Royal Television Society Programme Awards

RTS Programme Awards
Current: #2021 winners
Actor Danny Murphy in 2020 with an RTS regional award for Rising Star
Sponsored by	Audio Network
Date	March 2021 (2021-03)
Location	Grosvenor House Hotel, London
Country	United Kingdom and Ireland
Hosted by	Jonathan Ross
First awarded	1975 (1975)
Website	rts.org.uk/awards/programme-awards

The Royal Television Society Programme Awards, (often referred to as the RTS Awards) seek to recognise programmes or individuals who have made a positive and material contribution to their genre: either because their content or originality in form has in some way moved the genre forward, or perhaps even created a new genre; or because their quality has set standards which other programme-makers can emulate and learn from.

The original Royal Television Society Programme Awards can be traced back to 1975 when there were just seven categories. In 1989 the categories were revised and awards in these new categories conferred for the award year of 1988. It was also in this year that nominations for some categories were introduced for the very first time. Since 2016 the awards have been primarily focussed on home-grown output, with Fargo, the final winner of the International category in 2015.

In addition to the national awards, the Royal Television Society also hosts a number of regional award ceremonies throughout the UK and Ireland.

In February 2017 broadcaster Piers Morgan pulled out as host after only three days, citing a public campaign branding him as damaging and inappropriate for the event.

2022 nominations

Host: Nish Kumar

Award	Nominees
Actor: Female	Sharlene Whyte (Stephen) Keeley Hawes (It's a Sin) Gabrielle Creevy (In My Skin)
Actor: Male	Tahar Rahim (The Serpent) Callum Scott Howells (It's a Sin) Olly Alexander (It's a Sin)
Arts	Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story African Apocalypse Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (BBC Two)
Breakthrough Award	Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black) Callum Scott Howells (It's a Sin) Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts)
Children's Programme	The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Newsround: "Let's Talk About Periods" The World According to Grandpa (Channel 5)
Comedy Entertainment	The Graham Norton Show The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan The Last Leg
Comedy Performance: Female	Sophie Willan (Alma's Not Normal) Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) Katy Wix (Stath Lets Flats)
Comedy Performance: Male	Nick Mohammed (Intelligence) Samson Kayo (Bloods) Adeel Akhtar (Back to Life)
Daytime Programme	Richard Osman's House of Games Expert Witness (BBC One) The Great House Giveaway (Channel 4)
Documentary Series	Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles (Channel 4) Liverpool Narcos (Sky Documentaries) 9/11: One Day in America
Drama Series	In My Skin Manhunt The Night Stalker (ITV) Unforgotten
Entertainment	Big Zuu's Big Eats The Masked Singer The Big Breakfast
Entertainment Performance	Rosie Jones (Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure) Victoria Coren Mitchell (Only Connect) AJ Odudu and Mo Gilligan (The Big Breakfast)
Formatted Popular Factual	The Repair Shop The Dog House The Rap Game UK (BBC)
History	9/11: Life Under Attack (ITV) 9/11: Inside the President's War Room Uprising
Live Event	The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (BBC) The Earthshot Prize 2021 YouTube Pride 2021
Limited Series	Stephen Time It's a Sin
Presenter	Munya Chawawa (Race Around Britain) Steph McGovern (Steph's Packed Lunch) Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett vs the Oil Giant)
RTS Network of the Year	BBC One ITV Sky Arts
Science & Natural History	Horizon Special: The Vaccine David Harewood – Why is Covid Killing People of Colour? (BBC) Baby Surgeons: Delivering Miracles (Channel 4)
Scripted Comedy	Bloods Alma's Not Normal We Are Lady Parts
Single Documentary	The Return: Life After ISIS Rape: Who's on Trial? (Channel 4) Grenfell: The Untold Story (Channel 4)
Single Drama	Death of England: Face to Face (Sky Arts) Romeo and Juliet (Sky Arts) Help
Soap and Continuing Drama	Casualty Coronation Street Hollyoaks
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Gary Neville – Sky Sports Premier League Emma Hayes – UEFA Euro 2020 (ITV) Gabby Logan – London Marathon (BBC Sport)
Sports Programme	The Hundred (Sky Sports) The Paralympics: Tokyo 2020 (Channel 4) Tokyo 2020 Olympics (BBC Sport)
Writer: Comedy	Mae Martin & Joe Hampson (Feel Good) Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts) Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz & Barunka O'Shaughnessy (Motherland)
Writing: Drama	Richard Warlow (The Serpent) Russell T Davies (It's a Sin) Jack Thorne (Help)

2021 winners

Presented: 16 March 2021 (livestreamed event) – Host: Jonathan Ross

Award	Winners	Nominees
Outstanding Achievement Award	Russell T Davies	–
Judges' Award	Anne Mensah	–
Special Award	PACT	–
Actor: Female	Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You)	Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth Is Missing)
Actor: Male	Shaun Parkes (Small Axe)	Lennie James (Save Me Too) Paul Mescal (Normal People) Shaun Parkes (Small Axe)
Arts	Grayson's Art Club	African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power Grayson's Art Club Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Breakthrough Award	Mae Martin (Feel Good)	Big Zuu (Big Zuu's Big Eats) Mae Martin (Feel Good) Robert Softley Gale (CripTales: "Hamish")
Children's Programme	IRL with Team Charlene	FYI Investigates: "Brazil: Children Caught in the Crossfire" IRL with Team Charlene JoJo & Gran Gran: "It's Time to Go to the Hairdresser's"
Comedy Entertainment	The Ranganation	Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe The Big Narstie Show The Ranganation
Comedy Performance: Female	Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam)	Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special) Sophie Willan (Alma's Not Normal)
Comedy Performance: Male	Youssef Kerkour (Home)	O. T. Fagbenle (Maxxx) Paul Chahidi (This Country) Youssef Kerkour (Home)
Daytime Programme	Loose Women	Junior Bake Off Loose Women The Bidding Room
Documentary Series	Once Upon a Time in Iraq	Hospital: Fighting Covid-19 Once Upon a Time in Iraq The School That Tried to End Racism
Drama Series	In My Skin	I Hate Suzie In My Skin Save Me Too
Entertainment	The Masked Singer	Beat the Chasers Big Zuu's Big Eats The Masked Singer
Entertainment Performance	Big Narstie & Mo Gilligan (The Big Narstie Show)	Big Narstie & Mo Gilligan (The Big Narstie Show) Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan (Rob & Romesh Vs) Yung Filly (Hot Property)
Formatted Popular Factual	Joe Lycett's Got Your Back	Joe Lycett's Got Your Back Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace The Rap Game UK
History	Damilola: The Boy Next Door	Damilola: The Boy Next Door Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany The World's Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg
Live Event	The Third Day: "Autumn"	ENO's Drive & Live: La Bohème Election 2019 Live: The Results (ITV) The Third Day: "Autumn"
Mini Series	I May Destroy You	Adult Material I May Destroy You Small Axe
Presenter	Joe Lycett (The Great British Sewing Bee)	Grayson Perry (Grayson's Art Club) Joe Lycett (The Great British Sewing Bee) Yinka Bokinni (Damilola: The Boy Next Door)
RTS Channel of the Year	BBC One	BBC One ITV Sky Arts
Science & Natural History	The Surgeon's Cut	Brain Surgeons: Between Life and Death Surviving the Virus: My Brother & Me The Surgeon's Cut
Scripted Comedy	The Young Offenders	Brassic Sex Education The Young Offenders
Single Documentary	Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me	Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me Surviving Covid The Family Secret
Single Drama	Elizabeth is Missing	Anthony Elizabeth is Missing Sitting in Limbo
Soap and Continuing Drama	Casualty	Casualty Coronation Street Holby City
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Michael Holding (England v West Indies)	Bryan Habana (2019 Rugby World Cup Final) Gabby Logan (London Marathon 2020) Michael Holding (England v West Indies)
Sports Programme	England v West Indies First Test – Black Lives Matter	England v West Indies First Test – Black Lives Matter (Sky Sports) London Marathon 2020 (BBC One) The Open For The Ages (Sky Sports)
Writer: Comedy	Mae Martin and Joe Hampson (Feel Good)	Mae Martin and Joe Hampson (Feel Good) Peter Foott (The Young Offenders) Writing team (Ghosts)
Writing: Drama	Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You)	Lucy Prebble (I Hate Suzie) Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) Steve McQueen and Alastair Siddons (Small Axe)

2020 winners

Presented: 17 March 2020 (livestreamed event) – Host: Paul Merton

Award	Winners	Nominees
Outstanding Achievement Award	not awarded	–
Judges' Award	Jane Featherstone	–
Actor: Female	Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song)	Niamh Algar (The Virtues) Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack) Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song)
Actor: Male	Stephen Graham (The Virtues)	Jared Harris (Chernobyl) Micheal Ward (Top Boy) Stephen Graham (The Virtues)
Arts	Bros: After the Screaming Stops	Bros: After the Screaming Stops Imagine: "James Graham - In the Room Where It Happens" Superkids: Breaking Away From Care
Breakthrough Award	Tanya Moodie (Motherland)	Aisling Bea (This Way Up) Tanya Moodie (Motherland) Tim Renkow (Jerk)
Children's Programme	Zog	The Athena Step Up to the Plate Zog
Comedy Performance: Female	Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls)	Diane Morgan (Motherland) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls)
Comedy Performance: Male	Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education)	Alex Murphy & Chris Walley (The Young Offenders) Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) Youssef Kerkour (Home)
Daytime Programme	The Repair Shop	Beat the Chef Good Morning Britain The Repair Shop
Documentary Series	The Choir: Our School By The Tower	Crime and Punishment Hometown: A Killing The Choir: Our School By The Tower
Drama Series	Gentleman Jack	Ackley Bridge Gentleman Jack The Capture
Entertainment	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Britain's Got Talent Love Island RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Entertainment Performance	London Hughes (Don't Hate The Playaz)	London Hughes (Don't Hate The Playaz) Mo Gilligan (The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan) Stephen Mulhern (In for a Penny)
Formatted Popular Factual	The British Tribe Next Door	Celebrity Gogglebox The British Tribe Next Door The Circle
History	Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain	Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History The Last Survivors
Live Event	Stormzy at Glastonbury 2019	Stormzy at Glastonbury 2019 The BRIT Awards 2019 The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Mini Series	The Long Song	Chernobyl The Long Song Years and Years
Presenter	Mobeen Azhar (Hometown: A Killing)	Fred Brathwaite (A Fresh Guide to Florence) Mobeen Azhar (Hometown: A Killing) Vicky McClure (Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure)
RTS Channel of the Year	Channel 5	BBC Three Channel 5 Sky Atlantic
Science & Natural History	The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure?	8 Days: To the Moon and Back The Parkinson's Drug Trial: A Miracle Cure? The Planets
Scripted Comedy	Fleabag	Derry Girls Fleabag Stath Lets Flats
Single Documentary	War in the Blood	David Harewood: Psychosis and Me Undercover: Inside China's Digital Gulag War in the Blood
Single Drama	The Left Behind	Brexit: The Uncivil War Doing Money The Left Behind
Soap and Continuing Drama	Casualty	Casualty EastEnders Coronation Street
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Alex Scott (2019 FIFA Women's World Cup)	Alex Scott (2019 FIFA Women's World Cup) Gareth Thomas (2019 Rugby World Cup) Nasser Hussain (The Ashes)
Sports Programme	ICC Cricket World Cup Final (Sky Sports)	2019 Rugby World Cup (ITV sport) FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 – Semi Final: England v USA ICC Cricket World Cup Final (Sky Sports)
Writer: Comedy	Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)	Danny Brocklehurst (Brassic) Laurie Nunn (Sex Education) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
Writing: Drama	Craig Mazin (Chernobyl)	Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) Neil Forsyth (Guilt) Roy Williams (Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle)

2019 winners

Presented: 19 March 2019 – Host: Shappi Khorsandi

Award	Winners	Nominees
Outstanding Achievement Award	Lorraine Kelly	–
Judges' Award	Ben Frow	–
Actor: Female	Jodie Comer (Killing Eve)	Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) Michaela Coel (Black Earth Rising) Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
Actor: Male	Lucian Msamati (Kiri)	Lucian Msamati (Kiri) Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal) Lennie James (Save Me)
Arts	The Art of Drumming	The Art of Drumming Black Hollywood: “They've Gotta Have Us” Germaine Bloody Greer
Breakthrough Award	Nabhaan Rizwan (Informer)	Alice Feetham (Save Me) Mo Gilligan (The Big Narstie Show) Nabhaan Rizwan (Informer)
Children's Programme	Prosiect Z	Jacqueline Wilson's Katy My Life: Locked in Boy Prosiect Z
Comedy Performance: Female	Lesley Manville (Mum)	Daisy May Cooper (This Country) Lesley Manville (Mum) Sian Gibson (Peter Kay's Car Share: "The Finale")
Comedy Performance: Male	Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith (Inside No. 9)	Alex Murphy & Chris Walley (The Young Offenders) Samson Kayo (Famalam) Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith (Inside No. 9)
Daytime Programme	The Repair Shop	Moving On: "Invisible" Murder, Mystery and My Family The Repair Shop
Documentary Series	Prison	Drugsland Love and Hate Crime Prison
Drama Series	Save Me	Killing Eve Peaky Blinders Save Me
Entertainment	The Last Leg	Britain's Got Talent Don't Hate The Playaz The Last Leg
Entertainment Performance	Big Narstie & Mo Gilligan (The Big Narstie Show)	Big Narstie & Mo Gilligan (The Big Narstie Show) Jennifer Hudson (The Voice UK) Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre's Big Show)
Formatted Popular Factual	The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night	Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip: "The French Connection" Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night
History	A Dangerous Dynasty: The House of Assad	A Dangerous Dynasty: The House of Assad Secret History: "Holocaust – The Revenge Plot" The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story
Live Event	The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (BBC)	Glyndebourne Opera Cup The Real Full Monty Live The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Mini Series	A Very English Scandal	A Very English Scandal Butterfly The Cry
Presenter	Romesh Ranganathan (The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan)	Bobby Friction (Pump Up the Bhangra: The Sound of Asian Britain) Michael Palin (Michael Palin in North Korea) Romesh Ranganathan (The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan)
RTS Channel of the Year	CBeebies	BBC One CBeebies Channel 5
Science & Natural History	Drowning in Plastic	Blue Planet II Drowning in Plastic The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History
Scripted Comedy	Derry Girls	Famalam Derry Girls Detectorists
Single Documentary	Raped: My Story	Grenfell Married to a Paedophile Raped: My Story
Single Drama	Killed by My Debt	Black Mirror: "USS Callister" Killed by My Debt Mother's Day
Soap and Continuing Drama	Hollyoaks	Casualty Coronation Street Hollyoaks
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Osi Umenyiora (The NFL Show/NFL This Week)	Gary Lineker (MOTD: World Cup 2018) Osi Umenyiora (The NFL Show/NFL This Week) Roy Keane (2018 FIFA World Cup)
Sports Programme	MOTD 2018 World Cup: Quarter Final – England v Sweden	MOTD 2018 World Cup: Quarter Final – England v Sweden 2018 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports) Winter Paralympic Games (Channel 4)
Writer: Comedy	Stefan Golaszewski (Mum)	Jamie Demetriou / Robert Popper (Stath Lets Flats) Lisa McGee (Derry Girls) Stefan Golaszewski (Mum)
Writing: Drama	Lennie James (Save Me)	David Nicholls (Patrick Melrose) Lennie James (Save Me) Russell T Davies (A Very English Scandal)

2018 winners

Presented: 20 March 2018 – Host: Vernon Kay

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Jimmy McGovern	–
Judges' Award	Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones	–
Special Award	The Crown	–
Actor: Female	Sinéad Keenan (Little Boy Blue)	Sinéad Keenan (Little Boy Blue) Thandie Newton (Line of Duty) Wunmi Mosaku (Damilola, Our Loved Boy)
Actor: Male	Stephen Graham (Little Boy Blue)	Jack Rowan (Born To Kill) Sean Bean (Broken) Stephen Graham (Little Boy Blue)
Arts	Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories	Basquiat: Rage to Riches Grayson Perry: Divided Britain Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories
Breakthrough Award	Daniel Lawrence Taylor (Timewasters)	Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper (This Country) Daniel Lawrence Taylor (Timewasters) Molly Windsor (Three Girls)
Children's Programme	Inside My Head: A Newsround Special	Apple Tree House: "Talking Books" Inside My Head: A Newsround Special Jamie Johnson: "End Game"
Comedy Performance	Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper (This Country)	Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper (This Country) Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) Tom Davis (Murder in Successville)
Daytime Programme	Moving On: "Eighteen"	Good Morning Britain Moving On: "Eighteen" The Question Jury
Documentary Series	Hospital (BBC Two)	Catching a Killer Hospital (BBC Two) The Detectives: "Murder on the Streets"
Drama Series	The End of the F***ing World	Ackley Bridge The Crown The End of The F***ing World
Entertainment	Love Island	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Love Island Murder in Successville
Entertainment Performance	Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe (The Last Leg)	Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe (The Last Leg) Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!) Claudia Winkleman (Strictly Come Dancing)
Formatted Popular Factual	Muslims Like Us	Muslims Like Us Rich House Poor House The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve
History	Elizabeth I's Secret Agents	Black and British: A Forgotten History Elizabeth I's Secret Agents My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947
Live Event	World War One Remembered: Passchendaele – For The Fallen	One Love Manchester ITV News Election Night: The Results World War One Remembered: Passchendaele – For The Fallen
Mini Series	Three Girls	Born To Kill Three Girls The State
Presenter	Anita Rani (My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947)	Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry: Divided Britain) Gordon Ramsay (Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine) Anita Rani (My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947)
RTS Channel of the Year	BBC One	BBC One CBBC Channel 5
Science & Natural History	Planet Earth II	Dogs: An Amazing Animal Family Guy Martin vs The Robot Car Planet Earth II
Scripted Comedy	This Country	Chewing Gum People Just Do Nothing This Country
Single Documentary	Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad	Chris Packham: Aspergers and Me Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad The Accused (Channel 5)
Single Drama	Murdered for Being Different	Damilola, Our Loved Boy King Charles III Murdered for Being Different
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street EastEnders Holby City
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Michael Johnson (World Athletics Championships)	Kelly Cates (Friday Night Football) Michael Johnson (World Athletics Championships) (BBC Sport) Osi Umenyiora (The NFL Show/NFL This Week)
Sports Programme	Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko (Sky Sports)	Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko (Sky Sports) 2017 FA Cup Final Coverage UEFA Women's EURO – England v Netherlands Semi-Final
Writer: Comedy	Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper (This Country)	Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper (This Country) Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) Steve Stamp and Allan Mustafa (People Just Do Nothing)
Writing: Drama	Nicole Taylor (Three Girls)	Charlie Covell (The End of The F***ing World) Jeff Pope (Little Boy Blue) Nicole Taylor (Three Girls)

2017 winners

Presented: 21 March 2017 – Host: Sandy Toksvig

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Julie Walters	–
Judges' Award	Sally Wainwright	–
Actor: Female	Sophie Okonedo (Undercover)	Jodie Comer (Thirteen) Julie Walters (National Treasure) Sophie Okonedo (Undercover)
Actor: Male	Robbie Coltrane (National Treasure)	Adeel Akhtar (Murdered by My Father) James Nesbitt (The Secret) Robbie Coltrane (National Treasure)
Arts	Grayson Perry: All Man	Bricks! Grayson Perry: All Man One Night in 2012: An Imagine Special
Breakthrough Award	Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)	Nadiya Hussain (The Chronicles of Nadiya) Phillip Wood (Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
Children's Programme	CBeebies A Midsummer Night's Dream	CBeebies A Midsummer Night's Dream Lily's Driftwood Bay My Life: "The Boy on the Bicycle"
Comedy Performance	Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing)	Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle)
Daytime Programme	Find it, Fix it, Flog it (Channel 4)	Find it, Fix it, Flog it Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS The Question Jury
Documentary Series	Exodus: Our Journey to Europe	Exodus: Our Journey to Europe Inside Obama's White House The Murder Detectives
Drama Series	Happy Valley	Happy Valley Line of Duty (series 3) The Durrells
Entertainment	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Strictly Come Dancing Taskmaster
Entertainment Performance	Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe (The Last Leg)	Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe (The Last Leg) Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!) Romesh Ranganathan (Asian Provocateur: "Mum’s American Dream")
History	The Aberfan Young Wives' Club	Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes Saddam Goes To Hollywood The Aberfan Young Wives' Club
Live Event	Stand Up to Cancer	Stand Up to Cancer The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme The Sound of Music Live!
Mini Series	National Treasure	London Spy National Treasure Thirteen
Popular Factual and Features	Employable Me (BBC Two)	Employable Me First Dates SAS: Who Dares Wins
Presenter	Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry: All Man)	Sir David Attenborough (Attenborough and The Giant Dinosaur) Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry: All Man) Richard Ayoade (Travel Man: "48 Hours in Vienna")
RTS Channel of the Year	BBC Three	BBC One BBC Three Channel 4
Science & Natural History	First Contact: Lost Tribe of the Amazon (Channel 4)	First Contact: Lost Tribe of the Amazon The Hunt: "The Hardest Challenge" The Secret Life of 4, 5 & 6 Year Olds
Scripted Comedy	People Just Do Nothing	Catastrophe People Just Do Nothing The Windsors
Single Documentary	The Murder of Sadie Hartley (ITV)	Hillsborough The Forgotten Children The Murder of Sadie Hartley
Single Drama	Murdered by My Father	A Midsummer Night's Dream Murdered by My Father Reg
Soap and Continuing Drama	Emmerdale	EastEnders Emmerdale Hollyoaks
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Osi Umenyiora (Race to Super Bowl 50, The NFL Show/NFL This Week)	Clare Balding (Rio Paralympics) Nasser Hussain Osi Umenyiora (Race to Super Bowl 50, The NFL Show/NFL This Week)
Sports Programme	Rio Paralympics (Channel 4)	England v Pakistan T20 International Rio Paralympics (Channel 4) The Open
Writer: Comedy	Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)	Graham Linehan, Sharon Horgan, Helen Linehan, Holly Walsh (Motherland) Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) Stefan Golaszewski (Mum)
Writing: Drama	Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley)	Jack Thorne (National Treasure) Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty 3) Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley)

2016 winners

Presented: 22 March 2016 – Host: Richard Madeley

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Joan Bakewell	–
Judges' Award	Lenny Henry	–
Actor: Female	Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster)	Claire Foy (Wolf Hall) Claire Rushbrook (Home Fires) Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster)
Actor: Male	Anthony Hopkins (The Dresser)	Adam Long (Don't Take My Baby) Anthony Hopkins (The Dresser) Tom Courtenay (Unforgotten)
Arts	Handmade	Grayson Perry's Dream House Handmade Hockney (BBC Two)
Breakthrough Award	Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum)	Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) Richard Bentley (The Stranger on the Bridge) Sian Gibson (Peter Kay's Car Share)
Children's Programme	My Life: "I Am Leo"	Lily's Driftwood Bay: "Goodbye Seabird" My Life: "I Am Leo" The Dumping Ground
Comedy Performance	Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum)	Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) Nick Helm (Uncle) Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney (Catastrophe)
Daytime Programme	Judge Rinder	Judge Rinder Posh Pawnbrokers This Morning
Documentary Series	The Romanians are Coming	Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia The Detectives The Romanians are Coming
Drama Serial	The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies	The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies This Is England '90 Wolf Hall
Drama Series	No Offence	Humans No Offence The Last Kingdom
Entertainment	Release the Hounds	The Graham Norton Show Release the Hounds The Last Leg
Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! / Britain's Got Talent / Saturday Night Takeaway)	Adam Hills (The Last Leg) Ant & Dec (multiple TV shows) Jack Whitehall (A League of Their Own)
History	Holocaust: Night Will Fall	Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners Dagrau o Waed: Rhyfel Corea/Tears of Blood: Korean War Holocaust: Night Will Fall
Live Event	VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers	Alternative General Election with Jeremy Paxman BRIT Awards 2015 VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers
Popular, Factual and Features	DIY SOS: "Homes For Veterans"	DIY SOS: "Homes For Veterans" First Dates SAS: Who Dares Wins
Presenter	Reggie Yates (Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia)	David Olusoga (Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners) Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry's Dream House) Reggie Yates (Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia)
Science & Natural History	Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor	Big Blue Live Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor
Scripted Comedy	Catastrophe	Catastrophe People Just Do Nothing Peter Kay's Car Share
Single Documentary	Storyville: "India's Daughter"	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief My Son the Jihadi Storyville: "India's Daughter"
Single Drama	Coalition	Black Mirror: "White Christmas" Coalition Cyberbully
Soap and Continuing Drama	Emmerdale	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	David Coulthard (BBC Sport)	David Coulthard (BBC Sport) Alan Shearer Gary Neville (Monday Night Football)
Sports Programme	Monday Night Football (Sky Sports)	Champions League Goals Show (BT Sport) Monday Night Football (Sky Sports) The Ashes
Writer: Comedy	Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe)	Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum) Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Paul Coleman & Tim Reid (Car Share) Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe)
Writing: Drama	Peter Morgan (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies)	Peter Morgan (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies) Russell T Davies (Cucumber) Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne (This Is England '90)

2015 winners

Presented: 17 March 2015 – Host: John Sargeant

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Melvyn Bragg	–
Judges' Award	Ben Stephenson	–
Actor: Female	Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley)	Georgina Campbell (Murdered By My Boyfriend) Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley) Sheridan Smith (Cilla)
Actor: Male	Tom Hollander (A Poet in New York)	Adeel Akhtar (Utopia – series 2) Toby Jones (Marvellous) Tom Hollander (A Poet in New York)
Arts	Grayson Perry: Who Are You?	Grayson Perry: Who Are You? Messiah at the Foundling Hospital Our Gay Wedding: The Musical
Children's Fiction	4 O’Clock Club – Christmas	4 O’Clock Club – Christmas Hank Zipzer Katie Morag: "Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted"
Children's Programme	The Big Performance 3: "Finale"	Marrying Mum and Dad Swashbuckle: "Pirate Pampering" The Big Performance 3: "Finale"
Comedy Performance	Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9)	Harry Enfield (Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos) Sarah Hadland (The Job Lot – series 2) Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9)
Daytime Programme	Couples Come Dine with Me	Couples Come Dine with Me Superstar Dogs This Morning
Documentary Series	Life and Death Row	Bedlam Life and Death Row Protecting our Parents
Drama Serial	The Honourable Woman	Prey The Driver The Honourable Woman
Drama Series	Line of Duty (series 2)	Happy Valley Line of Duty (series 2) Peaky Blinders (series 2)
Entertainment	The Graham Norton Show	A League of Their Own (series 8) Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway The Graham Norton Show
Entertainment Performance	Claudia Winkleman (Strictly Come Dancing)	Claudia Winkleman (Strictly Come Dancing) Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show) Keith Lemon (Celebrity Juice)
History	Our World War	Our World War The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
International	Fargo	Fargo The Big Bang Theory (season 7) True Detective
Live Event	D-Day: The Heroes Return (BBC One)	D-Day: The Heroes Return The Grand National (Channel 4 Racing) WW1 Remembered – From The Battlefield & From Westminster Abbey
Popular Factual and Features	The Island with Bear Grylls	50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy The Great British Bake Off The Island with Bear Grylls
Presenter	Billy Connolly (Billy Connolly's Big Send Off)	Billy Connolly (Billy Connolly's Big Send Off) Lucy Worsley (The First Georgians) Grayson Perry (Grayson Perry: Who Are You?)
Science & Natural History	Live From Space: Lap of the Planet	Life Story Live From Space: Lap of the Planet The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
Scripted Comedy	Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos	Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos Him & Her: "The Wedding" Moone Boy (series 2)
Single Documentary	The Paedophile Hunter	Baby P: The Untold Story The Paedophile Hunter This World: "Terror at The Mall"
Single Drama	Murdered by My Boyfriend	Common Marvellous Murdered by My Boyfriend
Soap and Continuing Drama	Casualty	Casualty Coronation Street EastEnders
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Gary Neville (Sky Sports)	Gary Lineker (BBC Sport) Gary Neville (Sky Sports) Hazel Irvine (BBC Sport)
Sports Programme	The 2014 Ryder Cup (Sky Sports)	British Grand Prix The 2014 Ryder Cup World Cup: Germany vs Brazil
Writer: Comedy	Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse & Charlie Higson (Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos)	Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse & Charlie Higson Jessica Knappett (Drifters – series 2) Sam Leifer & Tom Basden (Plebs – series 2)
Writing: Drama	Peter Bowker (Marvellous)	Jimmy McGovern (Common) Peter Bowker (Marvellous) Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley)

2014 winners

Presented: 18 March 2014 – Host: Tim Vine

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	David Suchet	–
Judges' Award	Janice Hadlow	–
Actor: Female	Olivia Colman (Broadchurch / Run)	Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) Olivia Colman (Broadchurch / Run) Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary)
Actor: Male	Idris Elba (Luther)	Idris Elba (Luther) Lennie James (Run) Stephen Dillane (The Tunnel)
Arts	Imagine: "Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?"	Imagine: "Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures?" Inside the Mind of Leonardo (Sky Arts) Rebuilding The World Trade Center (Channel 4)
Children's Fiction	The Dumping Ground	The Dumping Ground The Ugly Duckling (CBeebies) Wolfblood
Children's Programme	Hard Times – A Newsround Special	Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom Hard Times – A Newsround Special Swashbuckle
Comedy Performance	Brendan O'Carroll (Mrs. Brown's Boys)	Brendan O'Carroll (Mrs. Brown's Boys) Rebecca Front (Psychobitches) Ryan Sampson (Plebs)
Daytime Programme	Four Rooms	Four Rooms Pointless The Chase
Documentary Series	Educating Yorkshire	Educating Yorkshire Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury (ITV) The Call Centre
Drama Serial	Broadchurch	Broadchurch In the Flesh Top of the Lake
Drama Series	Peaky Blinders	My Mad Fat Diary Peaky Blinders Utopia
Entertainment	The Last Leg	A League of Their Own Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway The Last Leg
Entertainment Performance	Alan Carr (Alan Carr: Chatty Man)	Alan Carr (Alan Carr: Chatty Man) Leigh Francis (Celebrity Juice / Through the Keyhole) Ant & Dec (Britain's Got Talent / Saturday Night Takeaway)
History	Richard III: King in the Car Park (Channel 4)	Richard III: King in the Car Park Secrets From The Workhouse (ITV) The Story of the Jews
International	Game of Thrones	Game of Thrones Storyville: "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer" The Returned
Live Event	The Ashes – 2013 (Sky Sports)	Bollywood Carmen Live The Ashes – 2013 (Sky Sports) Wimbledon Men's Final (BBC Sport)
Popular Factual and Features	Gogglebox	Gadget Man Gogglebox Long Lost Family
Presenter	Stephen Fry (Stephen Fry: Out There)	David Attenborough (Galapagos 3D) Davina McCall (Long Lost Family) Stephen Fry (Stephen Fry: Out There)
Science & Natural History	Africa	Africa How To Win The Grand National (Channel 4) Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony (BBC Four)
Scripted Comedy	Plebs	A Touch of Cloth: "Undercover Cloth" Plebs Toast of London
Single Documentary	The Murder Trial (Channel 4)	Dogging Tales (Channel 4) The Murder Trial The Unspeakable Crime: Rape (BBC One)
Single Drama	The Challenger	Burton & Taylor Our Girl The Challenger
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Casualty Coronation Street Emmerdale
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit	Gary Neville (Sky Sports)	Clare Balding (Channel 4 Racing) Gabby Logan (World Athletics) Gary Neville (Sky Sports)
Sports Programme	World Athletics – Mo Farah's Double Gold Win (BBC Sport)	Andy Murray: The Man Behind the Racquet FA Cup Final (ITV Sport) World Athletics – Mo Farah's Double Gold Win (BBC Sport)
Writer: Comedy	James Corden / Mathew Baynton / Tom Basden (The Wrong Mans)	James Corden / Mathew Baynton / Tom Basden (The Wrong Mans) Sam Leifer and Tom Basden (Plebs) Writing team (Psychobitches)
Writing: Drama	Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan (Run)	Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) Dennis Kelly (Utopia) Marlon Smith and Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan (Run)

2013 winners

Presented: 19 March 2013 – Host: Jo Brand

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Dave Gordon	–
Judges' Award	Danny Boyle	–
Judges' Award	London Paralympics 2012 (Channel 4)	–
Actor: Female	Olivia Colman (Accused – series 2)	Anne-Marie Duff (Accused – series 2) Olivia Colman (Accused – series 2) Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs)
Actor: Male	Sean Bean (Accused – series 2)	Lennie James (Line of Duty) Oliver Lansley (Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story) Sean Bean (Accused – series 2)
Arts	Lucian Freud: Painted Life (BBC Two)	All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry Lucian Freud: Painted Life The South Bank Show: "Grime, Bow & How UK Hip Hop Found Its Voice"
Children's Drama	Wolfblood	Mr Stink Teulu Tŷ Crwn (The 'Tŷ Crwn' Family) Wolfblood
Children's Programme	Room on the Broom	Horrible Histories Newsround: "Up and Away" Room on the Broom
Comedy Performance	Jessica Hynes (Twenty Twelve – series 2)	Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat) Jessica Hynes (Twenty Twelve – series 2) Ruth Jones (Stella)
Daytime Programme	Remembrance Week (BBC One)	Jamie's 15-Minute Meals Remembrance Week The Chase
Documentary Series	Protecting Our Children	Our War (BBC Three) Protecting Our Children The Year the Town Hall Shrank (BBC Four)
Drama Serial	Good Cop	Good Cop Parade's End Room at the Top
Drama Series	Sherlock	Call the Midwife Line of Duty Sherlock
Entertainment	Celebrity Juice	Britain's Got Talent Celebrity Juice Dynamo: Magician Impossible (series 2)
Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!)	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!) Charlie Brooker (10 O'Clock Live) will.i.am (The Voice UK)
History	The Secret History of Our Streets	The Plot To Bring Down Britain's Planes (Channel 4) The Secret History of Our Streets Words of Captain Scott (ITV)
International	Girls	Borgen Girls Homeland (series 1)
Live Event	The London Olympics 2012 (BBC Sport)	The London Olympics 2012 (BBC Sport) The London Paralympics 2012 (Channel 4) The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert (BBC One)
Nations and Regions Programme	The Bank of Dave (episode 1)	Born to Lose (STV) The Bank of Dave (Channel 4) The Story of Wales (BBC One Wales)
Popular Factual and Features	Long Lost Family (series 2)	Long Lost Family (series 2) Make Bradford British The Great British Bake Off
Presenter	Clare Balding (The Olympics)	Clare Balding (The Olympics) Dr James Fox (History of Art in Three Colours) Grayson Perry (All in the Best Possible Taste with Grayson Perry)
Science & Natural History	Operation Iceberg (BBC Two)	Earthflight Operation Iceberg The Plane Crash
Scripted Comedy	Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life	Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life Fresh Meat Twenty Twelve (series 2)
Single Documentary	7/7: One Day in London (BBC Two)	7/7: One Day in London (BBC Two) Fy Chwaer A Fi / My Sister and Me (S4C) Lifers (Channel 4)
Single Drama	The Hollow Crown: "Richard II"	Everyday (Channel 4) My Murder (BBC Three) The Hollow Crown: "Richard II" (BBC Two)
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street EastEnders Hollyoaks
Writer: Comedy	The writing team (The Thick of It – series 4)	Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine & Joanna Scanlan (Getting On) John Morton (Twenty Twelve – series 2) The writing team (The Thick of It – series 4)
Writing: Drama	Steven Moffat (Sherlock)	Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty) Robert Jones (Murder) Steven Moffat (Sherlock)

2012 winners

Presented: 20 March 2012 – Host: Rob Brydon

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Beryl Vertue	–
Judges' Award	Laura Mackie	–
Actor: Female	Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult)	Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult) Ruth Negga (Shirley) Vicky McClure (This Is England '88)
Actor: Male	Dominic West (Appropriate Adult)	Daniel Rigby (Eric and Ernie) Dominic West (Appropriate Adult) John Simm (Exile)
Arts	Graffiti Wars	Arena: Produced by George Martin Graffiti Wars The Impressionists
Children's Drama	Tracy Beaker	The Sarah Jane Adventures (series 5) Tracy Beaker
Comedy Performance	Russell Tovey & Sarah Solemani (Him & Her)	Darren Boyd (Spy) Russell Tovey & Sarah Solemani (Him & Her) Tom Hollander (Rev.)
Daytime Programme	Deal or No Deal Live	Antiques Road Trip Deal or No Deal Live Operation Hospital Food with James Martin
Documentary Series	24 Hours in A&E	24 Hours in A&E Educating Essex Fighting on the Frontline
Drama Serial	Top Boy	The Crimson Petal and the White The Promise Top Boy
Drama Series	Luther (series 2)	Luther (series 2) Scott & Bailey The Fades
Entertainment	Derren Brown: The Experiments	Derren Brown: The Experiments Million Pound Drop The Graham Norton Show
Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! / Red or Black? / Push the Button / Britain's Got Talent)	Ant & Dec (multiple TV shows) James Corden (A League of Their Own) Keith Lemon (Celebrity Juice)
History	Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb (Channel 4)	Dambusters: Building The Bouncing Bomb If Walls Could Talk – The History of the Home The Life of Muhammad
International	Modern Family	Modern Family The Killing (series 1) The Slap
Nations and Regions Programme	The Scheme	Frankenstein's Wedding...Live in Leeds The Scheme Wil a Cêt
Popular Factual and Features	Hugh's Big Fish Fight	An Idiot Abroad 2 Hugh's Big Fish Fight The Great British Bake Off
Presenter	Gareth Malone (The Choir: Military Wives)	Gareth Malone (The Choir: Military Wives) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Hugh's Big Fish Fight) Karl Pilkington (An Idiot Abroad 2)
Science & Natural History	Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret (Channel 4)	Frozen Planet Mummifying Alan: Egypt's Last Secret Stargazing Live
Scripted Comedy	Fresh Meat	Fresh Meat PhoneShop Rev.
Single Documentary	Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die	Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die The Life and Loss of Karen Woo True Stories: Hell and Back Again
Single Drama	Eric and Ernie	Eric and Ernie Random United
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale
Writer: Comedy	Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong (Fresh Meat)	James Wood (Rev.) Robert Popper (Friday Night Dinner) Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong (Fresh Meat)
Writing: Drama	Peter Bowker (Eric and Ernie)	Neil McKay (Appropriate Adult) Peter Bowker (Eric and Ernie) Steven Moffat (Doctor Who – series 6)

2011 winners

Presented: 15 March 2011 – Host: Dara Ó Briain

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Peter Bennett-Jones	–
Judges' Award	Steven Moffat	–
Actor: Female	Vicky McClure (This Is England '86)	Julie Walters (Mo) Natalie Press (Five Daughters) Vicky McClure (This Is England '86)
Actor: Male	Jim Broadbent (Any Human Heart)	David Tennant (Single Father) Jim Broadbent (Any Human Heart) Johnny Harris (This Is England '86)
Arts	Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4)	A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (BBC Four) Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (More4) Genius of British Art: "Howard Jacobson 'Flesh'" (Channel 4)
Children's Drama	The Sarah Jane Adventures	The Sarah Jane Adventures Tracy Beaker Returns
Children's Programme	Horrible Histories	Horrible Histories Something Special Y Diwrnod Mawr – Sion Pyrs (My Big Day – Sion Pyrs)
Comedy Performance	Miranda Hart (Miranda)	James Buckley (The Inbetweeners) Miranda Hart (Miranda) Tom Hollander (Rev.)
Daytime / Early-peak Programme	The Indian Doctor	Deal or No Deal Moving On: "Sauce for the Goose" The Indian Doctor
Documentary Series	Welcome to Lagos	One Born Every Minute Welcome to Lagos Wormwood Scrubs (ITV)
Drama Serial	Five Daughters	Any Human Heart Five Daughters This Is England '86
Drama Series	Sherlock	Downton Abbey Misfits Sherlock
Entertainment	The X Factor	The Cube The Million Pound Drop The X Factor
Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! / Britain's Got Talent)	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity... / Britain's Got Talent) Charlie Brooker (Newswipe) Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show)
Features and Lifestyle Series	Pineapple Dance Studios	Don't Tell the Bride Pineapple Dance Studios The Great British Bake Off
History	The Secret Life of the National Grid (BBC Four)	At Home with the Georgians (BBC Two) The Secret Life of the National Grid Words of the Blitz (ITV)
International	True Stories: The Cove	Justified Mad Men True Stories: The Cove
Nations and Regions Programme	Breaking the Silence (BBC One Northern Ireland)	Breaking the Silence (BBC One Northern Ireland) Snowdonia 1890 (BBC One Wales) Taggart (STV)
Presenter	Brian Cox (Wonders of the Solar System)	Brian Cox (Wonders of the Solar System) Piers Morgan (Piers Morgan's Life Stories) Reggie Yates (Autistic Superstars)
Science & Natural History	Wonders of the Solar System	How Earth Made Us: "Deep Earth" Lost Land of the Tiger Wonders of the Solar System
Scripted Comedy	Miranda	Miranda Rev. The Inbetweeners
Single Documentary	Between Life and Death (BBC One)	Between Life and Death My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Single Drama	The Road to Coronation Street	Mo The Road to Coronation Street The Song of Lunch
Soap and Continuing Drama	EastEnders	Casualty Coronation Street EastEnders
Writer: Comedy	Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine & Joanna Scanlan (Getting On)	Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd) Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine & Joanna Scanlan (Getting On) Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show)
Writing: Drama	Jack Thorne and Shane Meadows (This Is England '86)	Jack Thorne and Shane Meadows (This Is England '86) Neil McKay (Mo) Stephen Butchard (Five Daughters)

2010 winners

Presented: 16 March 2010 – Host: Rob Brydon

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Tony Warren	–
Judges' Award	Norma Percy	–
Actor: Female	Naomie Harris (Small Island)	Julie Walters (A Short Stay in Switzerland) Naomie Harris (Small Island) Suranne Jones (Unforgiven)
Actor: Male	David Oyelowo (Small Island)	David Oyelowo (Small Island) Stephen Graham (The Street) Tom Hardy (The Take)
Arts	Baroque!	Baroque! The First Movie (More4) What is Beauty? (BBC Two)
Children's Drama	Roy	M.I. High Roy The Sarah Jane Adventures
Children's Programme	Big & Small: "Blame it on the Drain"	Big & Small: "Blame it on the Drain" Bookaboo Horrible Histories
Comedy Performance	Miranda Hart (Miranda)	Miranda Hart (Miranda) Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It) Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey)
Constructed Factual Series	Famous, Rich and Homeless (BBC One)	Famous, Rich and Homeless (BBC One) The World's Strictest Parents Victorian Farm
Daytime / Early-peak Programme	Come Dine with Me	Coach Trip Come Dine with Me The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain
Documentary	Wounded (BBC One)	The Force True Stories: Afghan Star Wounded (BBC One)
Drama Serial	Unforgiven	Occupation Red Riding Unforgiven
Drama Series	The Street	Cast Offs Misfits The Street
Entertainment	Newswipe with Charlie Brooker	Britain's Got Talent Newswipe with Charlie Brooker The X Factor
Entertainment Performance	Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp)	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!/Britain’s Got Talent) Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp) Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow)
Features and Lifestyle Series	Heston's Feasts: "Heston's Victorian Feast"	Don't Tell the Bride Heston's Feasts: "Heston's Victorian Feast" The Sex Education Show vs Pornography
History	Garrow's Law	1066 The Battle for Middle Earth Garrow's Law Iran and the West
International	Mad Men	Damages Generation Kill Mad Men
Multi-Channel Programme Award	Dating in the Dark	Dating in the Dark Micro Men True Stories: Here's Johnny (More 4)
Nations and Regions Programme	A History of Scotland	A History of Scotland Deep Wreck Mysteries: Death of a Battleship (UTV) Shameless
Presenter	Louis Theroux (A Place for Paedophiles)	James May (James May's Toy Stories) Louis Theroux (A Place for Paedophiles) Piers Morgan (Piers Morgan's Life Stories)
Science & Natural History	Inside Nature's Giants	Inside Nature's Giants The Great Sperm Race (Channel 4) Yellowstone: "Winter"
Scripted Comedy	The Thick of It	Miranda The Inbetweeners The Thick of It
Single Drama	Five Minutes of Heaven	A Short Stay in Switzerland Endgame Five Minutes of Heaven
Soap and Continuing Drama	EastEnders	Casualty EastEnders The Bill
Writer: Comedy	Iain Morris & Damon Beesley (The Inbetweeners)	Iain Morris & Damon Beesley (The Inbetweeners) Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan & Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On) Miranda Hart with James Cary & Richard Hurst (Miranda)
Writing: Drama	Peter Bowker (Occupation)	Guy Hibbert (Five Minutes of Heaven) Howard Overman (Misfits) Peter Bowker (Occupation)

2009 winners

Presented: 17 March 2009 – Host: Rory Bremner

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Bruce Forsyth	–
Judges' Award	Richard Holloway	–
Actor: Female	Andrea Riseborough (The Devil's Whore)	Andrea Riseborough (The Devil's Whore) Anna Maxwell Martin (Poppy Shakespeare) Claire Foy (Little Dorrit)
Actor: Male	Ben Whishaw (Criminal Justice)	Ben Whishaw (Criminal Justice) Matthew Macfadyen (Little Dorrit) Rafe Spall (He Kills Coppers)
Arts	Arena: The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector	Arena: The Agony and The Ecstasy of Phil Spector The Mona Lisa Curse (Channel 4) True Stories: Derek (More4)
Children's Drama	M.I. High	M.I. High The Sarah Jane Adventures Summerhill
Children's Programme	ABC (S4C)	ABC (S4C) Get Squiggling Lifeproof (Channel 4)
Comedy Performance	Peter Kay (Britain's Got the Pop Factor...)	James Corden (Gavin & Stacey) Peter Kay (Britain's Got the Pop Factor...) Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners)
Constructed Factual Series	The Choir: Boys Don't Sing	Banged Up (Channel 5) Britain's Missing Top Model The Choir: Boys Don't Sing
Daytime / Early-peak Programme	The Estate We're In (BBC One)	MasterChef: The Professionals Missing The Estate We're In (BBC One)
Digital Channel Programme	Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe	Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Katy Brand's Big Ass Show Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Documentary	The Fallen	Cutting Edge: "A Boy Called Alex" The Fallen True Stories: Chosen (More4)
Drama Serial	The Devil's Whore	Criminal Justice A Place of Execution The Devil's Whore
Drama Series	The Fixer	City of Vice Con Passionate The Fixer
Entertainment	Harry Hill's TV Burp	Harry Hill's TV Burp Strictly Come Dancing The X Factor
Entertainment Performance	Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins (The Sunday Night Project)	Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins (The Sunday Night Project) Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp) Paul O'Grady (The Paul O'Grady Show)
Features and Lifestyle Series	How to Look Good Naked	How to Look Good Naked Kevin McCloud and The Big Town Plan Mary Queen of Shops
History	Victorian Sex Explorer	The American Future: A History Black Power Salute Victorian Sex Explorer
International	Mad Men	Mad Men Summer Heights High The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Nations and Regions Programme	A Poem for Harry (BBC West)	A Poem for Harry (BBC West) Carefree (Channel M) High Times (STV)
Presenter	Bruce Parry (Amazon with Bruce Parry)	Bruce Parry (Amazon with Bruce Parry) Mary Portas (Mary Queen of Shops) Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton (This Morning)
Science & Natural History	Lost Land of the Jaguar	Life in Cold Blood Lost Land of the Jaguar The Genius of Charles Darwin
Scripted Comedy	Outnumbered	Lead Balloon Outnumbered Peep Show
Single Drama	The Curse of Steptoe	Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley The Curse of Steptoe The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Soap and Continuing Drama	EastEnders	Coronation Street EastEnders The Bill
Writer: Comedy	Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show)	Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd) Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show) Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly (Pulling)
Writing: Drama	Peter Flannery (The Devil's Whore)	Peter Flannery (The Devil's Whore) Peter Moffat (Criminal Justice) Simon Block (The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall)

2008 winners

Presented: 19 March 2008 – Host: Eamonn Holmes

Award	Winners	Nominees
Lifetime Achievement Award	Sir David Attenborough	–
Judges' Award	Glenwyn Benson	–
Actor: Female	Sally Hawkins (Persuasion)	Janet McTeer (Five Days) Penelope Wilton (Five Days) Sally Hawkins (Persuasion)
Actor: Male	Matthew Macfadyen (Secret Life)	Andrew Garfield (Boy A) David Tennant (Recovery / Doctor Who) Matthew Macfadyen (Secret Life)
Arts	Genius of Photography	Genius of Photography (BBC Four) How We Built Britain This is Civilisation (Channel 4)
Children's Drama	My Life as a Popat	Desperados My Life as a Popat The Sarah Jane Adventures
Children's Programme	Serious Andes	Pocoyo Serious Andes Shaun the Sheep
Comedy Performance	David Mitchell / Robert Webb (Peep Show)	David Mitchell and Robert Webb (Peep Show) Jack Dee (Lead Balloon) Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It)
Daytime Programme	Come Dine with Me	Come Dine with Me Loose Women Wanted Down Under
Digital Channel Programme	Fonejacker	Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Fonejacker The Trial of Tony Blair
Drama Serial	Britz	Britz Five Days Torn
Drama Series	The Street	Doctor Who Skins The Street
Entertainment	QI	QI Strictly Come Dancing The Armstrong & Miller Show
Entertainment Performance	Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp – series 6)	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!/Saturday Night Takeaway) Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp – series 6) Stephen Fry (QI)
Features and Lifestyle Series	Top Gear	Gordon Ramsay's F Word How to Look Good Naked Top Gear
Formatted Documentary	Meet the Natives	Filthy Rich and Homeless Meet the Natives The Secret Millionaire
History	Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain	Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain A Very British Sex Scandal (Channel 4) The Relief of Belsen
International	Flight of the Conchords	Flight of the Conchords Heroes Ugly Betty
Nations and Regions Programme	Boys Behind Bars (BBC Scotland)	Boys Behind Bars (BBC Scotland) The Bullseye Belles (BBC Northern Ireland) Routemaster: Goodbye London, Hello World (ITV)
Observational Documentary	You're Not Splitting Up My Family	Beautiful Young Minds Panorama: "Taking on the Taliban – The Soldiers' Story" You're Not Splitting Up My Family (Channel 4)
Presenter	Andrew Marr (Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain)	Andrew Marr (Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain) Kevin McCloud (Grand Designs) Stephen Nolan (Nolan Live)
Science & Natural History	Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives	Horizon: "Everest – Doctors in the Death Zone" Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives The Human Footprint (Channel 4)
Single Drama	Stuart: A Life Backwards	Boy A The Mark of Cain Stuart: A Life Backwards
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Mighty Boosh	Peep Show The Mighty Boosh The Thick of It
Soap and Continuing Drama	The Bill	Coronation Street Holby City The Bill
Writer: Comedy	Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd)	Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd) Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show) Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong, Tony Roche and Ian Martin (The Thick of It)
Writing: Drama	Heidi Thomas (Cranford)	Gwyneth Hughes (Five Days) Heidi Thomas (Cranford) Mark O'Rowe (Boy A)

2007 winners

Presented: 14 March 2007 – Host: Mark Austin

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	Clive Jones	–
Judges' Award	Richard Curtis	–
Actor: Female	Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect)	Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) Julia Davis (Fear of Fanny) Susan Lynch (Soundproof)
Actor: Male	Michael Sheen (Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!)	Jim Broadbent (Longford) Michael Sheen (Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!) Philip Glenister (Life on Mars)
Arts	9/11: Out of the Blue (Channel 5)	9/11: Out of the Blue (Channel 5) Peter & the Wolf Simon Schama's Power of Art: "Bernini"
Breakthrough Award – Behind the Scenes	Lee Mack & Andrew Collins (Not Going Out)	Bart Layton (Banged Up Abroad) Lee Mack & Andrew Collins (Not Going Out) Lisa Gilchrist (See No Evil: The Moors Murders)
Breakthrough Award – On Screen	Sacha Dhawan (Bradford Riots)	Joseph Mawle (Soundproof) Russell Brand (Russell Brand's Got Issues) Sacha Dhawan (Bradford Riots)
Children's Drama	Young Dracula	Jackanory: Muddle Earth That Summer Day Young Dracula
Children's Programme	Newsround: "The Wrong Trainers"	Charlie and Lola: "Welcome To Lolaland" Evacuation Newsround: "The Wrong Trainers"
Comedy Performance	Stephen Merchant (Extras)	Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) Kevin Bishop (Star Stories) Stephen Merchant (Extras)
Daytime Programme	Through Hell and High Water	The New Paul O'Grady Show This Morning Through Hell and High Water
Documentary Series	Anatomy of a Crime (BBC Two)	Anatomy of a Crime (BBC Two) Cult of the Suicide Bomber II (Channel 4) Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
Digital Channel Programme	Death of a President	Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Death of a President Manchester Passion
Drama Serial	Low Winter Sun	Low Winter Sun Prime Suspect Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
Drama Series	The Street	Doctor Who Life on Mars The Street
Entertainment	How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?	Friday Night Project How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (series 6)
Entertainment Performance	Simon Amstell (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)	Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp – series 5) Justin Lee Collins & Alan Carr (Friday Night Project) Simon Amstell (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)
Features and Factual Entertainment	The Apprentice	Dragons' Den The Apprentice The Real Hustle
History	Who Do You Think You Are?	Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial The War of the World (Channel 4) Who Do You Think You Are?
International	Entourage (season 2)	Baghdad ER Entourage (season 2) Spiral
Nations and Regions Presenter	Jim McColl (The Beechgrove Garden)	Darryl Grimason – Supergoose / Secret Gardens / Earthworks / Waterworld (BBC Northern Ireland) Fearghal McKinney (UTV) Jim McColl (The Beechgrove Garden)
Nations and Regions Programme	Inside Out: "Iceman"	Holloway Hairdo (ITV London) Inside Out: "Iceman" Life's Too Short (BBC Scotland)
Presenter	Bruce Parry (Tribe)	Bruce Parry (Tribe) Gordon Ramsay (Gordon Ramsay's F Word) Jeremy Clarkson, James May & Richard Hammond (Top Gear)
Science & Natural History	Planet Earth: "From Pole To Pole"	Horizon: "Bye Bye Planet Pluto" How William Shatner Changed the World Planet Earth: "From Pole To Pole"
Single Documentary	True Stories: Sisters in Law	Rain in My Heart (BBC Two) 9/11: The Falling Man True Stories: Sisters in Law
Single Drama	Housewife, 49	Housewife, 49 Longford The Road to Guantánamo
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Royle Family: "The Queen of Sheba"	Extras Green Wing The Royle Family: "The Queen of Sheba"
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street Emmerdale The Bill
Writer: Comedy	Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey (The Royle Family)	Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey (The Royle Family) Sharon Horgan & Dennis Kelly (Pulling) Victoria Pile & Team (Green Wing)
Writing: Drama	Peter Morgan (Longford)	Abi Morgan (Tsunami: The Aftermath) Peter Morgan (Longford) Simon Donald (Low Winter Sun)

2006 winners (Programme Awards 2005)

Presented: 14 March 2006 – Host: Phillip Schofield

Award	Winners	Nominees
Judges' Award	Jon Plowman	–
Actor: Female	Lesley Sharp (Afterlife)	Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless – series 2) Julie Walters (Ahead of the Class) Lesley Sharp (Afterlife)
Actor: Male	David Threlfall (Shameless & The Queen's Sister)	Charles Dance (Bleak House) David Threlfall (Shameless & The Queen's Sister) Martin Clunes (Doc Martin)
Arts	Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz (BBC Two)	A Picture of Britain: "The Mystical West" DV8 – The Cost of Living Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz
Breakthrough Award – Behind the Scenes	Jonathan Smith ("Make Me Normal")	Finn McGough (Country Strife) Jonathan Smith ("Make Me Normal") Justin Chadwick (Bleak House)
Breakthrough Award – On Screen	Phil Beadle (The Unteachables)	Bruce Parry (Tribe) Phil Beadle (The Unteachables) Zoë Tapper (Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky)
Children's Drama	My Parents Are Aliens	Last Rights My Parents are Aliens Tracy Beaker
Children's Programme	Serious Arctic	Charlie and Lola: "I am not sleepy & I will not go to bed" Serious Arctic Sticks and Stones (Channel 4)
Comedy Performance	Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show)	Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) David Walliams & Matt Lucas (Little Britain) Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It)
Daytime Programme	Deal or No Deal	Beaten (BBC One) Coach Trip Deal or No Deal
Documentary Series	Jamie's School Dinners	Cocaine (Channel 4) Jamie's School Dinners Tribe
Digital Channel Programme	Brainiac – series 3	Brainiac – series 3 The House of Tiny Tearaways The Match – series 2
Drama Serial	Bleak House	Bleak House Elizabeth I To the Ends of the Earth
Drama Series	Bodies – series 2	Bodies – series 2 Doctor Who Shameless – series 2
Entertainment	The Catherine Tate Show	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! The Catherine Tate Show The X Factor
Entertainment Performance	Paul O'Grady (The Paul O'Grady Show)	Ant & Dec (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway) Derren Brown (Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind) Paul O'Grady (The Paul O'Grady Show)
Features and Factual Entertainment	Springwatch with Bill Oddie	Dragon's Den Rock School Springwatch with Bill Oddie
History	Trafalgar Battle Surgeon (Channel 4)	Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace The Year London Blew Up: 1974 (Channel 4) Trafalgar Battle Surgeon (Channel 4)
International	Weeds	Desperate Housewives Lost Weeds
Nations and Regions Presenter	Stephen Nolan – Nolan Live (BBC Northern Ireland)	Carol Malia (BBC Look North) Emily Maitlis (BBC London News) Stephen Nolan – Nolan Live (BBC Northern Ireland)
Nations and Regions Programme	From Belfast to Dachau (BBC Northern Ireland)	From Belfast to Dachau (BBC Northern Ireland) New Found Land – Elephant Boy (STV and Grampian) New Found Land – IM (STV and Grampian)
Presenter	Lorraine Kelly (LK Today, GMTV)	Bruce Parry (Tribe) Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear) Lorraine Kelly (LK Today, GMTV)
Science & Natural History	Anatomy for Beginners	Anatomy for Beginners (Channel 4) Life Before Birth Extraordinary People: "The Boy with the Incredible Brain"
Single Documentary	Children of Beslan	Children of Beslan Make Me Normal (Channel 4) Taxidermy: Stuff the World (BBC Two)
Single Drama	The Government Inspector	Ahead of the Class A Waste of Shame The Government Inspector
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Thick of It	Much Ado About Nothing Peep Show The Thick of It
Soap and Continuing Drama	Emmerdale	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale
Writer: Comedy	Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show)	Brian Dooley (The Smoking Room) Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show) The Writing Team (The Thick of It)
Writing: Drama	Andrew Davies (Bleak House)	Andrew Davies (Bleak House) Jed Mercurio (Bodies – series 2) Paul Abbott (Shameless – series 2)

2005 winners (Programme Awards 2004)

Presented: 15 March 2005 – Host: Kate Thornton

Award	Winners	Nominees
Judges' Award	Paul Abbott	–
Actor: Female	Anamaria Marinca (Sex Traffic)	Anamaria Marinca (Sex Traffic) Lia Williams (May 33rd) Shirley Henderson (Dirty Filthy Love)
Actor: Male	Gerard McSorley (Omagh)	Gerard McSorley (Omagh) Michael Sheen (Dirty Filthy Love) Steven Mackintosh (England Expects)
Arts	The South Bank Show: "Robert Frank"	Flashmob The Opera (BBC Three) The South Bank Show: "Robert Frank" The Prince, The Showgirl and Me (BBC Four)
Children's Drama	Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me	My Life as a Popat Shoebox Zoo Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me
Children's Programme	No Girls Allowed (Shake!)	No Girls Allowed (Shake!) Kirsten Goes the Extra Mile to India (BBC) The Stables (CBBC)
Comedy Performance	Tamsin Greig (Green Wing)	Matt Lucas & David Walliams (Little Britain) Peter Kay (Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere) Tamsin Greig (Green Wing)
Daytime Programme	The Paul O'Grady Show	A Place in Spain The Paul O'Grady Show
Documentary Series	The Power of Nightmares	My Crazy Parents (Channel 4) The Power of Nightmares The Trouble with Black Men (BBC Three)
Digital Channel Programme	Virtual History: Secret Plot to Kill Hitler (Discovery Channel)	Flashmob The Opera (BBC Three) The Heart of a Lioness (Animal Planet) Virtual History: Secret Plot to Kill Hitler (Discovery Channel)
Drama Serial	Sex Traffic	Blackpool Conviction Sex Traffic
Drama Series	Shameless	Bodies Life Begins Shameless
Entertainment	Strictly Come Dancing	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Take Away Derren Brown – Trick of the Mind Strictly Come Dancing
Entertainment Performance	Ant & Dec (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)	Ant & Dec (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway) Derren Brown (Séance) Jonathan Ross (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross)
Features and Factual Entertainment	Supernanny	Grand Designs Abroad Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Supernanny
History	The Guinea Pig Club (BBC Four)	D-Day: The Ultimate Conflict (Channel 5) The Guinea Pig Club (BBC Four) Virtual History: Secret Plot to Kill Hitler (Discovery Channel)
International	The Sopranos	City of Men The Apprentice The Sopranos
Nations and Regions Presenter	Stephen Nolan – Nolan Live / Fair Play / The Right Move (BBC Northern Ireland)	Samantha Poling – Frontline Scotland: "Security Wars" (BBC) Stephen Jardine (STV) Stephen Nolan – Nolan Live / Fair Play / The Right Move (BBC Northern Ireland)
Nations and Regions Programme	My Name is Paul (BBC Northern Ireland)	Gutted (BBC Scotland) Hidden Gifts: The Mystery of Angus MacPhee (Grampian) My Name is Paul (BBC Northern Ireland)
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Patrick Collerton (The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off)	Damian Fitzsimmons (The Afternoon Play: "Viva Las Blackpool") Kate Lewis (Blackpool and The Alan Clark Diaries) Patrick Collerton (The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off)
Newcomer – On Screen	Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show)	Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) Sam Aston (Coronation Street) Thomas Morrison (Blackpool)
Presenter	Michael Palin (Himalaya with Michael Palin)	Bill Oddie (Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie) Fern Britton & Phillip Schofield (This Morning) Michael Palin (Himalaya with Michael Palin)
Science & Natural History	Your Life in Their Hands	Horizon: "Atkins Diet" Secret Intersex (Channel 4) Your Life in Their Hands
Single Documentary	Stealing a Nation: A Special Report by John Pilger	Stealing a Nation: A Special Report by John Pilger The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off The Orphans of Nkandla
Single Drama	Dirty Filthy Love	Dirty Filthy Love Hawking Omagh
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	Nighty Night	Green Wing Nighty Night Peep Show
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street EastEnders Emmerdale
Writer: Comedy	Julia Davis (Nighty Night)	Julia Davis (Nighty Night) Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show) Victoria Pile & the Green Wing writing team (Green Wing)
Writing: Drama	Paul Abbott (Shameless)	Guy Hibbert & Paul Greengrass (Omagh) Jed Mercurio (Bodies) Paul Abbott (Shameless)

2004 winners (Programme Awards 2003)

Presented: 16 March 2004 – Host: Jimmy Carr

Award	Winners	Nominees
Judges' Award	Greg Dyke	–
Actor: Female	Kate Ashfield (This Little Life)	Bronagh Gallagher (Holy Cross) Joanne Froggatt (Danielle Cable: Eyewitness) Kate Ashfield (This Little Life)
Actor: Male	David Morrissey (The Deal)	Antony Sher (Home) Bill Nighy (State of Play) David Morrissey (The Deal)
Arts	Operatunity	George Orwell: A Life in Pictures Jump London Operatunity
Children's Drama	Girls in Love	Bus Life: "Bad Hair Day" Girls in Love The Illustrated Mum
Children's Programme	UP2U	Dick & Dom in da Bungalow Jungle Run UP2U
Comedy Performance	David Walliams & Matt Lucas (Little Britain)	David Walliams & Matt Lucas (Little Britain) Jocelyn Jee Esien (3 Non-Blondes) Ricky Gervais (The Office: Christmas Specials)
Daytime Programme	Britain's Secret Shame (BBC One)	Britain's Secret Shame (BBC One) Richard & Judy Trisha
Documentary Series	The Last Peasants (Channel 4)	National Trust Surviving Extremes The Last Peasants (Channel 4)
Drama Serial	State of Play	State of Play The Lost Prince The Second Coming
Drama Series	Spooks	At Home with the Braithwaites Spooks Teachers (series 3)
Entertainment	Little Britain	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Bo' Selecta! Little Britain
Entertainment Performance	Jonathan Ross (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross)	Ant & Dec (Saturday Night Takeaway / I'm a Celebrity... / Pop Idol) Jonathan Ross (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross) Mark Steel (The Mark Steel Lectures)
Event	Comic Relief 2003 – The Big Hair Do	-
Features and Factual Entertainment	Holiday Showdown	Holiday Showdown How Clean Is Your House? Wife Swap
History	Georgian Underworld: "Invitation to a Hanging" (Channel 4)	Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story Georgian Underworld: "Invitation to a Hanging" (Channel 4) Killing Hitler
International	24 (season 2)	24 (season 2) Sex and the City Six Feet Under
Nations and Regions Presenter	Gerry Anderson – Anderson in... (BBC Northern Ireland)	Gerry Anderson – Anderson in... (BBC Northern Ireland) Lucinda Lambton – Sublime Suburbia (Carlton) Michele Newman – It's Your Shout / Pulling Power (ITV Central)
Nations and Regions Programme	Christine's Children (BBC Northern Ireland)	Chancers (BBC Scotland) Christine's Children (BBC Northern Ireland)
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Sarah Gavron (This Little Life)	Avie Luthra (Canterbury Tales: "The Sea Captain's Tale") Helen Blakeman (Pleasureland) Sarah Gavron (This Little Life)
Newcomer – On Screen	Katie Lyon (Pleasureland)	Harry Eden (Real Men) Katie Lyon (Pleasureland) Marc Wootton (My New Best Friend)
Presenter	Melvyn Bragg (The Adventure of English / The South Bank Show)	Ben Lewis (Art Safari) Melvyn Bragg (The Adventure of English / The South Bank Show) Nigel Marven (Sea Monsters & Land of Giants)
Science & Natural History	Motherland (BBC Two)	DNA (Channel 4) Motherland (BBC Two) Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
Single Documentary	The Secret Policeman	Living with Michael Jackson One Life – Size Doesn't Matter (BBC One) The Secret Policeman
Single Drama	This Little Life	Larkin: Love Again (BBC Two) The Deal This Little Life
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Office: Christmas Specials	Marion and Geoff Peep Show The Office: Christmas Specials
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street Doctors EastEnders
Writing	Paul Abbott (State of Play)	Paul Abbott (State of Play) Russell T Davies (The Second Coming) Terry Cafolla (Holy Cross)

2003 winners (Programme Awards 2002)

Presented: 18 March 2003 – Host: Kirsty Young

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	David Liddiment	–
Judges' Award	Peter Bazalgette	–
Acquired Programme	Six Feet Under	In Memoriam (HBO) My Sperm Donor Dad Six Feet Under
Actor: Female	Julie Walters (Murder)	Jessica Stevenson (Tomorrow La Scala!) Julie Walters (Murder) Lesley Manville (Bodily Harm)
Actor: Male	Christopher Eccleston (Flesh and Blood)	Albert Finney (The Gathering Storm) Christopher Eccleston (Flesh and Blood) Timothy Spall (Bodily Harm)
Arts	The Strange World of Barry Who? (BBC Four)	The Man Who Destroyed Everything (BBC Four) The Strange World of Barry Who? (BBC Four) When She Died... (Death of a Princess) (Channel 4)
Children's Factual	Serious Jungle	RAD: The Grommets Tour (Channel 5) Serious Jungle Stuff – episode two (CITV)
Children's Fictional	Double Act	Double Act My Parents Are Aliens The Story of Tracey Beaker
Comedy Performance	Ricky Gervais (The Office)	Peter Kay: Phoenix Nights (series 2) Ricky Gervais (The Office) Steve Coogan (I'm Alan Partridge)
Daytime Programme	Today with Des and Mel	Cash in the Attic GMTV Today with Des and Mel
Documentary Series	The Hunt for Britain's Paedophiles (BBC Two)	The Century of the Self The Hunt for Britain's Paedophiles (BBC Two) The Trust (Channel 4)
Drama Series	Clocking Off	Clocking Off Cutting It Spooks
Entertainment	Pop Idol: "The Final" & "Results Show"	2DTV Pop Idol: "The Final" & "Results Show" Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Entertainment Performance	Jonathan Ross (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross / They Think It's All Over)	Ant & Dec (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!) Graham Norton (V Graham Norton) Jonathan Ross (Friday Night with Jonathan Ross / They Think It's All Over)
Event	The Jubilee Weekend (BBC One)	The Autopsy (Channel 4) Test the Nation The Jubilee Weekend (BBC One)
Features Primetime	Lads' Army	Jamie's Kitchen Lads' Army What Not To Wear
History	Dambusters: Revealed (Channel 5)	A History of Britain Battle of the Atlantic (BBC Two) Dambusters: Revealed (Channel 5)
Nations and Regions Presenter	Dewi Pws – Byd Pws (S4C)	Dewi Pws – Byd Pws (S4C) Jane Harvey – X-Ray (BBC Wales) Mark Carruthers – BBC Newsline / Let's Talk / Spotlight
Nations and Regions Programme	Ar Y Stryd (S4C)	Ar Y Stryd (S4C) Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs? (BBC Northern Ireland) Silence of the Lambs (Yorkshire Television)
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	David Modell (Young, Nazi and Proud)	David Modell (Young, Nazi and Proud) Diederick Santer (Cutting It)
Newcomer – On Screen	Jimmy Carr (Your Face or Mine?)	Charles Hazlewood (BBC Proms) Jimmy Carr (Your Face or Mine?) Lucy Gaskell (Cutting It)
Presenter	Susannah Constantine & Trinny Woodall (What Not to Wear)	Dan Cruickshank (Omnibus: "The Lost Treasure of Kabul") Fern Britton (This Morning) Susannah Constantine & Trinny Woodall (What Not to Wear)
Science & Natural History	Superfly (BBC Four)	Death (Channel 4) Superfly (BBC Four) Weird Nature: "Marvellous Motion"
Serials and Single Drama	Out of Control	Bloody Sunday Out of Control Tomorrow La Scala!
Single Documentary	House of War (Channel 4)	House of War (Channel 4) SAS – Embassy Siege (BBC Two) Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	Phoenix Nights (series 2)	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Phoenix Nights (series 2) The Office
Soap and Continuing Drama	Coronation Street	Coronation Street Doctors Emmerdale
Writing	Peter Bowker (Flesh and Blood)	Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday) Peter Bowker (Flesh & Blood) David Wolstencroft & Howard Brenton (Spooks)

2002 winners (Programme Awards 2001)

Presented: 19 March 2002 – Host: Graham Norton

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	BBC Natural History Unit	–
Judges' Award	Nick Elliott	–
Actor: Female	Diane Parish (Babyfather)	Diane Parish (Babyfather) Lesley Sharp (Bob & Rose) Shirley Henderson (The Way We Live Now)
Actor: Male	David Suchet (The Way We Live Now)	David Suchet (The Way We Live Now) Ken Stott (The Vice) Ricky Gervais (The Office)
Arts	Arena: "James Ellory's Feast of Death"	Arena: "James Ellory's Feast of Death" Omnibus: "The Billy Elliot Boy" The South Bank Show: "Joanna MacGregor"
Children's Factual	Nick News: "WisedUp" (Nickelodeon)	Finger Tips Newsround: "Sierra Leone: The Battle for Childhood" Nick News: "WisedUp" (Nickelodeon)
Children's Fictional	My Parents Are Aliens	Eddy & The Bear (ITV) My Parents Are Aliens Out of the Ashes (BBC One)
Daytime Programme	The Weakest Link	The Weakest Link The Wright Stuff
Documentary Series	Living with Cancer (BBC One)	Lifters (BBC Two) Living with Cancer (BBC One) Testing God
Drama Series	Clocking Off	At Home with the Braithwaites Clocking Off Teachers
Entertainment	Banzai	Banzai Comic Relief The Kumars at No. 42
Entertainment Performance	Alistair McGowan (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)	Alistair McGowan (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression) Graham Norton (So Graham Norton) Jonathan Ross (They Think It's All Over)
Features Primetime	Faking It	Faking It Grand Designs: "Huddersfield" Would Like to Meet
History	Fire, Plague, War and Treason (Channel 4)	Endgame in Ireland (BBC Two) Fire, Plague, War and Treason (Channel 4) Time of Our Lives (ITV)
Nations and Regions Presenter	Tam Cowan – Taxi for Cowan / Offside (BBC Scotland)	Christine Bleakley (BBC Northern Ireland) Sarah Mack (Grampian Television) Tam Cowan – Taxi for Cowan / Offside (BBC Scotland)
Nations and Regions Programme	Tartan Shorts: Cry for Bobo (BBC Scotland)	Close Up North: "Railing Against It" (BBC Yorkshire) Tartan Shorts: Cry for Bobo (BBC Scotland) The Bench (BBC Wales)
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Marc Isaacs (The Lift)	Daniel Brocklehurst (Clocking Off / Linda Green) Marc Isaacs (The Lift)
Newcomer – On Screen	Johnny Vegas (Happiness)	Holly Scourfield – When I Was 12 (BBC Two) Johnny Vegas (Happiness) Omid Djalili (Bloody Foreigners)
Presenter	Ant & Dec (SMTV Live)	Ant & Dec (SMTV Live) Louis Theroux (When Louis Met...) Rolf Harris (Rolf on Art)
Science & Natural History	Congo	Congo Horizon: "What Sank The Kursk?" The Blue Planet
Serials and Single Drama	Perfect Strangers	Bob & Rose The Navigators Perfect Strangers
Single Documentary	Kelly and Her Sisters (ITV)	Cutting Edge: "Brian's Story" Kelly and Her Sisters (ITV) One Day of Terror: New York Witnesses (BBC Two)
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Office	Brass Eye Special Phoenix Nights The Office
Soap and Continuing Drama	EastEnders	Doctors EastEnders Hollyoaks
Team	Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth (Channel 4)	Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth (Channel 4) Last Night of The Proms My Family
Writing	Stephen Poliakoff (Perfect Strangers)	Andrew Davies (The Way We Live Now) Sally Wainwright (At Home with the Braithwaites) Stephen Poliakoff (Perfect Strangers)

2001 winners (Programme Awards 2000)

Presented: 20 March 2001

Award	Winners	Nominees
Judges' Award	John Willis	–
Actor: Female	Katy Murphy (Donovan Quick)	Katy Murphy (Donovan Quick) Lesley Manville (Other People's Children) Sophie Okenedo (Never Never)
Actor: Male	Steven Mackintosh (Care)	Alun Armstrong (This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper) Phil Davis (North Square) Steven Mackintosh (Care)
Arts	Arena: "Wisconsin Death Trip"	Arena: "Wisconsin Death Trip" Howard Goodall's Big Bangs
Children's Drama	My Parents Are Aliens	Microsoap My Parents Are Aliens
Children's Entertainment	SMTV Live	Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids SMTV Live The Rottentrolls
Children's Factual	Blue Peter	Blue Peter Short Change The Investigators
Documentary Series	15 (Channel 4)	15 (Channel 4) Love is Not Enough (BBC One) The Day The World Took Off (Channel 4)
Documentary Strand	Correspondent (BBC Two)	Correspondent (BBC Two) Horizon Real Life (ITV)
Drama Serial	Nature Boy (BBC Two)	Nature Boy (BBC Two) Never Never This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Drama Series	Clocking Off	At Home with the Braithwaites Clocking Off Hearts and Bones
Entertainment	Da Ali G Show	Da Ali G Show The Frank Skinner Show Trigger Happy TV
Features Daytime	Watercolour Challenge	A Place in the Sun Live Talk Watercolour Challenge
Features Primetime	Big Brother	Big Brother Scrapheap Challenge The Naked Chef
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Liza Marshall – The Sins	–
Newcomer – On Screen	Rob Brydon (Marion and Geoff)	Dom Joly (Trigger Happy TV) James Corden (Fat Friends) Rob Brydon (Marion and Geoff)
Presenter	Graham Norton (So Graham Norton)	Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) Davina McCall (Big Brother) Graham Norton (So Graham Norton)
Regional Documentary	Spotlight: "Capitol Hill" (BBC Northern Ireland)	Ex-S: "The Drowned Village" (BBC Scotland) Showing Off (BBC East) Spotlight: "Capitol Hill" (BBC Northern Ireland)
Regional Presenter	Stephen Jardine (STV)	Alastair Stewart – Who Wants To Be A London Mayor? (Carlton) Donna Traynor (BBC Northern Ireland) Stephen Jardine (STV)
Regional Programme	New Found Land: I Saw You (STV / Grampian)	Chewin' the Fat (BBC Scotland) Just Desserts (HTV) New Found Land: I Saw You (STV / Grampian)
Single Documentary	True Stories: 100% White (Channel 4)	News from Number 10 (BBC Two) The Man Who Bought Mustique (Channel 4) True Stories: 100% White (Channel 4)
Single Drama	Storm Damage	Care Donovan Quick (BBC Scotland) Storm Damage
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Royle Family	Cold Feet One Foot in the Grave The Royle Family
Team	Big Brother	Big Brother Castaway 2000 Children in Need: 21st Birthday Edition
Television Performance	Julia Davis (Human Remains)	Dom Joly (Trigger Happy TV) Julia Davis (Human Remains) Rob Brydon (Marion and Geoff)
Writing	Paul Abbott (Clocking Off)	Kieran Prendiville (Care) Paul Abbott (Clocking Off) Tony Marchant (Never Never)

2000 winners (Programme Awards 1999)

Presented: 21 March 2000

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	BSkyB	–
Judges' Award	Peter Symes	–
Actor: Female	Thora Hird (Lost for Words)	Lindsay Duncan (Shooting The Past) Marianne Jean-Baptiste (The Murder of Stephen Lawrence) Thora Hird (Lost for Words)
Actor: Male	Michael Gambon (Wives and Daughters)	Ken Stott (The Vice) Matthew Macfadyen (Warriors) Michael Gambon (Wives and Daughters)
Arts	This is Modern Art	Renaissance (BBC Two) The South Bank Show: "Javier de Frutos" This is Modern Art
Children's Drama	See How They Run	My Parents Are Aliens Pig-Heart Boy See How They Run
Children's Entertainment	SMTV Live	Jungle Run Miami 7 SMTV Live
Children's Factual	Nick News: "WisedUp" (Nickelodeon)	Nick News: "WisedUp" (Nickelodeon) North Hollywood High (Channel 4) Wise Up
Documentary Series	The Decision (Channel 4)	Station X The Decision (Channel 4) The Second World War in Colour (ITV)
Documentary Strand	Horizon	Horizon Secret History The Natural World
Drama Serial	Shooting the Past	Queer as Folk Shooting the Past Trust
Drama Series	The Cops	The Cops The Vice
Entertainment	The League of Gentlemen	Have I Got News for You Smack the Pony The League of Gentlemen
Features Daytime	Show Me the Money	City Hospital Nick Ross Show Me the Money
Features Primetime	The 1900 House	The 1900 House Ground Force The Naked Chef
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	David Wolstencroft (Psychos)	Bille Eltringham (Kid in the Corner) David Wolstencroft (Psychos) John McKay (Psychos)
Newcomer – On Screen	Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef)	Eric Byrne (Kid in the Corner) Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef) Nigel Marven (Giants)
Presenter	Johnny Vaughan (The Big Breakfast)	Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) Donal MacIntyre (MacIntyre Undercover) Johnny Vaughan (The Big Breakfast)
Regional Documentary	Spinners and Losers (STV)	Close Up North: "Dying To Get There" (BBC North) Landladies (Carlton Central) Spinners and Losers (STV)
Regional Presenter	Roy Noble – Common Ground / The Shed (BBC Wales)	Mike Bushell – South Today (BBC South) Noel Thompson – BBC Newsline / Hearts and Minds (BBC Northern Ireland) Roy Noble – Common Ground / The Shed (BBC Wales)
Regional Programme	Nuts and Bolts (HTV)	Nuts and Bolts (HTV) Soul Music (Carlton Central) Voices of a Nation (BBC Wales)
Single Documentary	Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story	Divorce Iranian Style Gulag (BBC Two) Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story
Single Drama	Warriors	Dockers Lost for Words Warriors
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	People Like Us	Coming Soon (Channel 4) People Like Us The Royle Family
Team	Walking with Dinosaurs	The 1900 House Walking with Dinosaurs Warriors
Television Performance	Rory Bremner (Bremner, Bird and Fortune)	Graham Norton (So Graham Norton) Rory Bremner (Bremner, Bird and Fortune) Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G)
Writing	Caroline Aherne & Craig Cash (The Royle Family)	Caroline Aherne & Craig Cash (The Royle Family) Leigh Jackson (Warriors) Stephen Poliakoff (Shooting the Past)

1999 winners (Programme Awards 1998)

Presented: 29 March 1999 – Host: Trisha Goddard

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	Roger Laughton	–
Judges' Award	Andrea Wonfor	–
Special Award	Father Ted	–
Actor: Female	Thora Hird (Talking Heads: "Waiting for the Telegram")	Ger Ryan (Amongst Women) Natasha Little (Vanity Fair) Thora Hird (Talking Heads: "Waiting for the Telegram")
Actor: Male	Ray Winstone (Our Boy)	Ray Winstone (Our Boy) Tony Doyle (Amongst Women) Tony Maudsley (A Life for A Life)
Arts	Close Up: "This England" (BBC Two)	Arena: "The Brian Epstein Story" Close Up: "This England" (BBC Two) Vile Bodies: "Naked" (Channel 4)
Children's Drama	Microsoap	Blabbermouth & Stickybeak Microsoap The Worst Witch
Children's Entertainment	The First Snow of Winter	The Bear The First Snow of Winter
Children's Factual	The Fame Game (BBC One)	The Fame Game The Really Wild Show Wise Up
Documentary Series	Windrush	The Clintons – A Marriage of Power (Channel 4) The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (BBC Two) Windrush
Documentary Strand	The Natural World	Inside Story (BBC One) Return of the Ba Ba Zee (Channel 4) The Natural World
Drama Serial	The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star	Amongst Women The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Our Mutual Friend
Drama Series	Jonathan Creek	Jonathan Creek Hornblower Playing the Field
Entertainment	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	Big Train So Graham Norton Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
Features Daytime	City Hospital	City Hospital Lowri (BBC Two)
Features Primetime	Time Team	Deadly Crocodiles with Steve Irwin (ITV) Time Team Two Fat Ladies
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Damien O'Donnell (Thirty Five Aside)	Anil Gupta (Goodness Gracious Me) Damien O'Donnell (Thirty Five Aside) Leo Regan (Don't Get High On Your Own Supply)
Newcomer – On Screen	Tony Maudsley (A Life for A Life)	Ian Wright (Friday Night's All Wright) Sanjeev Bhaskar (Goodness Gracious Me) Tony Maudsley (A Life for A Life)
Presenter	David Attenborough (The Life of Birds)	Alan Titchmarsh (Ground Force / Gardeners' World) David Attenborough (The Life of Birds) Mel and Sue (Late Lunch)
Regional Documentary	Put to the Test (BBC Northern Ireland)	Ex-S: "Frankie Miller: Stubborn Kinda Fella" (BBC Scotland) Paying for the Piper (STV) Put to the Test (BBC Northern Ireland)
Regional Presenter	Noel Thompson (BBC Northern Ireland)	Marsali Stewart – Up For It! (BBC Scotland) Noel Thompson (BBC Northern Ireland) Vincent Kane – Kane / Week In Week Out Special (BBC Wales)
Regional Programme	A Light in the Valley (BBC Wales)	A Light in the Valley (BBC Wales) Making a Difference (BBC Northern Ireland) Scotland's Larder: "From Angus to Andalucia" (STV)
Single Documentary	Modern Times: "Drinking for England" (BBC Two)	Everyman: "Surviving Lockerbie" Modern Times: "Drinking for England" (BBC Two) Under The Sun: "What Sort of Gentleman Are You After?" (BBC)
Single Drama	A Rather English Marriage	A Rather English Marriage Our Boy (BBC One) Talking Heads: "Playing Sandwiches"
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	Cold Feet	Cold Feet Ted and Ralph The Royle Family
Team	Goodness Gracious Me	Goodness Gracious Me The Cops The Human Body
Television Performance	Rory Bremner (Rory Bremner, Who Else?)	Peter Kay (Comedy Lab: "The Services") Rory Bremner (Rory Bremner, Who Else?) Simon Pegg (Big Train)
Writing	Peter Berry (A Life for A Life)	Bryan Elsley (The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star) Frank Deasy (Looking After Jo Jo) Peter Berry (A Life for A Life)

1998 winners (Programme Awards 1997)

Presented: March 1998

Award	Winners	Nominees
RTS Gold Medal	Trevor McDonald	–
Judges' Award	Michael Wearing	–
Actor: Female	Sinéad Cusack (Have Your Cake and Eat It)	Miranda Richardson (A Dance to the Music of Time) Patsy Palmer (EastEnders) Sinéad Cusack (Have Your Cake and Eat It)
Actor: Male	Simon Russell Beale (A Dance to the Music of Time)	David Morrissey (Holding On) Robson Green (Touching Evil / Reckless) Simon Russell Beale (A Dance to the Music of Time)
Arts	The South Bank Show: "Gilbert & George"	Bookmark: "Stevie Smith – Not Waving but Drowning" Dancing for Dollars: The Bolshoi in Vegas (Channel 4) The South Bank Show: "Gilbert & George"
Children's Drama	Sunny's Ears (Carlton)	Knight School Sunny's Ears (Carlton)
Children's Entertainment	Teletubbies	Get Your Own Back Teletubbies Wolves, Witches and Giants: "The Three Wishes"
Children's Factual	Newsround Extra: "Bullying"	As Seen On TV: "Reading" (BBC 2) Newsround Extra: "Bullying" The Lowdown: "Strictly Wimbledon"
Documentary Series	Breaking Point (BBC Two)	Breaking Point (BBC Two) Ian Hislop's School Rules (Channel 4) The Nazis: A Warning from History
Documentary Strand	Witness (Channel 4)	Equinox Picture This (BBC Two) Witness (Channel 4)
Drama Serial	Holding On	Born to Run Holding On The Lakes
Drama Series	This Life	This Life Touching Evil Where the Heart Is
Entertainment	Harry Enfield & Chums	An Audience with Elton John (LWT) Brass Eye Harry Enfield & Chums
Features	Back to the Floor	Back to the Floor Light Lunch Mrs Cohen's Money (Channel 4)
Live Event	Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales (BBC One)	The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales (BBC One) The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales (ITV) Handover of Hong Kong (BBC One)
Newcomer – Behind the Scenes	Paul McGuigan – The Granton Star Cause (Channel 4)	Aysha Rafaele – Bookmark: "Stevie Smith" Jane Featherstone – Touching Evil Paul McGuigan – The Granton Star Cause (Channel 4)
Newcomer – On Screen	Adam Buxton & Joe Cornish (The Adam and Joe Show)	Adam Buxton & Joe Cornish (The Adam and Joe Show) Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek) Max Beesley (The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling)
Presenter	Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear)	Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear) Mark Lamarr (Never Mind the Buzzcocks) Michael Palin (Full Circle with Michael Palin)
Regional Documentary	Tales From The Health Service: A Doctor's Tale (BBC Wales)	Tales From The Health Service: A Doctor's Tale (BBC Wales) The Last Invasion (S4C / BBC Wales) There's Only One Barry Fry (Anglia)
Regional Presenter	Noel Thompson – Hearts and Minds (BBC Northern Ireland)	Anna Richardson – Love Bites (LWT) Noel Thompson – Hearts and Minds (BBC Northern Ireland) Shelley Jofre – Frontline Scotland (BBC Scotland)
Regional Programme	Food For Ravens (BBC Wales)	Food For Ravens (BBC Wales) Northern Lights: "The Freesia of Eden" (BBC Northern Ireland) Tartan Shorts: Gasman (BBC Scotland)
Single Documentary	True Stories: The Grave (Channel 4)	Dunblane: Remembering our Children (Meridian) True Stories: The Grave (Channel 4)
Single Drama	The Granton Star Cause (Channel 4)	Bumping The Odds (BBC Two) The Granton Star Cause (Channel 4) Trial & Retribution
Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama	The Vicar of Dibley	Cold Feet I'm Alan Partridge The Vicar of Dibley
Team	Time Team Live	BBC Bristol Observational Documentaries Team Night Fever Time Team Live
Television Performance	Chris Morris (Brass Eye)	Chris Morris (Brass Eye) Harry Enfield (Harry Enfield and Chums) Steve Coogan (The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon / I'm Alan Partridge)
Writing	Tony Marchant (Holding On)	Debbie Horsfield (Born To Run) Paul Abbott (Touching Evil / Reckless) Tony Marchant (Holding On)

1989–1997 winners

Single Drama

• 1988: Tumbledown
• 1989: Nobody Here but us Chickens (Channel 4)
• 1990: Shoot to Kill
• 1991: Prime Suspect
• 1992: Hedd Wyn
• 1993: The Snapper
• 1994: Screen Two – Criminal
• 1995: 11 Men Against 11 (Channel Four)
• 1996: Hillsborough

Drama Series

• 1988: Blind Justice (BBC)
• 1989: A Bit of a Do
• 1990: Inspector Morse
• 1991: Casualty
• 1992: Between the Lines: "Out of the Game"
• 1993: Cracker
• 1994: Common As Muck
• 1995: All Quiet on the Preston Front
• 1996: Ballykissangel

Drama Serial

• 1988: A Very British Coup
• 1989: Nice Work
• 1990: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
• 1991: Children of the North
• 1992: Goodbye Cruel World
• 1993: Tales of the City
• 1994: Common as Muck
• 1995: Hearts and Minds
• 1996: Our Friends in the North

Single Documentary

• 1988: Afghantsi
• 1989: Four Hours in My Lai
• 1990: Red Hot (Central TV)
• 1991: The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife
• 1992: Katie and Eilish: Siamese Twins (Yorkshire TV)
• 1993: Disappearing World: "We Are All Neighbours"
• 1994: 25 Bloody Years: "The Dead" (BBC)
• 1995: True Stories: The Betrayed (Channel Four)
• 1996: True Stories: Crime of the Wolf (Channel Four)

Documentary Series

• 1988: Armada (BBC South and East)
• 1989: Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin
• 1990: Hello Do You Hear Us? (Channel 4)
• 1991: Secret History
• 1992: Pandora's Box: "The League of Gentleman"
• 1993: The Plague (Channel 4)
• 1994: Network First
• 1995: The Factory (Channel Four)
• 1996: The System (BBC)

Situation Comedy (Situation Comedy & Comedy Drama from 1994 )

• 1988: The Comic Strip Presents... "The Strike"
• 1989: Blackadder Goes Forth
• 1990: Rab C. Nesbitt
• 1991: One Foot in the Grave: "The Man in the Long Black Coat"
• 1992: One Foot in the Grave: "The Worst Horror of All"
• 1993: One Foot in the Grave
• 1994: Drop the Dead Donkey
• 1995: Men Behaving Badly
• 1996: Only Fools and Horses

Entertainment

• 1988: Alexei Sayle's Stuff
• 1989: Whose Line Is It Anyway?'
• 1990: French and Saunders
• 1991: Vic Reeves Big Night Out
• 1992: Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
• 1993: Barrymore
• 1994: Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Channel Four)
• 1995: Shooting Stars
• 1996: The Fast Show

Arts

• 1988: Omnibus: "Whale Nation"
• 1989: Arena: "Tales from Barcelona"
• 1990: Bookmark: "From Moscow to Pietushki"
• 1991: Bookmark: "Dostoevsky's Travels"
• 1992: Bookmark: "Miss Pym's Day Out"
• 1993: The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl
• 1994: Shakespeare on the Estate (BBC)
• 1995: The Homecoming (BBC)
• 1996: Arena: "The Burger and the King"

Outside Broadcast (Live Event from 1993)

• 1988: Scrumdown (Yorkshire TV)
• 1989: Lord Olivier Memorial Service (BBC)
• 1990: 90 Glorious Years (BBC)
• 1991: As it Happens – Moscow New Year (Channel 4)
• 1992: Last Night of the Proms
• 1993: Stiffelio (BBC)
• 1994: D-Day Remembered (BBC)
• 1995: VJ50: The Final Tribute (BBC)
• 1996: Christmas with the Royal Navy (West Country TV)

Regional Programme

• 1988: The Calendar Fashion Show (Yorkshire TV)
• 1989: Charlie Wing (Television South)
• 1990: First Sight: "Baby Alex" (BBC South and East)
• 1991: Scotch and Wry (BBC Scotland)
• 1992: The Snow Show (BBC Scotland)
• 1993: Selected Exits (BBC Wales)
• 1994: The Empire Laughs Back (BBC Northern Ireland)
• 1995: Two Ceasefires and a Wedding (BBC Northern Ireland)
• 1996: Tartan Shorts – The Star (BBC Scotland)

Performance Award: male (Male Presenter Award from 1994)

• 1988: Colin Firth (Tumbledown)
• 1989: Alfred Molina (Screen Two: "Virtuoso" / Screen One: "The Accountant")
• 1990: Ian Richardson (House of Cards)
• 1991: Robert Lindsay (G.B.H.)
• 1992: David Jason
• 1993: Robbie Coltrane
• 1994: Tom Wilkinson
• 1995: Robert Carlyle
• 1996: David Jason

Performance Award: female (Female Presenter Award from 1994)

• 1988: Maggie Smith (Talking Heads)
• 1989: Janet McTeer (Precious Bane)
• 1990: Charlotte Coleman (Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit)
• 1991: Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect)
• 1992: Julia Sawalha
• 1993: Kathy Burke
• 1994: Jane Horrocks
• 1995: Helen McCrory
• 1996: Stella Gonet

Children's Award: Drama & Light Entertainment (Drama from 1992)

• 1989: Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
• 1990: Press Gang
• 1991: Dodgem (BBC)
• 1992: The Borrowers
• 1993: Just Us (Yorkshire TV)
• 1994: Children's Ward
• 1995: The Queen's Nose
• 1996: Retrace (ITV)

Children's Award: Factual

• 1989: The Lowdown: "Brave Heart"
• 1990: The Lowdown: "Today I am a Man"
• 1991: Mozart is Alive and Well in Milton Keynes (BBC)
• 1992: Newsround Special "SOS; The Suffering of Somalia"
• 1993: It'll Never Work?
• 1994: As Seen on TV: "Sheffield" (BBC)
• 1995: Short Change
• 1996: Wise Up

Children's Award: Entertainment

• 1992: What's The Noise! (BBC)
• 1993: Old Bear Stories
• 1994: ZZZap!
• 1995: Wolves, Witches and Giants
• 1996: The Ant & Dec Show (BBC)

Technique

• 1988: Stephen Seddon – How to Be Cool (Granada)
• 1989: Brendan Shore – Theatre Night: "Metamorphosis"
• 1990: Mike Blakely – Disappearing World: "The Kalasha: Rites of Spring"
• 1991: Stephen Seddon – How to Be Cool (Granada)
• 1992: Lee Eynon – Barcelona Olympics British Medals Sequence (BBC)
• 1993–1995: No awards made

Writer's Award

• 1990: Ben Elton
• 1991: Lynda La Plante
• 1992: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (Drop the Dead Donkey)
• 1993: Roddy Doyle (The Snapper)
• 1994: Donna Franceschild (Takin' Over the Asylum)
• 1995: Jimmy McGovern and Paul Powell (Love Bites - Go Now)
• 1996: Peter Flannery

Regional Documentary

• 1991: Summer on the Estate: Episode 1 (LWT)
• 1992: The Tuesday Special: "Caution – Our Hands Are Tied"
• 1993: This Mine is Ours (STV)
• 1994: O Flaen Dy Lygaid / Y Ffordd Galeta (S4C)
• 1995: Being There: "Last Post on the River Kwai" (Granada)
• 1996: Home Truths: "A Woman in Twelve" (BBC Northern Ireland)

Team Award

• 1992: The Big Breakfast
• 1993: This Morning
• 1994: Desmond's
• 1995: EastEnders
• 1996: Gulliver's Travels

Presenter

• 1993: Male – Chris Evans (The Big Breakfast)
• 1993: Female – Margi Clarke (The Good Sex Guide)
• 1994: Jon Snow
• 1995: John Tusa
• 1996: Cilla Black

Regional Presenter

• 1993: Eddie Ladd – The Slate (BBC Wales)
• 1994: Jane Franchi (BBC Scotland)
• 1995: Paddy Kielty (BBC Northern Ireland)
• 1996: Kaye Adams

Television Performance (Entertainment Performance from 2001 )

• 1994: Rory Bremner
• 1995: Caroline Hook
• 1996: Paul Whitehouse

RTS Gold Medal

• 1989: Owen Edwards
• 1990: David Attenborough
• 1991: Paul Fox
• 1992: Charles Wheeler
• 1993: Dennis Potter
• 1994: Coronation Street and Cilla Black
• 1995: Bill Cotton
• 1996: Michael Grade

Network Newcomer

• 1996: Francesca Joseph

Cyril Bennett Award (merged with Judges' Award in 1994)

• 1989: Roger Bolton
• 1990: Bill Ward
• 1991: Liz Forgan
• 1992: Charles Wheeler
• 1993: Betty Willingale

Judges' Award

• 1988: John Lloyd
• 1989: George Jesse Turner
• 1990: Alan Clarke
• 1991: David Croft
• 1992: Lewis Rudd and Anna Home
• 1993: Brian Large
• 1994: Ted Childs
• 1995: Alan Yentob
• 1996: Tony Garnett

1975–1988 winners

Original Programme Award

• 1975: The Burke Special: "The Brian" (BBC)
• 1976: On the Move (BBC)
• 1977: Rock Follies (Thames TV)
• 1978: Horizon 2002 (BBC)
• 1979: The Kenny Everett Video Show (Thames TV)
• 1980: Circuit Eleven Miami (BBC Two)
• 1981: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC)
• 1982: Whoops Apocalypse (LWT)
• 1983: Jane (BBC)
• 1984: The Skin Horse (Central TV)
• 1985: 28 Up (Michael Apted)
• 1986: The Max Headroom Show
• 1987: Phil Cool (BBC)
• 1988: V (Channel 4)

Performance Award

• 1975: Gordon Jackson (Upstairs, Downstairs)
• 1976: Tom Conti (The Glittering Prizes)
• 1977: Siân Phillips (I, Claudius)
• 1978: Peter Barkworth (Professional Foul / Secret Army / The Country Party)
• 1979: Ian Holm (The Lost Boys)
• 1980: Timothy West (Churchill and the Generals)
• 1981: Celia Johnson and Michael Hordern (All's Well that Ends Well)
• 1982: Ian Richardson (Private Schulz)
• 1983: Ian McKellan (Walter)
• 1984: Alan Bates (An Englishman Abroad)
• 1985: Jean Alexander (Coronation Street)
• 1986: Anna Massey (Hotel du Lac / Sacred hearts) and David Suchet (Blott on the Landscape / A Song for Europe / Freud)
• 1987: Joan Hickson (Miss Marple) and Michael Gambon (The Singing Detective)
• 1988: Miranda Richardson (Sweet As You Are) and Ray McAnally (The Perfect Spy)

Regional Programme Award

• 1975: Oh to be in Ulster (BBC Northern Ireland)
• 1976: A Man Between Three Rivers (Anglia TV)
• 1977: It's No Joke Living in Barnsley (Yorkshire TV)
• 1978: Beneath the Pennines: Pippikin Pot (BBC North)
• 1979: From the Roots came the Wrapper (BBC North West)
• 1980: Lancaster Legend – A Pilot's Story (BBC North)
• 1981: Valentine's Day (Tyne Tees TV)
• 1982: Recipe for Disaster (Television South West)
• 1983: Cavalcade: A Backstage Story (BBC South)
• 1984: I Can Hear you Smile (STV)
• 1985: The Dying Swan (BBC East)
• 1986: Living with CF (BBC Midlands)
• 1987: All Change at Evercreech Junction (BBC West)
• 1988: Paper Kisses (BBC Leeds)

Writer's Award

• 1975: Stan Barstow (South Riding / A Raging Calm / Joby)
• 1976: Ron Downing (A Man Between Three Rivers)
• 1977: Jack Rosenthal
• 1978: Tom Stoppard (Professional Foul)
• 1979: Andrew Birkin (The Lost Boys)
• 1980: Elaine Morgan (Testament of Youth)
• 1981: Peter Ransley (Minor Complications)
• 1982: Jack Pulman (Private Schulz)
• 1983: Alan Bleasdale (Boys from the Blackstuff)
• 1984: Alan Bennett (An Englishman Abroad) and Ken Taylor (The Jewel in the Crown)
• 1985: Alan Plater (On Your Way, Riley / The Beiderbecke Affair)
• 1986: Alan Bennett (The Insurance Man) and Graham Reid (Ties of Blood)
• 1987: Andrew Davies (A Very Peculiar Practice)
• 1988: Bill Nicholson (Life Story / Sweet As You Are)

Technique Award

• 1975: Jimmy Boyers (Anthony and Cleopatra)
• 1976: David Multon (BBC)
• 1977: Vic Finch (LWT)
• 1978: Philip Bonham-Carter (Americans / The Long Search)
• 1979: BBC (The Light Princess)
• 1980: Thames TV (Quincy's Quest)
• 1981: STV (Eternal Spiral)
• 1982: Dave Jervis, Bert Postlethwaite, Dick Coles, Norman Brierley and Peter Ware (Gulliver in Lilliput)
• 1983: LWT (Outside Edge)
• 1984: Bill Millar (The Hot Shoe Show)
• 1985: Robin Lobb / BBC Special Effects team (The Box of Delights)
• 1986: Roger Pratt (Dutch Girls – LWT)
• 1987: John Fyfe and Colin Innes-Hopkins (Fire and Ice – LWT)
• 1988: John Hooper (Cariani and the Courtesans – BBC)

Design Award

• 1975: Fred Pusey
• 1976: David Myerscough-Jones (The Flying Dutchman – BBC)
• 1977: Thames TV (Rock Follies)
• 1978: Roy Stonehouse (Hard Times)
• 1979: Barry Newbery (The Lost Boys)
• 1980: Sally Hulke (Testament of Youth)
• 1981: Andrew Drummond (Blade on a Feather)
• 1982: Tim Harvey (The Borgias)
• 1983: Juanita Waterson (The Barchester Chronicles)
• 1984: Vic Symonds / Alan Pickford (The Jewel in the Crown)
• 1985: Jan Spoczynski (A Month in the Country / Much Ado About Nothing)
• 1986: The Design Team (The Max Headroom Show)
• 1987: The Design Team (The Singing Detective)
• 1988: the design award was spun off into the Craft & Design Awards

Outstanding Achievement – Behind the camera

• 1975: Diana Edwards-Jones
• 1976: John Willis
• 1977: Production team of Sailor
• 1978: John Irvin
• 1979: Christopher Ralling
• 1980: Jonathan Powell
• 1981: Jonathan Miller
• 1982: Innes Lloyd
• 1983: Ronald Neil
• 1984: Margaret Matheson
• 1985: Richard Taylor
• 1986: Edward Barnes
• 1987: Kenith Trodd
• 1988: John Willis

RTS Gold Medal

• 1975: Lord Aylestone
• 1976: Huw Wheldon
• 1977: Cyril Bennett (posthumous), Aubrey Buxton, Charles Curran, Bernard Sendall
• 1978: Geoffrey Cox
• 1979: The Open University
• 1980: Robin Scott
• 1981: John Freeman
• 1982: Hugh Greene
• 1983: Howard Steele
• 1984: William Brown
• 1985: Richard Taylor
• 1986: Production team of Survival
• 1987: Denis Forman, Tony Pilgrim, Bill McMahon
• 1988: David Rose

Outstanding Achievement – In front of camera

• 1975: Ronnie Barker
• 1976: John Cleese
• 1977: Bernard Hepton
• 1978: Huw Wheldon
• 1979: Bryan Magee

Judges Award

• 1984: BBC Micro computer project team
• 1985: Shaun Sutton for the BBC Shakespeare plays
• 1986: Mersey Television for Brookside
• 1987: Ken Westbury and Dennis Potter
• 1988: Betty Willingale

Children's Programme Award

• 1986: Look at Me (ITV)
• 1987: Odysseus (BBC)
• 1988: Bad Boyes (BBC)

The Cyril Bennett Award

• 1977: Lord Grade
• 1978: Huw Wheldon
• 1979: Shaun Sutton
• 1980: Denis Forman
• 1981: Granada TV – Drama Documentary Unit
• 1982: BBC Bristol – Natural History Unit
• 1983: Jeremy Isaacs
• 1984: Paul Fox
• 1985: David Nicholas
• 1986: James Hawthorne
• 1987: Alasdair Milne
• 1988: David Plowright

Popular Arts Award

• 1988: Cilla Black