CBBC
scoops top awards at 2003 Children's BAFTAs
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Peter's Matt Baker voted BAFTA Best Presenter for second year
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Peter's Matt Baker celebrated his second consecutive BAFTA
for best Presenter at the British Academy Children's Film and Television
Awards last night (Sunday 30 November).
Now
in its eighth year, the star-studded ceremony took place at the
London Hilton and was hosted by CBBC's Fearne Cotton.
Matt
said afterwards: "I am delighted! I'm over the moon, it hasn't really
sunk in yet. I didn't think I'd win it again, now I've got one for
each side of the mantelpiece!"
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Peter also scooped the award for best Factual programme, for its
show The Launch of Tanzania Water Appeal.
Bootleg,
a CBBC's Drama about children taking on the government when chocolate
is banned, won best Drama award; CBBC Scotland's The Raven
won best Entertainment show.
CBeebies'
best loved handy-man, Bob The Builder, scooped the award
for best Animation for his A Christmas to Remember.
In
the Schools Categories, best Factual programme for primary schools
went to Let's Write a Story-Writing Academy, from CBBC Education/BBC
TWO and best Drama went to Lion Mountain from Resource Base/BBC
TWO.
The
International prize went to Arthur, from BBC TWO, US-based
WGBH Educational Foundation and Canada's Cinar Productions.
Notes
to Editors
A full
list of nominations and winners is available on the BAFTA website:
www.bafta.org
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