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ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Regional Centres' Awards 2000 ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Regional Centres’ Awards 2000 (For programmes made in 1999) For 2001 Handbook Bristol Sir Ambrose Fleming Award Devon & Cornwall Best Non-Regional or Network Production Nov 2000 'Dr Moribundus' Honeyphant Dir: Simon Bor, Sara Bor, Jamie Rix Prod: Simon Bor, Sara Bor, J Clive Hedges Best Non-Broadcast/Corporate Production 'Land of the Five Beaches' The Thurlestone Society Dir: Derek Fairmead Prod: David Smeeton Best Leisure or Entertainment Programme 'Love, Lives and Lipstick' Smith and Watson Dir: Cathy Waite Prod: Emma George Regional Reporter of the Year Graham Smith Westcountry Live Craft Award for News Picture Editing Kate Boydell Carlton West Country Region Best Current Affairs Programme 'Close Up - The Enemy Within' Dir/Prod: Jeff Wilkinson BBC South West Craft Award for Features Camerawork Cathy Waite - for work as a freelance for Carlton West Country Region Newcomer of the Year Award Richard Vivash, Off-line Editor Coleridge Productions Best Single News Item 'Spotlight - Pete Goss Accident Coverage' BBC South West Best Documentary Award 'Close Up - Plymouth Uncovered' Two Four Productions for BBC South West Student Television Awards Animation: ‘Intrinsic’ Plymouth College of Art & Deisgn Factual: ‘Fire Safe’ Plymouth College of Art & Design Non-Factual: ‘Memories’ Plymouth college of Art & Design East Anglia Best Newcomer to Television Journalism: The Mike Read Award May 2001 Judith Moritz, BBC East Television News Reporter Award: The Tony Scase Award Kim Riley, BBC East Television News Presenter Award Stewart White, BBC East Television Camera-work within a News Programme Award Steve Hubbard, BBC East Television Picture Editor within a News Programme Craft Award David Wernham, BBC East Television Picture Editor within a Non-News Programme Craft Award David Wernham, BBC East Television Camerawork within a non-News Programme Award Paul Baldwin - Freelance Non-Broadcast Video Award Winner: Roger Bunting, Anglia Television 'Back to Basics with Ian King' Judges' special commendation: Joy Nudds, Anglia Polytechnic University 'A Day in the Life of Addenbrookes' Television Personality Award Bryan McNerney, Anglia Television Student Television Awards - Regional winner Lee Dowsett, Norwich School of Art & Design for his short animation 'Uncle Calamity and his Crimes against Humanity' Television Sports Reporter Award Shaun Peel, BBC East Television Weather Presenter Award David Hughes Anglia Television RTS East Anglia Centre Lifetime Achievement Award Delia Smith Television Regional Programme Award ‘Matter of Fact: The Kindness of a Stranger’ Dick Meadows Productions for BBC East Viewers' All-time Favourite Regional Personality Award The late Ted Ellis Television Professionals' All-time Favourite Regional Series 'Bygones' Anglia Television Presented by the late Dick Joice ' London Centre: Young Technician of the Year Nov 2000 ` Justin Mitchell, BBC Kingswood Warren Best Production-related Seminar Olivia Lichtenstein, BBC Documentary Department Student Television Awards Animation: ‘Hourglass’ National Film & Television School Factual: ‘Hammam Memories’ Goldsmiths’ College Non-Factual: ‘Losing touch’ National Film & Television School Midland Centre: Best Drama: ‘The British Grenadier’ Series IV Dalziel & Pascoe Oct 2000 BBC Drama, Birmingham Best Actor: Nigel Havers ‘Through a Glass Darkly’ Series VI Dangerfield, BBC Drama, Birmingham Best Actress: Gwen Taylor 'Amour' Series 1 Barbara Best Independent Programme fo r Broadcast 'Embarrassing Illnesses 'Bowels'' Maverick Television for Channel 4 Best In-vision Personality: Dale Winton 'Dale's Supermarket Sweep' Prog 26 A Carlton/Freemantle Production for ITV Best Lifestyle Programme 'On the Wing' Doing Time A Carlton Digital Production for Carlton World Best Corporate Programme 'Dealing with Dreams' Maverick Television Best Entertainment Programme 'Why do People like British Sports Cars?' Clarkson's Car Years BBC Birmingham Best Factual Programme Embarrassing illnesses 'Testicular Cancer' Maverick Television for Channel 4 Best News/Current Affairs Programme 'Call Centres' Channel four News Old Street Films for Channel 4 Best Regional Programme 'The Night the Bombs went off' A Carlton Production for the Central Region On-Screen Excellence '24P (High Definition) Showreel' A Ventura Production for Sony UK Student Television Awards Non-Factual: ‘Killing in the Name’ University of Lincolnshire & Humberside North East & Centre Award the Borders Geoff Wonfor, Producer/Director Jan 2001 Best Factual Production 'Hoaxer 2' Sue Drummond & Sheilagh Matheson, Tyne Tees TV Best Feature Item within Daily Magazine 'Once upon a time in the North' Mark Scrimshaw, BBC NE & Cumbria Best Non-Factual Entertainment 'Millennium Movies Belinda Williams, A19 Films Best Production by Independent Producer 'Wilfred' Peter M Kershaw, Duchy Parade Films Best Non-Broadcast Production 'Riding for a Fall' David Baillee, Wildcat films Best Regional TV Journalist Luke Casey, TTTV Regional TV Personality of the Year Denise Welch, via Tyne Tees Best Regional Camerawork Alistair McKenzie, TTTV Behind the Screen Excell ence Mike Pounder, Post Production Editor Most Promising Newcomer Marcel Hirshman Football commentator, BSL translator Student Television Awards - North East & the Borders Centre Animation: 'Dads' John Hedley, University of Teesside Factual: 'Ultimate Fighters' Vincent Houghton & Ben Pinches University of Sunderland Non-Factual: 'Let's Stay Friends' Nikolaus von Ulthmann (director) & Sara Hall (producer) Cumbria College of Art & Design North West: Best Regional News Programme: Nov 2000 'Shipman Verdict' North West Tonight, BBC North West Best Regional Current Affairs Programme 'Riot' Granada TV (Tx 30/3/2000) Best Regional Broadcaster (Including News Reporter) Gordon Burns, BBC North West Tonight The RTS Award in memory of Brian Redhead for the best programme reflecting life in the region 'The Unknown Soldiers' Granada Television Best programme produced by a North West independent company 'Clocking Off' Red Productions Co for BBC One Best Cable, Satellite or RSL programme produced in the region 'Changing Places' BBC Manchester Entertainment & Features for BBC Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Craft or Technology (team or individual) Sarah Rees, BBC Resources, Manchester Title Sequence 'The Bug' Network Current Affairs, BBC North for BBC One Best network Factual programme p roduced or commissioned by a North West company 'The Real Lena Zavaroni' Planet Wild Productions for Channel 4 Best Network Entertainment programme produced or commissioned by a North West company 'The Royle Family' Granada TV for BBC One Best Network Drama programme produced or commissioned by a North West company 'Clocking Off' Red Productions Co for BBC One Best Actor in a network programme produced or commissioned in the region Mark Warren 'Oliver Twist' (Diplomat films for ITV) Best Actress in a Network Programme produced or commissioned in the region Helen Baxendale 'Easter Tales' (BBC Religion for BBC One) The Judges' Award 'Coronation Street' Granada Television Student Television Awards Factual: ‘Screwed and Tattooed’ Warrington Collegiate Institute Non-Factual: ‘Eyelines’ University of Manchester Southern Centre: Best programme made in the region about the region Oct 2000 'Rough Justice' Steve McDonnell, Meridian Broadcasting Best networked programme made in the region 'Sally's Story' Mia Costello, BBC South Most innovative use of TV in a programme made in or for the region 'Big Daddy' Finola Geraghty Meridian/Southern Arts Best Regional TV Journalist Paul Clifton, Transport Correspondent, BBC South Best Engineering Innovation Brian Beech, Tandberg Television For advanced digital satellite modulation Best New Product Ian Trow, Tandberg Television For Digital electronic newsgathering Industry Achievement Award Anthony Howard, Countrywide Films Student Television Awards - Southern Region Animation: 'By Any Means Necessary' Emily Mantell, Surrey Institute of Art and Design Non-Factual: 'Obedience' Dominic Coke, Surrey Institute of Art and Design Factual: 'Cannes - Through the Eyes of the Hunter' Nicholas Neuhold, Bournemouth University Scotland Centre: Student Television Awards Animation: ‘Do Plastic Ducks Dream of Polythene Ponds?’ Edinburgh College of Art Factual: ‘Full House’ University of Stirling Non-Factual: ‘Lydie Bastien’ Edinburgh College of Art Yorkshire Centre: Student Television Awards Animation: ‘Omnibus’ University of Lincolnshire & Humberside Factual: ‘Mark in Time’ Northern Media School Non-Factual: ‘Exit’ University of Bradford Bristol & Wales Centres: Joint Student Television Awards Factual: ‘Labour of Love’ University of Wales Non-Factual: ‘The Key’ City of Bristol College .
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