RTS Centre Awards 2008/9
ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Centres’ Awards 2008/9
Bristol (West of England) Craft Award for Editing January 2009 Nick Maddocks, Testimony Films For The Angels of Edgware Road
Judges’ Award Testimony Films
Regional Documentary Beeching’s Tracks with Simon Calder Grace Productions for BBC West
Regional Current Affairs West Eye View: Home Truths Part 1 ITV West
Network Award – Daytime/Factual Entertainment Living with the Wolfman: Programme 2 Tigress Productions for Animal Planet US
Network Award - Specialist Factual/Natural History Live in Cold Blood – Armoured Giants BBC Natural History Unit for BBC One
Network Award – Specialist Factual other than Natural History Thames Shipwrecks – A race against time Touch Productions for BBC Two
Network Graphics/Title Sequence Building Wonders Available Light for ITV West/UKTV/Teachers’ TV
Network Award – Documentary The Angels of Edgware Road Testimony Films for Channel 4
January 2009 Student Television Awards Factual: Waiting for the One University of Bristol
Drama: Isabella University of the West of England
Devon & Cornwall November 2008 Network Documentary Driviing Mum and Dad Mad Twofour Broadcast for BBC Three
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Non-Broadcast Production Beneath the Smith – Think, Listen, Learn Twofour Communications
Network Leisure/Entertainment Programme Noel’s HQ Twofour Broadcast for Sky One
Network Series The Estate We’re In Twofour Broadcast for BBC One
Regional Reporter of the Year Jonathan Gibson ITV Westcountry
Regional Current Affairs The Politics Show – Greenfields Investigation BBC South West
Craft Camerawork Steve Briers Freelance/BBC South West
Craft Editing Chris Dewar ITV Westcountry
Single Item News Coverage Exeter Bomb – Westcountry Live ITV Westcountry
Regional Documentary Made in England – Seth Lakeman Televisionary for BBC South West
Regional Leisure/Entertainment Programme A Garden for Eden Seven Stones Media for ITV Westcountry
Regional Feature Magazine Programme Inside Out – Series 13, Programme 1 BBC South West
Television personality of the Year Jane Blanchard
Special Award The Staff of Westcountry Television
December 2008 Student Television Awards Animation: Carousel Rodeo University College, Falmouth
Drama: The Sleeper
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Plymouth College of Art & Design
London February 2009 Student Television Awards Animation: Cooped Up Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Factual: Chequered Flags of Our Fathers Westminster Film School, University of Westminster
Drama: Side Effect London College of Communication
Midlands October 2008 Best Drama Doctors (Episode 13, Series 10) BBC Birmingham
Best Actor Michael McKell Doctors (Episode 187, Series 9) BBC Birmingham
Best Actress Diane Keen Doctors (Episode 206, Series 9) BBC Birmingham
Best Independent Programmet The Goddess and the King Big Umbrella Media for BBC Two
Best Male Television Personality John Craven BBC Vision Productions, Birmingham
Best Female Television Personality Joanne Malin ITV Central
Best Corporate/Non-Broadcast Programme Nano What? Totally Tin y Technology VPoint .TV for the University of Nottingham
The Terry Lloyd Award for Best News Programme Midlands Today 23/7/07 BBC West Midlands
Best Regional Programme Inside Out: tx 19/9/07 BBC East Midlands
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Best Documentary Family Wanted: Our Forever Family BBC Vision Productions, Birmingham
Best Current Affairs Programme Inside Out – The Stirlands Murder, What Really Happened? BBC East Midlands
Best Magazine Programme Countryfile: tx 3/2/08 BBC Vision Productions, Birmingham for BBC One
Best Innovation and Multimedia Embarrassing Bodies Online www.chanel4.com/bodies Maverick TV for Channel 4
Best New Talent Luke David BBC East Midlands
Baird Medal Bob Warman
Student Television Awards Animation: Troubled University of Wolverhampton
Factual: On the Edge University of Lincoln
Drama: My Two Best Friends University of Wolverhampton
North East & the Border February 2009 Best Factual Programme (2 Awards) Best Single Programme One Man and his Canoe True North Productions for ITV1 Best Series Kings of the Road Brilliant Trees Media for ITV Border
Best Drama/ Entertainment Production (2 Awards) High Budget Place of Execution Coastal Productions for ITV1 Low Budget The Bobby Thompson Story Planet North for ITV Tyne Tees
Best Promotion or Commercial
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Foster a Future Mere Mortals for Newcastle City Council
Best Production for a Niche or Target Audience (2 Awards) Drama Shank Superkruch Films for Sunderland Youth Offending Services Non-Fiction Meningitis Matters Dene Films for Newcastle University
Best New Media Production TheBigPix SilverLining with Fusebox
Professional Excellence - Craft (2 Awards) Vision James Cook Director, twenty first century media Sound Peter Groom Dene Films
Professional Excellence – Best Moving Image Journalist Dan Farthing Producer, Inside Out BBC North East & Cumbria
Professional Excellence – Best Presenter Ian Payne ITV Tyne Tees
The Centre Award 2008 David Baillie Wildcat Films
The RTS Company of the Year Dene Films
Best News Coverage Darwin Trial ITV Tyne Tees
Regional Student Award: Factual Production The Art of Aggression The University of Sunderland
Regional Student Award: Drama This Old Dog University of Cumbria
Regional Student Award: Animation The Haunted House University of Cumbria
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Tony Pilgrim Award Tony Edwards
North West November 2008 Best Regional News Programme: North West Tonight – Fake Photo Exclusive BBC North West for BBC One
Best Current Affairs Programme Panorama – Teenage Sex for Sale BBC North West for BBC One
Best Reporter on a Regional Programme Stephen Douglas Granada Reports ITV Granada
Best Regional Programme Made in England: Michael J Browne Centini for BBC One
Best Presenter on a Regional Programme Mike Hall Granada Reports ITV Granada
Best Sports Programme (Network or Regional) Rugby League Raw PDI Media for BBC English Regions
Best Children’s Programme Grange Hill Lime Pictures for BBC One
Best Newcomer Award – Off Screen Angela Byrne, Producer & Nigel Hoar, Director Hitting Home: Carefree Salford University for Channel M
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Craft Red Vision Animation Headcases ITV Productions for ITV1
Award for Innovation in Multiplatform The Passion BBC Manchester Multiplatform Productions for bbc.co.uk
Best Network Factual Series Extreme Pilgrim BBC Religion and Ethics for BBC Two
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Best Network Features Programme Dragons’ Den BBC Entertainment Productions, Manchester for BBC Two
Best Network Entertainment Programme The Comedy Map of Britain BBC Entertainment Productions, Manchester for BBC Two
Best Network Single Documentary 21UP South Africa: Mandela’s Children Granada Factual North for ITV1
Best Comedy Programme You’ve Been Framed: Series 20 Granada Productions for ITV1
Best Performance in a Drama or Drama Series Matthew Kelly Cold Blood – The Last Hurrah ITV Productions for ITV1
Best Performance in a Continuing Drama Sean Gilder Shameless: Series 5 Company Productions North for Channel 4
Best Performance in a Comedy Sinead Matthews Ideal BBC Comedy North/Baby Cow Productions for BBC Three
Best Single Drama or Drama Series The Street ITV Productions for BBC One
Best Continuing Drama Shameless Company Productions North for Channel 4
Judges’ Award John Stevenson
November 2008 Student Television Awards Animation: Mission Im-puss-able University of Central Lancashire
Factual: Auntie Niecey Manchester Metropolitan University
Drama: Get a Life Winstanley College
Entertainment: Zeitgeist University of Salford
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Judges’ Award: University of Salford Celebrating 10 years of student production for Channel M
Republic of Ireland March 2009 Student Television Awards Animation: My Day Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Factual: Monto Dublin Institute of Technology
Drama: Time Passing Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Scotland January 2009 Student Television Awards Animation: Khoda Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee
Factual: The Luminous Deep Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee
Drama: Uncle Fergus Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
Southern February 2009 Best Editing Dan Sanders BBC South FA Cup Special, Inside Out, South Today BBC South
Best Camerawork Joe Cooper Inside Out BBC South
Best Sound Simon Marks South Today, Nature’s Top 40 BBC South
Best Graphics and Animation Amanda Hall Thames Valley Tonight ITV Thames Valley
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Best Multi Skiller Rachel Hepworth ITV Thames Valley
Best News Magazine Programme Meridian Tonight Special – Justice for Hannah Producer: Jon Ferraro ITV South
Best Feature/Strand Production Family Fortunes Reshma Rumsey, Features Correspondent ITV Thames Valley
Best Current Affairs Programme or Series Inside Out: The Vicar and the Drug Addict BBC South
Best ‘Light Factual’ Series Monkey Business- Jim’s Legacy Athena Films for ITV Meridian
Best Regional TV Journalist Glenn Campbell BBC South East
Regional TV Personality of the Year Sally Taylor MBE South Today BBC South
Best Programme or Series about the Region Focus: In from the Cold ITV Meridian
Special Achievement Award Fred Dinenage
Student Television Awards Animation: Great Race The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Drama: Ed and Tina The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
Factual: Mark University of Portsmouth
Entertainment: Give Us a Break Bournemouth University
Thames Valley Tony Pilgrim Award
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David Steel
Wales February 2009 Student Television Awards Animation: Sh*t Happens International Film School Wales, Newport
Factual: Halb International Film School Wales, Newport
Drama: Lovectomy International Film School Wales, Newport
Yorkshire June 2009 Television Journalist of the Year Jamie Coulson Inside Out BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
Sport Programme or Series of the Year Andrew Dobson Sport England Goodwood Productions for Sky Sport
Independent Production Company of the Year True North Productions
Best Drama Series or Serial Unforgiven Red Production Company for ITV1
Writer of the Year Sally Wainwright Unforgiven Red Production Company for ITV1
Best Music or Use of Music Unforgiven Malcolm Lindsay for Red Production Company for ITV1
Camerawork of the Year Mark Stokes True North Productions
Picture Editor of the Year Nick Thorp True North Productions
Craft Team Award Leeds Post for Wire in the Blood Coastal Productions for ITV1
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Factual/Feature Programme of the Year (Regional) Inside Out – Ths Story of Michael Barnett BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
Factual Programme of the Year (Digital Channel) The British Transport Films BBC English Regions for BBC Four
Factual Programme of the Year (Terrestrial Network) Shannon – The Mother of all Lies True North Productions for BBC One
Unsung Hero of the Year Martin Armstrong Look North, BBC Yorkshire
Lifetime Achievement Award John Cundy
December 2008 Student Television Awards Factual: Keith University of Bradford
Drama: Pandora Hull School of Art & Design
MG/August 2009
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