The Royal Television Society Programme Awards for 2012 will
be presented at an Awards Dinner tonight at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London . The presentation,
which starts at 7pm, will be hosted by comedian, actor and writer Jo Brand. Twenty Twelve and Earthflight, both narrated by David Tennant, are nominated for
awards.
Twenty Twelve, the
BBC Two spoof documentary series following the committee responsible for
ensuring that the approach to the 2012 London Olympic games goes smoothly, is
nominated for Best Scripted Comedy,
alongside Sky Atlantic’s Alan Partridge:
Welcome to the Places of my Life and Channel 4’s Fresh Meat. Also, programme creator John Morton is shortlisted in the Writer – Comedy section along with the teams responsible
for The Thick Of It and Getting On. Finally, Jessica Hynes, who played irritating
PR exec Siobhan Sharpe in the series has a nomination in the Comedy Performance section opposite
Ruth Jones for Stella and Jack
Whitehall for Fresh Meat.
Earthflight from John Downer Productions used innovative camera techniques
to get exclusive up close footage of birds all around the world. The six part
series is nominated in the Science and
Natural History category.
The Royal Television Society is Britain ’s
leading forum for television and related media. The Awards honour excellence in
key genres of television programming, from children's to drama, entertainment
and soaps, to comedy performance and documentaries, covering both national and
regional output. Held annually, the RTS Programme Awards aim to recognise the
work of exceptional actors, presenters, writers and production teams, as well
as celebrating the programmes themselves.
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