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Featherstone warns of UK drama production risks

Jane Featherstone, co-founder and executive producer of Sister Pictures, has warned of the need to continue to nurture British creative talent to ensure that British drama continues to play a distinctive role. Delivering an acceptance speech at the 51st Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards in London, where she was honoured with the Harvey Lee Award […]

March 21, 2025By Colin Mann

BPG Awards announces 2025 winners

The 51st Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in television, streaming, and audio, with Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, and Rivals emerging as the night’s biggest winners. The event, held at The Everyman in Broadgate, brought together industry leaders, BPG members, and key figures from the UK […]

March 20, 2025

Featherstone, Mensah to be honoured at BPG Awards

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) has announced its Special Award winners for the BPG Awards 2025, which celebrates the very best in British Television, Streaming and Audio. Chosen by journalists who write about television, streaming and audio, the three Special Award categories are bestowed by the BPG Executive Committee to award Excellence in British Drama, […]

March 17, 2025

BPG Awards announced 2025 nominations

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) has announced the nominations for its prestigious annual BPG Awards, celebrating the very best in British Television, Streaming and Audio. This year’s shortlist reflects a compelling mix of gripping dramas, thought-provoking documentaries, groundbreaking comedy, and innovative entertainment. From the real-life scandal of Mr Bates vs The Post Office to the […]

February 25, 2025

BPG awards winners revealed

The final season of Happy Valley won three major prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards helf today (March 21st) as Guild members and leaders of the UK’s TV, streaming and audio industries celebrated the BPG’s 50th anniversary with a gala lunch in London. The BBC One programme’s star Sarah Lancashire won the Best […]

March 21, 2024By Colin Mann

Happy Valley & Slow Horses battle for drama prizes in the 50th BPG Awards

The acclaimed final series of Happy Valley leads the way in this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards with nominations for Best Drama Series; Sarah Lancashire for Best Actress; James Norton for Best Actor; and Sally Wainwright for Best Writer. Meanwhile, Slow Horses, The Sixth Commandment and Kat Sadler’s debut Such Brave Girls are all acknowledged […]

February 29, 2024

Winners of 49th BPG Awards revealed

Two hit programmes picked up a pair of prizes at this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards: Channel 4’s Derry Girls as Best Comedy plus Best Writer for Lisa McGee and the stars of BBC One’s This Is Going to Hurt – Ben Whishaw and Ambika Mod – for Best Actor and Best Actress. Derry Girls […]

March 24, 2023

Audio nominations for this year’s 49th BPG Awards revealed

Politics, power and new voices dominate BPG Audio award nominations The war in Ukraine, in-depth investigations of political power and abuse and uncovering conspiracy theories are among the subjects nominated for this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Audio awards. Plus, established radio names Anita Anand, Jane Garvey and Fi Glover are up against a wide range of new voices for BPG […]

March 2, 2023

ITV’s Lygo: ‘The future is X’

Kevin Lygo, Director of Television at UK commercial broadcaster ITV, has declared that its recently-launched AVoD service ITVX is part of the future of the way television will be consumed. Speaking to members of the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild, Lygo said that for ITV, 2022 had been a “huge” year. “We’d deem it a big […]

December 21, 2022By Colin Mann