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Mercury Prize

Lauren Laverne presents live coverage of the 2023 Mercury Prize from the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, West London.

2022
Lauren Laverne hosts coverage of this year’s Mercury Prize Album of the Year from the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London, which features live performances by all the nominated artists.
Episodes 2021
Lauren Laverne hosts coverage of the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize Album of the Year, which returns to its home at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London.
Episodes 2020
A celebration of the 12 albums making up the shortlist for the much-coveted Mercury Prize 2020. Lauren Laverne guides viewers through each record on the eve of the announcement of the winner.
Episodes 2019
Live coverage of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize for Album of the Year show at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, featuring performances from many of the shortlisted artists.
Episodes 2018
September 20, 2018 of the TV-show Mercury Prize was broadcast by BBC4 on Thursday 20 September 2018 at 21:48.
Episodes 2017
September 15, 2017 of the TV-show Mercury Prize was broadcast by BBC4 on Friday 15 September 2017 at 0:00.
September 10, 2017 of the TV-show Mercury Prize was broadcast by BBC2 on Sunday 10 September 2017 at 22:00.
Episodes 2016
Expired
Lauren Laverne hosts BBC Four's Best Album of the Year 2016 - Mercury Prize Live from the awards ceremony at London's Eventim Apollo.
Episodes 2015
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Selected archive performances from a variety of Mercury Prize winners on a mixture of BBC shows down the years.
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The Mercury Prize in association with BBC Music is presented live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House by Lauren Laverne to celebrate the 12 albums that have been selected and announce this year's winner.
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