the judge stop and listen. They will be passed onto the judges of this award and judged accordingly. Judges in the first round do not have to refer an entry to this category.

The Prince of Humberside, originally a half an hour black comedy, deals directly with the issue of depression in young people and is written and directed by Tess Humphrey who has had personal experience in dealing with the issue. The play represents the power of two talented actors speaking on radio to engage and grip the audience.

It charts the phone conversation between Laurie (an aristocratic student) and his opposite Arrabella (a NHS call centre worker in London). Not only is there great drama as Laurie sad story unfolds but also tinged with comedy as the two struggle to understand what the others going through) Over the half hour both develop as characters which I hope the audience have an emotional attachment to.

And of course our Arts programme 'In the Stalls' was Nationally nominated even if not making the top 3 and continues this weekend with a preview of 'York Shakespeare Project's production of 'Troilus and Cressida', Dramasoc's production of 'Waiting for Godot' as well as our review of 'The Saliva Milkshake', this weeks dramasoc production!

You can listen to all our programmes now on the ((URY PLAYER)) and of course catch our national award winning content every Sunday from 2 on URY.

Congratulations to everyone involved in any of our entries and of course to URY for winning Silver for best station!

And if you want to be part of our national award winning drama here on URY then don't miss our Sitcom auditions for 'Going Solar' this weekend. More info here.