VLV AWARDS

 

  VLV 2010 Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting
 Justin Webb

 

Voice of the Listener and Viewer 2010 Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting were presented at the VLV 's 28th Annual Spring Conference on Tuesday, 12th April 2011 by Justin Webb, Presenter of the 'Today' Programme, BBC Radio 4 at The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.

 

Now in its 19th year, The VLV Awards - organised by VLV member Carol Cattley - are supported by The Voice of the Listener Trust (Charity No: 296207) with a special award presented by Roberts Radio

 

Best Radio Programme

Nominees were - Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4; From Our Own Correspondent, BBC Radio 4; In Our time, BBC Radio 4; News Quiz, BBC Radio 4; Nightwaves, BBC Radio 3; and You and Yours, BBC Radio 4.  

Melvyn Bragg

 

The winner was 'In Our Time'

In Our time's Production Thomas Morris and Programme Editor Alice Feinstein attended the presentation and Melvyn Bragg accepted the Award.

 

 

 

 

 

 Best Television Programme

Nominees were - Africa at 50, BBC Radio 4; Americana, BBC Radio 4; Anatomy, BBC Radio 4; History of the World in 100 Objects, BBC Radio 4; Jazz Junctions, BBC Radio 2; and Sondheim Proms, BBC Radio 3.

Jane Ellison Emma Kelly

The winner was 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'

Emma Kelly, Senior Project Manager, A History of the World in 100 Objects, British Museum; Barrie Cook, Curator, British Museum; Patricia Wheatley, Head of Broadcast, British Museum; Jane Ellison, Commissioning Editor, BBC Radio 4 attended with Philip Sellars, then Editor of the Documentaries Unit; Robert Ketteridge, Executive Producer of the Series; Producer Paul Kobrak; & also Anthony Denselow; Rebecca Stratford and Jane Lewis

  

Jane Ellison & Emma Kelly                                  

 

  Best Individual Radio Contributor

Nominees were - Evan Davies; John Himphrys; Sue MacGregor; Andrew Marr; Nicholas Parsons; and Kirsty Young.

Kirsty Young

 

The winner was Kirsty Young.

Kirst Young was int he USA but Alice Fernstein, Editor, Desert Island Discs picked up her trophy for her.

 

 

Best Television Programme

Nominees were - Channel 4 News; Dispatches, Channel 4; Downton Abbey, ITV; Newsnight, BBC2; New Tricks, BBC1; and Spooks, BBC1.

Jeremy Paxman

The winner was 'Newsnight'.

Jeremy Paxman, Presenter; Deputy Editors Liz gibbons and Sharrinder Nahal attended.  Jeremy Paxman received the Award from Justin Webb.

 

Best New TV Programme or Programme Series

Nominees were - Edwardian Farm, BBC2; First Life, BBC2; Genius of British Arts, Channel 4; Indian Railways, BBC4; Michael Wood's Story of England, BBC2; and Sherlock Holmes, BBC1.

Rebecca Dobbs

The winner was ''Michael Wood's Story of England ' .

Michael Wood was unfortuantely out of the country and Rebecca Dobbs, Managering Director Maya Visition; Sally Thomas and Gerry Branigan and Martin Davidson, BBC Commissioning Editor accepted the Award on his behalf.

 

Rebecca Dobbs, MD, Maya Vision

 

Best Children's TV Programme

Nominees were - Deadly 60, CBBC; In the Night Garden, Cbeebies; Merlin, BBC1; Newsround, CBBC; Shaun the Sheep, CBBC; and Something Special, Cbeebies.

Andrew Davenport

 

The winner was 'In the Night Garden '.

 

 

 

Best Individual TV Contributor

Nominees were - David Attenborough; Julia Bradbury; Fiona Bruce; Brian Cox; Jeremy Paxman; and Jon Snow.

David Attenborough The winner was David Attenborough .

 David Attenborough was in South Africa but sent a message dated 14 March 2011:

'Dear Carol,

Thank you very much indeed for your letter.

Needless to say, I am truly delighted and honoured that VLV members should have voted to give me the Award for the Best Individual Contributor to Television 2010.  I would most certainly have attended the Conference had it been possible for me to do so, but - to my considerable dismay - I am commited to lecturing in South Africa at that time so I cannot be with you.

I would be most grateful nonetheless if you would convey my thanks to the Conference for this very considerable honour.

Yours very sincerely - David Attenborough'

Special Awards -

VLV's NAOMI SARGANT EDUCATION AWARD -

Voice of the Listener & Viewer's Naomi Sargant Memorial Award for Educational Programmes.  The late Professor Naomi Sargant, (Lady McIntosh), was a member of the VLV Board and a Trustee of The Voice of the Listener Trust.  She was a Vice Chancellor of the Open University and Channel 4's first commissioning editor for Educational Programmes.  A passionate supporter of life long learning, formal and informal, she ensured that VLV became actively engaged in adult education and media literacy.

Brian Cox

The Winner was Professor Brian Cox

Unfortunately Brian was in Scotland filming but he sent us this note:

It is a real honour to be given this award by the Voice of the Listener & Viewer, and I am sorry that I can’t be there in person to collect it.  To receive an award from an organization that exists primarily to promote and protect quality in broadcasting is of particular value to me. I believe that the BBC is uniquely placed to deliver high quality documentary programming; there is no other organization on the planet with the track record and expertise to make programs like Wonders of the Solar System.  Such programs are important to Britain because we know that many people, particularly the young, get their inspiration from Television.  Preliminary figures for this academic year show that applications to study physics at University are up 17.9% year-on year, with Astronomy up 38%.  This, as far as my University colleagues can tell, is in a large part down to the success of the BBCs year of science, of which Wonders of the Solar System was a part.  This is the value of quality television.  It can play a key role in changing the behavior of children and adults alike, and therefore I believe make a real difference to our society.  I have to say, being a scientist, that this is an evidence-based claim!

 

Thank you, therefore, to the BBC, for having the expertise and commitment to make the worlds best scientific documentary series, and thank you to the Voice of the Listener and Viewer for recognizing Wonders of the Solar System in this Way.

 

Kind Regards -  Brian

ROBERTS RADIO Special Award -

Roberts Radio selected the winner of this Special Awards.

Graham Seed Leslie Burrage

WINNER - GRAHAM SEED late of The Archers

Graham Seed received an Award from Justin Webb and also a special prize from Leslie Burrage, Managing Director, Roberts Radio.

 

G Seed L Burrage with radio

Leslie Burrage also presented Graham Seed with a special Roberts Radio

 

 

group photo of Award Winners 2010

            Group photo of the Winners of Voice of the Listener & Viewers 2010 Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.

The Awards were organised by Carol Cattley- one of the Board Members of the Voice of the Listener & Viewer. VLV's awards are sponsored by VLV's sister charity, The Voice of the Listener Trust.                                                               

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