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| Parade's End marches away with four Broadcasting Press Guild awards | Parade's End marches away with four Broadcasting Press Guild awards |
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| BBC2's period drama Parade's End scooped four prizes at Friday's Broadcasting Press Guild awards. | BBC2's period drama Parade's End scooped four prizes at Friday's Broadcasting Press Guild awards. |
| Other winners at the BPG's annual event included Today presenter John Humphrys, who received the Harvey Lee award for an outstanding contribution to broadcasting after a year in which his November interview with George Entwistle helped propel the former BBC director general out of the door. | Other winners at the BPG's annual event included Today presenter John Humphrys, who received the Harvey Lee award for an outstanding contribution to broadcasting after a year in which his November interview with George Entwistle helped propel the former BBC director general out of the door. |
| Parade's End, set immediately before, during and after the first world war and based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Maddox Ford, won the best drama series. | Parade's End, set immediately before, during and after the first world war and based on the tetralogy of novels by Ford Maddox Ford, won the best drama series. |
| The five-part drama's two stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, came away with the best actor and actress prizes respectively. Sir Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter who adapted the books, completed the haul by winning won the writer's prize at the ceremony at 1 Whitehall Place in central London. | The five-part drama's two stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, came away with the best actor and actress prizes respectively. Sir Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter who adapted the books, completed the haul by winning won the writer's prize at the ceremony at 1 Whitehall Place in central London. |
| The awards, which are voted on by journalists who write about TV and radio, marked a good day for BBC drama which completed a clean sweep by winning the best single drama prize for its version of Shakespeare's history Richard II directed by Rupert Goold and starring Ben Whishaw as the ill-fated monarch. | The awards, which are voted on by journalists who write about TV and radio, marked a good day for BBC drama which completed a clean sweep by winning the best single drama prize for its version of Shakespeare's history Richard II directed by Rupert Goold and starring Ben Whishaw as the ill-fated monarch. |
| It was also a successful afternoon for BBC2 which scooped eight of the ten awards it could win. The channel also won for best documentary series for Inside Claridge's and best factual entertainment for Great British Bake Off. The best comedy/entertainment award went to the BBC2 Olympics mockumentary Twenty Twelve. | It was also a successful afternoon for BBC2 which scooped eight of the ten awards it could win. The channel also won for best documentary series for Inside Claridge's and best factual entertainment for Great British Bake Off. The best comedy/entertainment award went to the BBC2 Olympics mockumentary Twenty Twelve. |
| Radio 4 newsreader Charlotte Green, who has retired from full-time work after 25 years at the BBC, was named radio broadcaster of the year and the network also won the award for best radio programme for the series Soul Music. | Radio 4 newsreader Charlotte Green, who has retired from full-time work after 25 years at the BBC, was named radio broadcaster of the year and the network also won the award for best radio programme for the series Soul Music. |
| The BBC's Olympics coverage won the innovation award for its live and catch-up coverage. | The BBC's Olympics coverage won the innovation award for its live and catch-up coverage. |
| The multichannel award went to Dynamo: Magician Impossible, featuring Steve Frayne, on UKTV's Watch channel. | The multichannel award went to Dynamo: Magician Impossible, featuring Steve Frayne, on UKTV's Watch channel. |
| The BPG gave the only prize to ITV to Exposure: the Other Side of Jimmy Savile which won the best single documentary award. The documentary sparked a series of events that resulted in the departure of Entwistle. | The BPG gave the only prize to ITV to Exposure: the Other Side of Jimmy Savile which won the best single documentary award. The documentary sparked a series of events that resulted in the departure of Entwistle. |
| Channel 4 also scooped just one prize. Paralympics presenter Adam Hills won the Breakthrough Award. | Channel 4 also scooped just one prize. Paralympics presenter Adam Hills won the Breakthrough Award. |
| Winners in full | Winners in full |
| Best Single Drama: The Hollow Crown: Richard II | Best Single Drama: The Hollow Crown: Richard II |
| (A Neal Street Productions co-production with NBC Universal and WNET Thirteen for BBC2) | (A Neal Street Productions co-production with NBC Universal and WNET Thirteen for BBC2) |
| Best Drama Series: Parade's End | Best Drama Series: Parade's End |
| (A Mammoth Screen production for the BBC, in association with HBO Miniseries & Trademark Films, BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point) | (A Mammoth Screen production for the BBC, in association with HBO Miniseries & Trademark Films, BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point) |
| Best Single Documentary: Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile | Best Single Documentary: Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile |
| (An ITV Studios production for ITV1) | (An ITV Studios production for ITV1) |
| Best Documentary Series: Inside Claridge's | Best Documentary Series: Inside Claridge's |
| (Produced by The Garden for BBC2) | (Produced by The Garden for BBC2) |
| Best Entertainment/Comedy: Twenty Twelve | Best Entertainment/Comedy: Twenty Twelve |
| (A BBC Comedy production for BBC2) | (A BBC Comedy production for BBC2) |
| Best Factual Entertainment: The Great British Bake Off | Best Factual Entertainment: The Great British Bake Off |
| (A Love West production for BBC2) | (A Love West production for BBC2) |
| Best Multichannel Programme: Dynamo: Magician Impossible | Best Multichannel Programme: Dynamo: Magician Impossible |
| (Phil McIntyre Productions for UKTV's Watch) | (Phil McIntyre Productions for UKTV's Watch) |
| Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch | Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch |
| (Christopher Tietjens in Parade's End for BBC2, and Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock for BBC1) | (Christopher Tietjens in Parade's End for BBC2, and Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock for BBC1) |
| Best Actress: Rebecca Hall | Best Actress: Rebecca Hall |
| (Sylvia Tietjens in Parade's End for BBC2) | (Sylvia Tietjens in Parade's End for BBC2) |
| Breakthrough Award: Adam Hills | Breakthrough Award: Adam Hills |
| (The Last Leg, during the 2012 Paralympics on Channel 4) | (The Last Leg, during the 2012 Paralympics on Channel 4) |
| Writer's Award: Sir Tom Stoppard | Writer's Award: Sir Tom Stoppard |
| (Parade's End, from the novels by Ford Madox Ford, for BBC2) | (Parade's End, from the novels by Ford Madox Ford, for BBC2) |
| Radio Broadcaster of the Year: Charlotte Green | Radio Broadcaster of the Year: Charlotte Green |
| (Newsreader and announcer for BBC Radio 4) | (Newsreader and announcer for BBC Radio 4) |
| Radio Programme of the Year: Soul Music | Radio Programme of the Year: Soul Music |
| (A BBC A&M Bristol production for BBC Radio 4) | (A BBC A&M Bristol production for BBC Radio 4) |
| Innovation Award: BBC Olympics 2012 | Innovation Award: BBC Olympics 2012 |
| (In recognition of the first truly multi-platform, multi-device, digital Olympics) | (In recognition of the first truly multi-platform, multi-device, digital Olympics) |
| Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting: John Humphrys | Harvey Lee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting: John Humphrys |
| (BBC reporter, interviewer and presenter, in special recognition of his work for BBC Radio 4's Today programme) | (BBC reporter, interviewer and presenter, in special recognition of his work for BBC Radio 4's Today programme) |
| • This article was amended on 15 March 2012 to make clear that Rupert Goold directed Richard II and not Sam Mendes, as originally stated | • This article was amended on 15 March 2012 to make clear that Rupert Goold directed Richard II and not Sam Mendes, as originally stated |
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