You, dear reader, are given the chance to vote in 17 categories from October this year to tell us your favourite theatre, music, TV, film and podcast of 2024.

• Read on for reasons including 8 of 17 categories of our Best Theatre, Music, TV, Film and Podcasts of 2024 so far

As summer comes to a close, we have a look across those categories (see below), remind you of our 2023 winners and our thoughts about the frontrunners from 2024’s 1st 8 months. Longlist part 1

BEST TV 2023 winner Eurovision 2023: Liverpool (BBC)  Final preview

Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Big Boys (Channel 4)

Doctor Who (BBC1)

Inside No 9 (BBC2)

Lost Boys And Fairies (BBC1) Reasons to watch

BEST TV/FILM ACTOR 2023 winner Mark Gatiss, Nolly (ITVX) Q&A and preview

Michael Balogun (Sherwood, BBC1)

Sion Daniel Young (Lost Boys And Fairies, BBC1) Reasons to watch

Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, BBC1)

Paul Mescal (All Of Us Strangers) Review

Andrew Scott (All Of Us Strangers) Review

BEST TV/FILM ACTRESS 2023 winner Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso (Apple TV) and Eurovision 2023: Liverpool (BBC) Preview

Marisa Abela (Back To Black) Review

Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, BBC1)

Emily Berrington (Lost Boys & Fairies, BBC1) Reasons to watch

Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters) Review

Olivia Colman (Wicked Little Letters) Review

Monica Dolan (Sherwood, BBC1)

Lesley Manville (Back To Black) Review

BEST FILM 2023 winner Past Lives Review

Alien: Romulus Review

All Of Us Strangers Review

Back To Black Review

Monster Review

Wicked Little Letters Review

BEST SONG 2023 winner Quiero Arder by Agoney Preview Tickets

Damdiggida by KEiiNO Review

Dancing Star by Pet Shop Boys Review

Dizzy by Olly Alexander Preview

Edge Of Saturday Night by The Blessed Madonna & Kylie Minogue Review

Shopping by Welly Review Tickets

BEST ALBUM 2023 winner The Love Invention by Alison Goldfrapp Review Tickets

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan Review Tickets

Venus by Zara Larsson Review Tickets

Nonetheless by Pet Shop Boys Review Tickets

Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa Review Tickets

ELLE by Dagny Review Tickets

BEST GIG 2023 winner Cian Ducrot, KOKO Review Tickets

Bananarama at the Palladium Review Tickets

Dagny at 02 Academy Islington Review Tickets

Suede/Manic Street Preachers Alexandra Palace Park Review Tickets

Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey at the Indigo2 Review Tickets

Bernadette Peters at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Review Tickets

BEST PODCAST 2023 winner AussieVision Website

The Euro Trip Podcast Listen

How To Win An Election (Times Radio) Listen

Kermode and Mayo’s Take Listen

Standard Theatre podcast Listen

WhatsOnstage podcast Listen

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