Winners – 37th BPG Television and Radio Awards

News Release
Embargo 0001 Friday March 25th 2010

Two dramas – ITV1’s Downton Abbey and Channel 4’s Mo – have each won two top prizes at the 37th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, voted for by those who write about TV and radio. The Awards will be presented later today at a lunch at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [Read more...]

Radio nominations for 37th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Graham Seed, who played Nigel Pargetter in The Archers for 27 years, has been shortlisted in the radio section of this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. [Read more...]

Nominations for 37th Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards

ITV1’s Downton Abbey and BBC1’s Sherlock will battle it out for the top honours in the 37th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, to be presented next month at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The two TV hits have been shortlisted for best drama series, the writer’s award, and acting categories. [Read more...]

BPG Awards Twitterings

  • @julianclover Chatted
    to Andrea Riseborough. She’s never met Sir David Frost.
  • @julianclover Sir
    David: Al Jazeera not bidding for ITV, it’s the BBC.
    15:46
  • lucecannon Robert
    Peston says TV will survive recession. We r promised Peston impression
    from Outnumbered’s Ramona Marquez nxt series
  • @julianclover Two
    minutes into his speech and Sir David Frost has already melted us hardened
    hacks
  • @julianclover Anthony
    Rose: in the next couple of weeks we’re going to have HD on the iPlayer
    .15:29

  • @julianclover Andy
    Hamilton and Guy Jenkin thanking the late Geoffrey Perkins for his
    support

  • @julianclover Kenneth Branagh:
    Over the years tortured Scandinavians have been very good to
    me

  • pressgazette Robert
    Peston: Best performer award is ‘mind-boggling’ http://tinyurl.com/c2gaw
  • RT @radio4blog: “everyone
    wants him to stay and he is staying.” Mark
    Damazer salutes Evan Davis on winning a gong http://bit.ly/Iaxe
  • lucecannon
    Stuart Maconie empathising with critics. he knows how diff it is getting up
    at 10.30 and eating hula hoops while listening to records
  • lucecannon Robert
    Peston says TV will survive recession. We r promised Peston impression
    from Outnumbered’s Ramona Marquez nxt series
  • @julianclover Robert
    Peston: quite often when I say something serious bad things tend
    to follow
  • @julianclover Evan
    Davis: presenting radio is a bit like Northern Rock, it’s fine as long as
    everyone believes
    in you
  • @julianclover Anthony
    Wall: This is the best awards ceremony in the country.
    14:41 from
    TwitterFon
  • @julianclover Simon
    Schama: we got a writer with a sense of history in the White House
    14:36 from
    TwitterFon

  • @julianclover We’re
    reliving the 1989 awards
    14:28 from
    TwitterFon
  • @julianclover Mr
    Peston has arrived.
    14:01 from TwitterFon
  • @lucecannon Enjoying
    BPG lunch. BBC decision making on comedy happening to my left
    13:40
  • @julianclover On
    table 9 With Mr iPlayer Anthony Rose, but where’s Robert Peston? 13:27
    from
    TwitterFon

Winners – 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards

turner-reverse-2007Kenneth Branagh and Sir David Frost will pick up top awards later today when they attend the 35th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, voted for by those who write about TV and radio. (Full list of winners below.) [Read more...]

Shortlist for 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards

turner-reverse-2007Kenneth Branagh, David Tennant and Ben Whishaw have been shortlisted for the Best Actor award in the 35th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, to be presented next month at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [Read more...]

Christopher Kenworthy, 1937- 2008

Chris Kenworthy, a member since the Guild’s inception, died in December aged 71. He had suffered from Leukaemia for about ten years. As many friends noted, he wore his illness so lightly, his famous sense of humour rarely deserting him, that few realised how serious his condition was. [Read more...]