About the BPG
The Broadcasting Press Guild is an association of journalists who specialise in writing and broadcasting about television, radio and the media generally. Our most regular activity is the holding of lunches to which we invite leading industry figures to talk to us and be questioned. Over the years we have entertained every director-general and every chairman except one of the BBC, every government minister responsible for broadcasting, and a wide range of top executives from all TV and radio channels. [More about the BPG...]
Awards
Every spring, usually at the end of March or early in April, we present the BPG Television and Radio Awards. These recognise outstanding programmes and performances seen or heard in the preceding year. Since 1998 our annual Awards lunches have been held at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, following ten years at the Royal Opera House. Recent winners have included Kenneth Branagh, Andrea Riseborough and Sir David Frost. [More about the BPG Awards...]
Lunches
Our most regular activity is the holding of lunches to which we invite leading industry figures to talk to us and be questioned. Over the years we have entertained every director-general and every chairman except one of the BBC, every government minister responsible for broadcasting, and a wide range of top executives from all TV and radio channels. Recent lunch guests have included Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham and BBC Director of Future Media Erik Huggers. [Recent lunch guests...]
Member News
Protected: Lunch: Adrian van Klaveren, controller BBC Radio 5 LiveLatest News
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards – 1989In the late 1980s and early 1990s the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards were featured on the BBC lunchtime programme presented from its studios in Pebble Mill. These clips come from Daytime Live in 1989. Read the story »
BPG in the News
DVD Review: Catch Up With Original 'Edge of Darkness' Mini-SeriesHollywoodChicago.com... Highlights from the BAFTA awards and Broadcasting Press Guild Awards including interviews with Bob Peck, Jon Do. […] [Read more...]
Media Monkey's Diary - The Guardian (blog)Media Monkey's DiaryThe Guardian (blog)"I don't think it's a perverse decision," AVK told a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch. "We would not sit in Television Centre in west London [5 Live's current ... [Read more...]
Edge of Darkness: The Complete BBC Series – DVD Review - Monsters and Critics.comMonsters and Critics.comEdge of Darkness: The Complete BBC Series – DVD ReviewMonsters and Critics.comtelevision review of the show, a 6 minute “Breakfast Time” interview with Peck, the 6 minute. […] [Read more...]
