NOMINATIONS
VLV AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING 2017
BEST TV DRAMA PROGRAMME I Know Who You Are BBC Four Line of Duty BBC One The Durrells ITV The Handmaid’s Tale Channel 4 The Last Post BBC One The State Channel 4
BEST TV NEWS AND FACTUAL PROGRAMME Against the Law BBC Two Blue Planet II BBC One 100 Days/Beyond 100 Days BBC News/BBC Four Peston on Sunday ITV The Vietnam War BBC Four The World’s Greatest Bridges Channel 5
BEST TV ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME Have I got News for you BBC One The Detectorists BBC Four The Last Leg Channel 4 Tunes for Tyrants: Music and power with Suzy Klein BBC Four Upstart Crow BBC Two W1A BBC Two
BEST TV INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION Katty Kay Laura Kuenssberg Cathy Newman Chris Packham Robert Peston Simon Reeve
VLV + IBT AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTENT Exodus: Our Journey Continues BBC Two Joanna Lumley’s India ITV Russia with Simon Reeve BBC Two The Ganges with Sue Perkins BBC One The Insider: Reggie Yates BBC One Unreported World Channel 4
BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME – RADIO & TV (sponsored by Arqiva)
Coverage of County and Test Cricket Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/Radio 4/BBC Sport ITV Racing ITV Match of the Day BBC One The NFL Show BBC One Tour de France ITV Wimbledon BBC One & Two
BEST RADIO DRAMA AND COMEDY PROGRAMME Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar Radio 4 Dead Ringers Radio 4 Ed Reardon’s Week Radio 4 The Archers Radio 4 Just a Minute Radio 4 The Now Show Radio 4
BEST RADIO NEWS AND FACTUAL PROGRAMME Broadcasting House Radio 4 More or Less Radio 4 Our Man in the Middle East Radio 4 PM Radio 4 The Documentary: Afghanistan Calling BBC World Service The Essay Radio 3
BEST RADIO MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMME Counterpoint Radio 4 Desert Island Discs Radio 4 In Tune Radio 3 Private Passions Radio 3 Saturday Review Radio 4 Soul Music Radio 4
BEST INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO RADIO Samira Ahmed Mishal Husain Lyse Doucet Eddie Mair Nick Ferrari John Suchet
Additionally there will be three awards chosen by VLV’s Trustees - the Naomi Sargant Award for someone who has contributed to the field of education, the Award for Innovation in Broadcasting and the Children’s Broadcasting award.