Category: BBC
Date: 15.03.2006
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BBC programmes and talent took 13 top prizes at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards last night - including the Judges' Award for BBC Head of Comedy Jon Plowman.
The Judges' Award is presented in recognition of an outstanding contribution to UK television programming over a number of years.
BBC Director of Television Jana Bennett described Jon Plowman as one of the leading figures in British comedy.
She said: "With a comedy pedigree longer than his arm, he has made British comedy stand out in British broadcasting."
Jana Bennett, who congratulated all BBC winners, said: "BBC TWO had a particularly good night demonstrating its brilliant range of programmes including the very moving Holocaust, a Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz and Children of Beslan."
The BBC winners were:
Situation Comedy & Comedy Drama: The Thick of It - BBC Comedy for BBC FOUR
Entertainment: The Catherine Tate Show - Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC TWO
Children's Programme: Serious Arctic - BBC Children's for CBBC
Arts: Holocaust, a Music Memorial Film From Auschwitz - BBC co-production with
CBC, ZDF, TVP and in association with Czech TV for BBC TWO
Single Documentary - General: Children of Beslan - BBC Current Affairs/HBO for
BBC TWO
Features & Factual Entertainment: Springwatch with Bill Oddie - BBC for BBC TWO
Nations & Regions Programme: From Belfast to Dachau - DoubleBand Films for BBC
Northern Ireland
Nations & Regions Presenter: Stephen Nolan - Nolan Live - BBC for BBC ONE
Northern Ireland
Drama Serial: Bleak House - BBC Drama Serials/Deep Indigo for BBC ONE
Drama Series: Bodies (Series 2) - Hat Trick Productions for BBC THREE
Writer - Drama: Andrew Davies - Bleak House - BBC Drama Serials/Deep Indigo for
BBC ONE
Comedy Performance: Catherine Tate - The Catherine Tate Show - Tiger Aspect
Productions for BBC TWO
Judges' Award: Jon Plowman.
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