rts programme awards 2013 - 2014

2013–2014

RTSProgrammeAwards

The Royal Television Society 2

Officers 3

Programme 4

Host 5

Nominations 6

Juries 14

Forthcoming Events 18

Patrons 19

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RoyalTelevisionSocietyThe Royal Television Society is Britain’s leading forum for television and related media. Membership is open to everyone with an interest in the medium.

The RTS was granted its Royal title in 1966 and HRH The Prince of Wales became Patron of the Society in 1997. The RTS brings together people to exchange ideas, debate and explore key issues. The RTS Awards are an internationally recognised hallmark for quality and originality.

For over 80 years, the RTS has provided the UK’s main platform for debate about the future of television. Its lectures, events and publications make a substantial contribution to raising standards and developing practice. The RTS organises dinners with influential speakers, lectures, monthly sessions on current issues, and the world famous biennial Cambridge Convention sets the agenda for the future.

Television, the leading UK monthly on television issues and broadcasting policy, is distributed free to members. Separate RTS Awards events cover Programme Making, Television Journalism, Craft and Design, Students and Innovation.

Many of the Society’s dinners and conventions are oversubscribed. Patron and individual membership entitles members to priority applications and advanced booking.

There are 13 regional centres in the UK, and a Republic of Ireland Centre located in Dublin. Each Centre provides a mix of programme, technical, and craft events.

The Society is an educational charity, embracing all aspects of television, including the creative community, broadcasting, equipment manufacture, professional consultancy, journalism, design, research and development, cable, satellite, video and interactivity. The Society relies for its future on the contributions of individual members and corporate Patrons.

Individual membership is available from £65.00 per year. Please contact [email protected] for details.

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PatronHRH The Prince of Wales

PresidentSir Peter Bazalgette

Vice PresidentsDawn Airey Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS

Baroness Benjamin OBE

Dame Colette Bowe John Cresswell Mike Darcey Greg Dyke Lorraine Heggessey Ashley Highfield The Rt. Hon. Dame Tessa Jowell MP

David Lynn Sir Trevor McDonald OBE

Ken MacQuarrie Trevor Phillips OBE

Stewart Purvis CBE

John Smith Sir Howard Stringer Mark Thompson

Board of TrusteesJohn Hardie – Chair Tim Davie – Vice Chair Mike Green – Honorary Treasurer David Lowen – Honorary Secretary Huw Jones Jane Lighting Graham McWilliam Simon Pitts Graeme Thompson

ExecutiveChief Executive – Theresa Wise

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Officers


Programme

WelcomeSir Peter Bazalgette, President of the Royal Television Society

Awards presentation hosted byJohn SergeantDavid Liddiment, Chair of the Programme Awards

The Society would like to thank principal sponsorIMG Studios

And alsoAutocue

AcknowledgementsExecutive Producer – Mark WellsProduced by – Lipfriend Rodd InternationalAudio, Lighting and Video facilities – Creative TechnologySet Frames – Design and BuildOpening Titles – Mediahouse FXRTS theme music – composed and arranged by Chris EganEvent logistics – Cranberry MediaFloor Managers – Tracy Ransom and Mat WaynePhotographers – Richard Kendal and Paul HampartsoumianProgramme – Red StoneMedia Relations – Hobnob PR

Royal Television Society Awards ManagementChief Executive – Theresa WiseEvents Manager – Jo MitchellEvents Team – Jamie O’Neill and Callum Stott


Host

John Sergeant John Sergeant is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, as well as a much talked-about contestant on Strictly Come

Dancing, a regular contributor to the BBC’s One Show, the first host of the comedy panel game Argumental on the Dave Channel and presenter of the ITV series John Sergeant’s Tourist Trail, and the BBC’s series on the history of the Indian Railways, Tracks of Empire. John was the voice of ITV’s popular Grimefighter series, and presented a mock documentary for BBC Two, John Sergeant meets Rab C Nesbitt. In 2012, John presented the BBC Two series Britain’s First Photo Album. More recent documentaries for ITV include Sergeant on Spike, celebrating the genius of Spike Milligan, and a profile of the new royal borough of Greenwich Royal Greenwich. He also presented three documentaries for BBC Two’s Britain’s Flying Past. He narrated ITV’s Bomber Boys documentary about the WW2 bombing campaign and was invited to read a poem at the ceremony to unveil the Bomber Command memorial in London. John appeared in a three-part series based on a sailing trip along the Scottish sea lochs. He took part in the TV version

of Just A Minute and was the host for the return of a new series of Yes Prime Minister.

John’s most recent project filmed on canals around the UK in the summer of 2014, Barging Round Britain, is currently being broadcast on ITV.

John has written two books which made it to the best seller lists: his memoirs, Give Me Ten Seconds and an account of the last part of Baroness Thatcher’s career, Maggie: Her Fatal Legacy.

John’s first BBC television appearance was in 1966 in Alan Bennett’s comedy series, On the Margin. John then became a journalist, training on the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo before joining the BBC staff in 1970. He reported from 25 countries and he covered a number of conflicts, including the Vietnam War and the troubles in Northern Ireland, before settling down at Westminster. He was chief political correspondent of the BBC for 12 years. His most famous broadcast was with Margaret Thatcher outside the British Embassy in Paris in 1990 when she heard the devastating result of the leadership contest with Michael Heseltine which would lead to her resignation as prime minister two days later. After 30 years with the corporation, he moved to ITV where he was political editor of ITN from 2000 to 2003.


Nominations

EntertainmentThe Graham Norton Show So Television for BBC One

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway ITV Studios/Mitre Television for ITV

A League Of Their Own – Series 8 CPL Productions for Sky 1HD

Entertainment PerformanceKeith Lemon – Celebrity Juice Talkback for ITV2

Claudia Winkleman – Strictly Come Dancing BBC Productions for BBC One

Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show So Television for BBC One

Soap and Continuing DramaCoronation Street ITV Studios for ITV

EastEnders BBC Drama Production London for BBC One

Casualty BBC Drama Production Wales for BBC One

Popular Factual and FeaturesGreat British Bake Off Love West for BBC One

The Island With Bear Grylls Shine TV/Bear Grylls Ventures Co-Production for Channel 4

50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy Burning Bright Productions/Brown Bread Films for Sky 1HD


Nominations

Children’s ProgrammeMarrying Mum and Dad CBBC Productions for CBBC

The Big Performance 3: Finale Twenty Twenty Productions for CBBC

Swashbuckle ‘Pirate Pampering’ CBeebies for CBeebies

Children’s Fiction4 O’Clock Club – Christmas CBBC Productions for CBBC

Hank Zipzer Kindle Entertainment/DHX Media/Walker Productions supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund for CBBC

Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted Move On Up for CBeebies

ArtsMessiah at the Foundling Hospital Reef Television for BBC Two

Grayson Perry: Who Are You? Swan Films for Channel 4

Our Gay Wedding: The Musical Wingspan Productions for Channel 4

Documentary SeriesLife & Death Row BBC Documentaries Production for BBC Three

Protecting our Parents BBC Documentaries Production for BBC Two

Bedlam The Garden Productions for Channel 4


Nominations

Single DocumentaryThis World: Terror at The Mall Amos Pictures for BBC Two

Baby P: The Untold Story Sandpaper Films for BBC One

The Paedophile Hunter Amos Pictures for Channel 4

HistoryThe First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain BBC Arts Production Bristol in partnership with Royal Collection Trust for BBC Four

The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire BBC History Production for BBC Two

Our World War BBC Documentaries Production for BBC Three

PresenterGrayson Perry – Grayson Perry: Who Are You? Swan Films for Channel 4

Billy Connolly – Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off Burning Bright Productions for ITV

Dr Lucy Worsley – The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain BBC Arts Production Bristol in partnership with Royal Collection Trust for BBC Four


Nominations

Live EventD-Day: The Heroes Return BBC Events Productions for BBC One

The Grand National IMG Productions for Channel 4

WW1 Remembered – From The Battlefield & From Westminster Abbey BBC Events Productions for BBC One

Sports ProgrammeThe 2014 Ryder Cup Sky Sports/European Tour Productions for Sky Sports

British Grand Prix BBC Sport for BBC Two

World Cup: Germany Vs Brazil BBC Sport for BBC One

Sports Presenter, Commentator or PunditGary Lineker BBC Sport for BBC One

Gary Neville Sky Sports

Hazel Irvine BBC Sport

Daytime ProgrammeThis Morning ITV Studios for ITV

Superstar Dogs Tuesday’s Child Television for Channel 4

Couples Come Dine With Me ITV Studios for Channel 4


Nominations

Scripted ComedyHarry and Paul’s Story of the Twos Balloon Entertainment for BBC Two

Him & Her: The Wedding Big Talk Productions for BBC Three

Moone Boy – Series 2 Baby Cow Productions/Hot Cod Productions/ Sprout Pictures/Grand Pictures for Sky 1HD

Comedy PerformanceSarah Hadland – The Job Lot – Series 2 Big Talk Productions for ITV2

Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton – Inside No. 9 BBC Comedy Production London for BBC Two

Harry Enfield – Harry and Paul’s Story of the Twos Balloon Entertainment for BBC Two

InternationalTrue Detective HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black/Anonymous Content/Parliament of Owls/ Passenger acquired by Sky Atlantic

The Big Bang Theory – Series 7 Chuck Lorre Productions Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television for E4

Fargo MGM/FX Productions for Channel 4


Nominations

Science and Natural HistoryThe Girl Who Talked To Dolphins BBC Scotland Science Productions for BBC Four

Live From Space: Lap of the Planet Arrow Media for Channel 4

Life Story BBC Natural History Production/Open University/ BBC Worldwide/Discovery/France TV for BBC One

Writer – DramaSally Wainwright – Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One

Peter Bowker – Marvellous Fifty Fathoms Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two

Jimmy McGovern – Common LA Productions for BBC One

Writer – ComedyJessica Knappett – Drifters – Series 2 Bwark for E4

Sam Leifer, Tom Basden – Plebs – Series 2 Rise Films for ITV2

Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson – Harry and Paul’s Story of the Twos Balloon Entertainment for BBC Two


Nominations

Actor – FemaleSheridan Smith – Cilla ITV Studios/GroupM Entertainment for ITV

Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One

Georgina Campbell – Murdered By My Boyfriend BBC Productions for BBC Three

Actor – MaleTom Hollander – A Poet In New York Modern Television for BBC Cymru Wales & BBC Two

Toby Jones – Marvellous Fifty Fathoms Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two

Adeel Akhtar – Utopia – Series 2 Kudos Production for Channel 4

Single DramaCommon LA Productions for BBC One

Murdered By My Boyfriend BBC Productions for BBC Three

Marvellous Fifty Fathoms Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two


Nominations

Drama SerialThe Honourable Woman Drama Republic and Eight Rooks for BBC Two

The Driver Red Production Company/Highfield Pictures for BBC One

Prey Red Production Company for ITV

Drama SeriesPeaky Blinders II Caryn Mandabach Productions/ Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two

Line Of Duty – Series 2 World Productions for BBC Two

Happy Valley Red Production Company for BBC One

Judges’ AwardThe winner of this Award will be announced at the Awards Ceremony

Lifetime Achievement AwardThe winner of this Award will be announced at the Awards Ceremony


Juries

Chair of the Programme AwardsDavid Liddiment

EntertainmentChair: Ruth WrigleyToby Earle Evening StandardRich Evans Channel 4Phil Harris Lime PicturesMichael Kelpie Potato (ITV Studios)Jon Mountague BSkyBDaniela Neumann Spun Gold TVDonna Taberer BBC AcademyKate Thornton

Entertainment PerformanceChair: Anita Land Capel & LandRichard ArnoldChris Aylott BSkyBPaul JacksonJane Lush Kalooki PicturesLaura Mansfield Outline ProductionsIain McCallum Tiger AspectJamila Metran ITVNeil MidgleyKate Teckman Channel 4

Soap & Continuing DramaChair: Anne Mensah BSkyBDavid Brown Radio TimesSarah Conroy ITVSurian Fletcher-Jones Channel 4Sue Hogg BBCPaul Marquess Newman Street

Popular Factual & FeaturesChair: Tamara Howe BBCJim Allen RDFLorraine Charker-Phillps BSkyBJustin Gorman Channel 4Leigh Holmwood The SunJamie Isaacs Avalon Factual TelevisionSarah Thornton TLCMaxine Watson BBCAsif Zubairy ITV

Children’s Fiction and Children’s ProgrammeChair: Nigel Pickard Dial Square 86Finn Arnesen Hasbro StudiosAlison Boshoff Daily MailMelissa Hardinge BBCOli Hyatt Blue Zoo AnimationHoward LittonBilly Macqueen Darrell MacqueenRichard McCourtReem Nouss Reem Nouss MediaDominic Wood

ArtsChair: Muriel GrayAaqil Ahmed BBCSteve Clarke TelevisionNick Mirsky Channel 4Sue RobertsonAlexei SayleOllie Tait Lambent Productions


Juries

Documentary SeriesChair: Trevor Phillips OBE Webber PhillipsKamal Ahmed BBCTim Campbell MBE Bright Ideas TrustRob Coldstream Channel 4Susanna Dinnage Discovery Networks UK & IrelandCatherine Oldfield ITV StudiosEmma Read ITN ProductionsCharlotte Surtees Darlow Smithson

Single DocumentaryChair: David Bergg ITVSteve Anderson Peacock ProductionsBridget Boseley Outline ProductionsSally Debonnaire ITV StudiosJonathan Edwards CBE

Ben Gale Little GemEric Harwood BSkyBGraham Lafferty Discovery Networks UK & IrelandSiobhan Sinnerton Channel 4Jan Younghusband BBC

HistoryChair: Steve HewlettDavid Brindley Channel 4Catherine Catton UKTVAlan Clements STVIan Russell ITN ProductionsFran Unsworth BBCHelen Veale Outline Productions

Presenter and Sports Presenter, Commentator or PunditChair: Chris PyeJohn Claridge ITVMark DolanGuy Freeman BBCAnna Kessel Guardian and ObserverJamie Munro Greenbird MediaHeather Rabatts Smuggler EntertainmentAde Rawcliffe Channel 4Steve Scott ITN

Live Event and Sports ProgrammeChair: Dave GordonGrant Best BT SportIan Dunkley Channel 4Amanda Farnsworth BBC NewsJoanna Manning-Cooper England Rugby 2015Mark Sidaway ThamesSteve Smith Sky SportsNick Vaughan-Barrett

Daytime ProgrammeChair: Camilla Lewis Curve MediaSimon AlburyLisa Campbell Guardian Edinburgh International Television FestivalJake Kanter BroadcastLucy Leveugle Channel 4Tom McDonald BBCAnna RichardsonAmanda Stavri ITVSusie Worster Wall to Wall


Juries

Scripted ComedyChair: Beryl Vertue OBE

Hartswood FilmsSophie Clarke-Jervoise Tiger AspectSerena CullenEd De Burgh Channel 4Sarah Doole FremantleMediaPhillip Edgar-Jones BSkyBVictoria Fea ITVBoyd Hilton HeatSimon Nye

Comedy PerformanceChair: Karl Warner Electric RayJoanna Hunter BSkyBMadeleine Knight Channel 4Joe Mace ITV StudiosAndrew Newman Objective ProductionsHilary Rosen UKTVJonathan Shalit OBE Roar GlobalEd Sleeman BBC

International AwardChair: Jon Thoday Avalon TelevisionElaine Cameron Hartswood FilmsMark Freeland BBCSue Latimer ARGJo McClellan BSkyBPhil Stagg ITVChloe Tucker Channel 4

Science & Natural HistoryChair: Michelle Chappell Channel 5Rob Carey Curve MediaTessa Finch BBC BristolNick Godwin BriteSpark FilmsDan Korn Discovery NetworksAnna Miralis Channel 4Sumit Paul-Choudhury New ScientistMark Scantlebury ITV StudiosEmma Wakefield Lambent Productions

Writer – DramaChair: David LiddimentChris Curtis BroadcastElizabeth Day The ObserverKate Lewis ITV StudiosOlivia Lichtenstein StoryvaultLucy Lumsden BSkyBSimon McBurneyStephen McCrum BBCDiederick Santer Lovely Day

Writer – ComedyChair: Roberto Troni Channel 4Sam BainSasha Breslau ITVCamilla Campbell Noho Film & TelevisionKate Harwood Euston FilmsJohann Knobel Headstrong PicturesTom Leggett Channel 4Julia McKenzie BBCJane Moore


Juries

Actor (Male) and Actor (Female)Chair: Edward Hall Hampstead TheatreHilary Bevan-Jones Endor ProductionsChris Brogden BSkyBBen Farrell BBCTim Haines ITV StudiosGeorgina LoweSarah Sands Evening StandardRachel Springett Channel 4Simon WilliamsRoy Williams

Single DramaChair: Jane Featherstone Kudos Film and TelevisionChristopher Aird BBCBaroness Floella Benjamin OBE

Saurabh Kakkar Big Talk ProductionsSimon Maxwell Channel 4Nisha Parti Parti ProductionsSaskia Schuster ITVJodie Whittaker

Drama SerialChair: Lorraine Heggessey The Grierson TrustJamie Campbell Eleven FilmCeline Coulson Channel 4Morwenna Gordon BSkyBDave Hollis ITVOliver Kent BBCLis Steele

Drama SeriesChair: Carolyn ReynoldsDawn Airey YahooPhilip GlenisterNigel Hall SycoAngela Jain ITVFiona McDermott Channel 4Brian ParkJulia Raeside Red MagazineGregor Sharp BBCJulia Stuart BSkyB


ForthcomingEvents

For more information about future events visit www.rts.org.uk

25 March 2015RTS Early Evening In Conversation with… Armando Iannucci One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA

27 April 2015RTS Futures What’s In The Digital World For Me? The Hospital Club, 24 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9HQ

5 June 2015RTS Student Television Awards 2014 BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT

16 July 2015RTS Futures Summer Party Venue TBC

16–18 September 2015RTS Cambridge Convention 2015 West Road Concert Hall and King’s College, Cambridge

30 November 2015RTS Craft & Design Awards 2013–2014 London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Lane, London, W1K 1BE


Patrons

Principal PatronsBBCBSkyB Channel 4 ITV

International PatronsDiscovery Corporate Services LtdLiberty GlobalNBC Universal InternationalThe Walt Disney CompanyTurner Broadcasting System IncViacom International Media NetworksYouTube

Major PatronsAccentureChannel 5DeloitteEnders AnalysisEYFremantleMediaFujitsuIBMIMG StudiosITNKPMGMcKinsey and CoS4CSTV GroupUKTVVirgin MediaYouView

PatronsAutocueDigital Television GroupITV AngliaITV GranadaITV LondonITV MeridianITV Tyne TeesITV WestITV YorkshireITV WalesLumina SearchPricewaterhouseCoopers QuantelRaidió Teilifís ÉireannUniversity College, FalmouthUTV TelevisionVinten Broadcast


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Full HD : Tapeless : Studios : Post : Live Brand new, state of the art TV production facilities 4 HD broadcast studios from 1000 ft2 - 2000 ft2

72 edit destinations & integrated audio post, including AS11 Duplication and worldwide connectivity including DTL facilities Free parking and on-site catering Close to Central London and Heathrow Airport

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