British Academy Television Award | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
First awarded | 1971 |
Currently held by | Strictly Come Dancing (2024) |
Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category "includes quizzes, game shows, talent shows, music specials and all general entertainment programmes." [1]
The category has been through several name and category changes:
Best Light Entertainment
Year | Recipient(s) |
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1958 | Brian Tesler |
1959 | Joan Kemp-Welch |
Best Light Entertainment
Year | Recipient(s) | Title |
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1960 | Bill Ward | |
1961 | Ned Sherrin | |
1962 | George Inns | |
1963 | Duncan Wood | |
1964 | Colin Clews | |
1965 | Francis Essex | |
1966 | Joe McGrath | Not Only... But Also The Big Noise |
Ken Carter | The Benny Hill Show The Lance Percival Show | |
Terry Henebery | Jazz 625 Torme's Back in Town Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Scene USA Commonwealth Jazz Club | |
Dennis Main Wilson | Scott on Birds Scott on Money The Roy Castle Show Here I Come Whoever I Am Till Death Do Us Part | |
1967 | Ned Sherrin, John Bird | |
1968 | Ned Sherrin | |
1969 | Dennis Main Wilson | Marty Till Death Do Us Part |
Best Light Entertainment
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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1970 | Just Pet | Yvonne Littlewood | BBC |
Please Sir! | Mark Stuart | ITV | |
Bobbie Gentry: The Price of Fame | Stanley Dorfman | BBC | |
The World of Beachcomber | Duncan Wood | ||
Dad's Army | David Croft | BBC One | |
Monty Python's Flying Circus | John Howard Davies, Ian McNaughton | ||
Not in Front of the Children | Graeme Muir | ||
Best Light Entertainment Programme
Best Light Entertainment Programme
Best Light Entertainment Programme
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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1990 | Clive James on the '80s | Elaine Bedell, Richard Drewett | ITV |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Dan Patterson, Chris Bould | Channel 4 | |
The Dame Edna Experience | Claudia Rosencrantz, Alasdair Macmillan | ITV | |
Victoria Wood | Geoff Posner, Kevin Bishop | BBC One | |
1991 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Dan Patterson, Chris Bould | Channel 4 |
French and Saunders | Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers | BBC Two | |
Mr. Bean | John Howard Davies | ITV | |
Spitting Image | Bill Dare | ||
Best Light Entertainment Programme or Series
Best Entertainment Programme
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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2000 | Robbie The Reindeer: Hooves of Fire | BBC One | |
So Graham Norton | Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Steve Smith | Channel 4 | |
Have I Got News for You | Colin Swash, Richard Wilson, Giles Pilbrow | BBC Two | |
Robot Wars | Tom Gutteridge, Stephen Carsey, Bill Hobbins | ||
2001 | So Graham Norton | Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Steve Smith | Channel 4 |
Have I Got News for You | Giles Pilbrow, Colin Swash, Richard Wilson | BBC One | |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Paul Smith, Colman Hutchinson | ITV | |
The Weakest Link | David Young, Ruth Davis, Richard Valentine | BBC Two | |
2002 | Pop Idol | Claire Horton, Ken Warwick, Jonathan Bullen | ITV |
Have I Got News for You | Colin Swash, Richard Wilson, Nick Martin, Paul Wheeler | BBC One | |
Parkinson | Beatrice Ballard, Stuart McDonald | ||
Room 101 | Richard Wilson, Victoria Payne, Geraldine Dowd | BBC Two | |
2003 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Suzi Aplin, Mick Thomas, Jonathan Ross | BBC One | |
Test the Nation | Nichola Hegarty, John Kaye Cooper, Simon Staffurth | ||
The Kumars at No. 42 | Lissa Evans, Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana | BBC Two | |
2004 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Addison Cresswell, Suzi Aplin, Mick Thomas | BBC One |
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | James Sunderland, Chris Power | ITV | |
Pop Idol | Richard Holloway, Claire Horton, Jonathan Bullen | ||
Have I Got News for You | Richard Wilson, Nick Martin, Steve Doherty | BBC One | |
2005 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | ITV | |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Addison Cresswell, Suzi Aplin, Mick Thomas | BBC One | |
Strictly Come Dancing | Karen Smith, Richard Hopkins, Izzie Pick | ||
QI | John Lloyd, Ian Lorimer | BBC Two | |
2006 | The X Factor | ITV | |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | BBC One | ||
Have I Got News for You | Richard Wilson, Nick Martin, Jo Bunting | ||
Strictly Come Dancing | Karen Smith, Richard Hopkins, Sam Donnelly | ||
2007 | The X Factor | Richard Holloway, Claire Horton, Andrew Llinares, Siobhan Greene | ITV |
Derren Brown: The Heist | Derren Brown, Simon Mills, Andy Nyman, Ben Caron | Channel 4 | |
Dancing on Ice | ITV | ||
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? | BBC One | ||
2008 | Harry Hill's TV Burp | Spencer Millman, Peter Orton, Harry Hill | ITV |
Britain's Got Talent | Richard Holloway, Andrew Llinares, Ben Thursby, Georgie Hurford-Jones | ITV | |
Have I Got News for You | Jo Bunting, Nick Martin, Richard Wilson | BBC One | |
Strictly Come Dancing | Martin Scott, Sam Donnelly, Clodagh O'Donoghue | ||
2009 | The X Factor | Richard Holloway, Andrew Llinares, Siobhan Greene, Mark Sidaway | ITV |
Friday/Sunday Night Project | Dean Nabarro, Richard Ackerman, Henrietta Conrad, Andrew Westwell | Channel 4 | |
Harry Hill's TV Burp | Harry Hill, Peter Orton, Spencer Millman | ITV | |
QI | John Lloyd, Piers Fletcher, Ian Lorimer | BBC One | |
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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2010 | Britain's Got Talent | ITV | |
The Graham Norton Show | Graham Norton, Jon Magnusson, Graham Stuart, Steve Smith | BBC One | |
Harry Hill's TV Burp | Harry Hill, Peter Orton, Spencer Millman | ITV | |
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker | Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Nick Vaughan-Smith, Al Campbell | BBC Four | |
2011 | The Cube | Adam Adler, Nathan Eastwood, Andrew Newman, Andrew O'Connor | ITV1 |
The Graham Norton Show | Graham Norton, Jon Magnusson, Graham Stuart, Steve Smith | BBC One | |
Have I Got News for You | Richard Wilson, Jo Bunting, Nick Martin, Mark Barrett | ||
The X Factor | Andrew Llinares, Mark Sidaway, Nigel Hall, Richard Holloway | ITV1 | |
2012 | Derren Brown: The Experiments | Derren Brown, Fiona Cotter-Craig, Simon Dinsell, Iain Sharkey | Channel 4 |
Celebrity Juice | Toby Baker, Dan Baldwin, Ed Sleeman, Leon Wilson | ITV2 | |
Harry Hill's TV Burp | Harry Hill, Peter Orton, Spencer Millman | ITV | |
Michael McIntyre's Christmas Comedy Roadshow | Andrew Beint, Anthony Caveney, Addison Cresswell, Michael McIntyre | BBC One | |
2013 | The Graham Norton Show | Graham Norton, Jon Magnusson, Graham Stuart, Steve Smith | BBC One |
Dynamo Magician Impossible | Steven Frayne, Mark McQueen, Lucy Ansbro, Dan Albion | Watch | |
Have I Got News for You | Richard Wilson, Jo Bunting, Nick Martin, Ben Wicks | BBC One | |
A League of Their Own | Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Jim Pullin, David Taylor | Sky1 | |
2014 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | ITV | |
Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | ||
Dynamo: Magician Impossible | Lucy Ansbro, Dan Albion, Alex Hartman, Debbie Young | Watch | |
Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery | Channel 4 | ||
2015 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | ITV | |
Strictly Come Dancing | Louise Rainbow, Nikki Parsons, Vanessa Clark, Jason Gilkison | BBC One | |
The Voice | Moira Ross, John de Mol, Clodagh O'Donoghue, Ed Booth | ||
Dynamo: Magician Impossible | Lucy Ansbro, Dan Albion, Alex Hartman, Debbie Young | Watch | |
2016 | Strictly Come Dancing | Louise Rainbow, Vinnie Shergill, Sarah James, Nikki Parsons | BBC One |
Adele at the BBC | Adele Adkins, Guy Freeman, Anouk Fontaine, Simon Staffurth | BBC One | |
Britain's Got Talent | Richard Holloway, Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Matt Banks | ITV | |
TFI Friday Anniversary Special | Will MacDonald, Clare Barton, Suzi Aplin | Channel 4 | |
2017 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | ITV | |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Christian Fletcher, Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Chris Howe | BBC One | |
Britain's Got Talent | Richard Holloway, Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Clair Breen | ITV | |
Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | ||
2018 | Britain's Got Talent | Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Richard Holloway, Charlie Irwin | ITV |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Christian Fletcher, Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Michael McIntyre | BBC One | |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Diego Rincon, Andy Milligan | ITV | |
The Voice UK | |||
2019 [2] | Britain's Got Talent | Charlie Irwin, Amelia Brown, Nigel Hall, Dawn Gray | ITV |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Christian Fletcher, Dan Baldwin, Claire Horton, Michael McIntyre | BBC One | |
Strictly Come Dancing | Louise Rainbow, Sarah James, Robin Lee-Perrella, Jason Gilkison | ||
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Tom Locking, Helen Kruger Bratt | ITV | |
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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2020 [3] | Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | |
The Rap Game UK | Tom O'Brien, Simon Andreae, Tom Whitrow, Susie Dark | BBC Three | |
The Greatest Dancer | Amelia Brown, Phil Harris, Nigel Hall, Louise Hutchinson | BBC One | |
The Voice UK | ITV | ||
2021 [4] | Life & Rhymes | Sky Arts | |
Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | ||
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Pete Ogden, Tim Dean, Ben Aston, Doran Azouelos, Kerry Shaw, Chris Power | ITV | |
The Masked Singer | Daniel Nettleton, Derek McLean, Claire Horton, Marc Bassett, Simon Staffurth | ||
2022 [5] | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | ITV | |
Life & Rhymes | Sky Arts | ||
An Audience with Adele | Adele, Jonathan Dickins, Sally Wood, Ben Winston, Lou Fox, Bex Hampson | ITV | |
Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | ||
2023 [6] [7] | The Masked Singer | Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Claire Horton, Diccon Ramsay | ITV |
Later... with Jools Holland: Jools' 30th Birthday Bash | BBC Two | ||
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | ITV | ||
Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | ||
2024 [8] | Strictly Come Dancing | BBC One | |
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas | Hannah Waddingham, Hamish Hamilton, Katy Mullan, Moira Ross, Raj Kapoor, Nick Todisco | Apple TV+ | |
Later... with Jools Holland | BBC Two | ||
Michael McIntyre's Big Show | BBC One |
The British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme or Series was first presented at the 1981 ceremony. According to British Academy of Film and Television Arts the category "includes programmes that capture the idea of comedy being central to the editorial of the programme and includes panel-led shows, chat shows where comic content plays a big part, stand-up and comedy clip shows".
The British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy is awarded annually as part of the British Academy Television Awards. Until 2015, the category was named the British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy. According to British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the category "covers both situational comedies and scripted comedy sketch shows".
The British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described on the official BAFTA website as "more than one factual programme linked through a unified approach, narrative or the thematic development of a subject matter."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance is an award given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at their annual BAFTA Television Awards ceremony.
The British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme, or BAFTA TV Award for Best International, is an award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, according to BAFTA the category is for "a single programme or series of any genre acquired from the international marketplace".
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Writer: Drama is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described by the BAFTA website as being for "a drama series, between two and 19 episodes, that tells a complete story and is not intended to return". The category has been awarded since 2012, prior to that a similar category was awarded named Best Drama Serial, which was presented with the Best Drama Series category under the name Best Drama Series or Serial from 1970 to 1991 and as a separate category from 1992 to 2011.
The British Academy Television Award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "programmes where participants are put into an environment or format and then observed interacting in situations devised by the producer."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Short Form Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "single shorts, short form series and shorts from a strand of any genre that have been commissioned and transmitted on a broadcast channel and/or online platform."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "specifically for arts, religion, history, natural history and science programmes or series and can include both factual and performance programmes."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Features is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category "includes factual programmes, not included in any other categories including cookery and cookery competitions, travelogues, gardening, property, fashion and all other lifestyle programming and studio discussions."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "for one-off documentaries only. Includes individual episodes of documentary strands."
The British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is for "an individual news programme"
The British Academy Television Award for Best Current Affairs is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. According to the BAFTA website, the category is "for single films, or films from a strand that are primarily concerned with unfolding current affairs"
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Entertainment Craft Team is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Production Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for a programme to be eligible to this category it "should contain a significant amount of original design."
The BAFTA Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. It was first awarded in 1978. According to the BAFTA website, for a programme to be eligible to this category, it "should contain a significant amount of original design."
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Make-Up & Hair Design is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, the eligibility of this category is "limited to artists directly responsible for the make up and hair design in the programme."
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Titles & Graphic Identity is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, this category is "to recognise originality and excellence within the title sequence and graphic identity of a programme.", also stating that "the same title sequence may not be entered more than once. The same programme may be entered in consecutive years, but only if it has new titles."
The British Academy Television Award for Best Daytime is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category was introduced in 2021.