SCOTTISH journalist and broadcaster, Andrew Marr, was among the winners at the BAFTA Television Awards in London last night for his ‘History of Modern Britain’ series on BBC Two.
The award was in the ‘Best specialist factual programme’ category.
The top ‘Current affairs’ award went to Channel 4 for ‘China’s Stolen Children – A Dispatches Special’, while Sky News took the prize for ‘Best news programme’, for its coverage of the Glasgow Airport terrorist attack.
The 2008 British Academy Television Awards full list of winners and nominees reads as follows:
Best actor
Andrew Garfield – Boy A (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Tom Hardy – Stuart: A Life Backwards (BBC Two)
Matthew Macfadyen – Secret Life (Channel 4)
Antony Sher – Primo (BBC Four)
Best actress
Eileen Atkins – Cranford (BBC One)
Also nominated:
Judi Dench – Cranford (BBC One)
Gina McKee – The Street (BBC One)
Kierston Wareing – It’s A Free World (Channel 4)
Best entertainment performance
Harry Hill – Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV1)
Also nominated:
Simon Amstell – Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two)
Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins – The Friday Night Project (Channel 4)
Stephen Fry – QI (BBC Two)
Best comedy performance
James Corden – Gavin and Stacey (BBC Three)
Also nominated:
Peter Capaldi – The Thick of It (BBC Four)
Stephen Merchant – Extras Christmas special (BBC One)
David Mitchell – Peep Show (Channel 4)
Best single drama
The Mark Of Cain (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Boy A (Channel 4)
Coming Down The Mountain (BBC One)
The Trial of Tony Blair (More 4)
Best drama serial
Britz (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Cranford (BBC One)
Five Days (BBC One)
Murphy’s Law (BBC One)
Best drama series
The Street (BBC One)
Also nominated:
Life on Mars (BBC One)
Rome (BBC Two)
Skins (E4)
Best continuing drama
Holby City (BBC One)
Also nominated:
The Bill (ITV1)
EastEnders (BBC One)
Emmerdale (ITV1)
Best factual series
The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities (BBC One)
Also nominated:
Meet The Natives (Channel 4)
Paul Merton in China (Five)
Tribe (BBC Two)
Best entertainment programme
Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV1)
Also nominated:
Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1)
Have I Got News For You (BBC One)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Best situation comedy
Peep Show (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Benidorm (ITV1)
The IT Crowd (Channel 4)
The Thick of It (BBC Four)
Best comedy programme
Fonejacker (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
The Armstrong & Miller Show (BBC One)
Russell Brand’s Ponderland (Channel 4)
Star Stories (Channel 4)
Audience award
Gavin & Stacey (BBC Three)
Also nominated:
The Apprentice (BBC Two)
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1)
Cranford (BBC One)
Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One)
Best single documentary
Lie of the Land (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Beautiful Young Minds (BBC Two)
Malcolm and Barbara: Love’s Farewell (ITV1)
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (BBC Four)
Best feature
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection (BBC Two)
The Secret Millionaire (Channel 4)
Top Gear (BBC Two)
Best international show
Heroes (BBC Two)
Also nominated:
Californication (Five)
Family Guy (BBC Three)
My Name Is Earl (Channel 4)
Best specialist factual
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain (BBC Two)
Also nominated:
Earth: The Power of the Planet (BBC Two)
The Genius of Photography (BBC Four)
The Relief of Belsen (Channel 4)
Best current affairs
China’s Stolen Children – A Dispatches Special (Channel 4)
Also nominated:
Dispatches – Fighting The Taliban (Channel 4)
Honour Kills (BBC Three)
Panorama: Dog-Fighting Undercover (BBC One)
Best news coverage
Sky News – Glasgow Airport Attack (Sky News)
Also nominated:
BBC Ten O’Clock News: War in Afghanistan (BBC One)
Channel 4 News: Iraq – The Surge (Channel 4)
ITV Evening News: Zimbabwe – The Tyranny and the Tragedy (ITV1)
Best sport
ITV F1: Canadian Grand Prix Live (ITV1)
Also nominated:
Boat Race (ITV1)
Rugby World Cup 2007: England v France semi-final (ITV1)
Wimbledon – The Men’s Final (BBC One)
Best interactivity
Spooks Interactive (BBC One)
Also nominated:
Big Art Mob (Channel 4)
Doctor Who Comic Maker (BBC One)
The X Factor (ITV1)
