Category Archives: TV Awards

BRUCE Forsyth has been a TV constant in many of our lives.
Most of us grew up with him in a corner of the room, as the ultimate television entertainer.
So it’s good to be able to report the news just released by BAFTA that Bruce is to be presented with the Academy Fellowship at Sunday’s TV awards…
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BAFTA held a photocall this morning of the preparations ahead of their Television Awards on Sunday night.
As usual, I’ll be in the press room at the London Palladium as the winners are brought off stage to talk to the media…
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RAISED eyebrows at 8am today as the nominations were revealed for next month’s BAFTA TV Awards.
Cranford deservedly received the most nominations and should do well on the night.
But this year it’s also about who was NOT nominated…
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YOU have to take most TV awards ceremonies with a large pinch of salt.
The decision to give an award to one person, and not another, can often be baffling.
Take, for example, the case of Life On Mars’ star John Simm…
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IT’S been a good 24 hours for British TV drama.
First came news that the opening episode of Cranford had been watched by no fewer than eight million viewers, beating I’m A Celebrity.
Then, in the early hours of today, another BBC1 drama hit the headlines.
The Street – filmed in Salford and Manchester – scooped two International Emmy Awards in New York.
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NO-ONE was sure if Simon Cowell had ever sported quite such a huge grin.
The teeth were certainly sparkling after The X Factor was named Most Popular Talent Show.
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A dazzling evening at one of TV’s big nights of the year.
That was mainly down to the blizzard of camera flashes in the backstage press room.
“I can’t see now,” protested Corrie’s Kym Ryder, as she faced the massed ranks of photographers.
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HOLDING an awards ceremony on Halloween always risks a few nightmares.
So will it be trick or treat for the millions watching the National Television Awards, live on ITV1 from 8.30pm tonight?
I’ll be backstage at London’s Royal Albert Hall, reporting on the winners as they come off stage to talk to the media in the press room.
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DON’T run away with the idea that covering TV awards is a glamorous job.
The press room and backstage interview area at the 2007 Bafta TV Awards were located in the Stalls Bar at the London Palladium.
Not that there was any time to drink anything, apart from a few glasses of water.
Although you’re just a few feet away from the auditorium, there’s no sitting back to enjoy the ceremony.
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THERE’S no other word for it, I’m afraid.
Life On Mars was, as feared, snubbed by the judges at the Bafta TV Awards in London last night.
But the viewing public sent the Academy a clear message – you got it wrong.
John Simm broke into a huge smile when the hit Manchester show took the Pioneer Audience Award.
Helped in part by devoted fans at The Railway Arms, it was a fully deserved win for Life On Mars.
The prize is the only category voted for by the public and not the judges, but also the only accolade which does not result in the award of a coveted Bafta mask.
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