THE cream of Scotland’s television sector has been recognised by the Royal Television Society.
Among the winners at the RTS Scotland Awards was Bernard Ponsonby, winner of the Television Journalist of the Year title.
His colleague at STV – Elizabeth Partyka, deputy director of Channels – was named the recipient of the RTS Scotland Award.
The winners’ list reads:
FACTUAL:
Documentary and specialist factual
Winner: Keys to the Castle – Darren Hercher Films for BBC Two Scotland
Nominees:
Insane Fight Club – IWC Media for BBC One and BBC Scotland
The Battle to Beat Polio – Matchlight Limited for BBC Two
Factual entertainment and features
Winner: It Was Alright In The 70’s – Objective Scotland for Channel 4
Nominees:
Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free – Raise the Roof Productions for Channel 4
Science of Stupid – IWC Media for National Geographic Channel
Daytime
Winner: Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman – Raise the Roof Productions for BBC One
Nominees:
The Link – STV Productions for BBC One
The Small Animal Hospital with John Barrowman – Episode 1 – Tern TV for Channel 4
DRAMA:
Winner: Glasgow Girls – Minnow Films for BBC One Scotland / BBC Three
Nominee:
Shetland Series 2 – Episode 2 – ITV Studios Production for BBC One and BBC Scotland
REFERENDUM PROGRAMME:
Winners: Scotland Decides: The Big, Big Debate – Mentorn Scotland for BBC One Scotland
Scotland in a Day – The Comedy Unit for Channel 4
Nominee:
Scotland 2014 – BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs for BBC Two Scotland
NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS:
News programme
Winner: Reporting Scotland -BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs for BBC One Scotland
Nominees:
Lookaround – ITV Border for ITV
STV News – Central – STV News for STV
Current affairs
Winner: Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley: Darknets – Tern TV for BBC World News
Nominees:
BBC Scotland Investigates: The Innocent Serial Killer – BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs for BBC One Scotland
The Secret of Your Clothes – Firecrest Films for BBC Two
SPORT:
Sport: Live event
Winner: Get Inspired – Andy Murray Live – BBC Scotland Learning in collaboration with BBC Sport
Nominees:
BT Sport Scottish Football – Hibernian v Hamilton, Second Leg Relegation Playoff – Sunset + Vine Productions Ltd for BBC Sport
Commonwealth Games – BBC Sport for BBC One
Sport: Programme
Winner: Jock Stein – Purple TV for BBC ALBA
Nominees:
Sore in the Saddle, Adventure Show Special – Triple Echo Productions for BBC Two Scotland
Tonight At The Games – BBC Sport for BBC One
COMEDY:
Winner: Bob Servant – Episode 3 – BBC Scotland Comedy Production for BBC Four and BBC One Scotland
Nominees:
How Do I Get Up There? – The Comedy Unit for BBC Two Scotland
Scotland in a Day – The Comedy Unit for Channel 4
CHILDREN’S:
Winner: Officially Amazing – Lion Television Scotland for CBBC
Nominees:
My Pet and Me – Kune Kune Pigs – CBeebies Production Scotland for CBeebies
The Dog Ate My Homework – CBBC Production Scotland for CBBC
SHORT FORM CONTENT:
Winner: Every School Needs a Pipe Band – Media Co-op on YouTube
Nominees:
BBC Four Abstract Idents – BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC Four
Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 – BBC Scotland
ANIMATION:
Winner: Sir Chris Hoy: How to Win Gold – ISO Design, BBC Scotland Documentaries for BBC One Scotland
Nominees:
How Did We Get Here? – Featured in Sunday Politics Scotland, BBC News and BBC Online, Stewart Ramsay for BBC Scotland
The Military Strategy in Scotland, Featured in Sunday Politics Scotland, BBC News and BBC Online – Stewart Ramsay for BBC Scotland
STUDENT TELEVISION AWARD:
Winner: The Scribbler – Kurosh Kani, Hannah Smith and Jennifer Barrie, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Nominees:
Domestic Appliances – Lewis Firth Bolton, Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh
Marital Kombat – Ally Lockhart and Team, City of Glasgow College
Under the Skin – Yana Ivantcheva, Josh Bird, Derek Sigurdsson, Tommaso Aglietti and Philip McVeigh, University of Stirling
TELEVISION JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR:
Winner: Bernard Ponsonby STV News
Nominee:
Brian Taylor BBC Scotland
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE (CRAFT):
Camera
Winner: Imagine…Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future – Fraser Rice, BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC One
Nominee:
Katie Morag and the Wedding Part 1 – Jerry Kelly, Move On Up for CBeebies
Sound
Winner: Nicola Benedetti’s Indian Serenade – Stewart Simpson, BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC Two Scotland
Nominees:
Sir Chris Hoy: How to Win Gold – Lucy Watt and Paul Flitcroft, BBC Scotland Documentaries for BBC One Scotland
The Quest for Bannockburn – Lucy Watt and Bronek Korda, BBC Scotland Documentaries for BBC Two Scotland
Post-production: Editing
Winner: Facing up to Mackintosh – Jonathan Seal, BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC Two Scotland
Nominees:
Imagine…Anselm Kiefer: Remembering the Future – David Arthur, BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC One
The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show Special – Dagmar Werner, BBC Scotland Arts Production for BBC Two
Post-production: Graphics and titling
Winner: XX Commonwealth Games 2014 Opening Ceremony Damien Smith, Mark Breslin and Clyde Lawson, ISO Design for BBC One
Nominees:
Clydebuilt: The Ships that Made the Commonwealth – Damien Smith and Clyde Lawson, ISO Design, BBC Scotland Documentaries for BBC Two Scotland
Planet Oil – Jonny Harris and Kevin McCrae, Playdead Ltd, BBC Scotland Documentaries for BBC Two Scotland
THE INNOVATION AWARD:
The Queen’s Baton Relay – BBC Two Scotland
THE RTS SCOTLAND AWARD:
Elizabeth Partyka – deputy director of Channels, STV
