VLV Awards for programmes broadcast in 2017

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The VLV Awards for Excellence were presented by broadcaster Jon Snow at the VLV Spring Conference on April 19th 2018. The ceremony was as popular as ever, attended by a host of television and radio household names.

The nominations for the awards demonstrated the number and range of high quality programmes broadcast during 2017 which delighted, informed and entertained VLV members.

TV winners included Line of Duty, Blue Planet II, Unreported World and W1A. Laura Kuenssberg won the TV individual contributor award. Where in the World? broadcast by CBeebies won the Children’s Award.

Radio winners featured Dead Ringers, More or Less and Private Passions. Mishal Husain was voted best individual contributor to radio.

The coveted Naomi Sargant Award went to Professor Mary Beard OBE.

Watch a video of the awards ceremony:

Winners and Nominees

BEST TV DRAMA PROGRAMME

Winner

Line of Duty – BBC One

Nominations

  • I Know Who You Are – BBC Four
  • The Durrells – ITV
  • The Handmaid’s Tale – Channel 4
  • The Last Post – BBC One
  • The State – Channel 4

BEST TV NEWS AND FACTUAL PROGRAMME

Winner

Blue Planet II – BBC One

Nominations

  • Against the Law – BBC Two
  • 100 Days/Beyond 100 Days – BBC News/BBC Four
  • Peston on Sunday – ITV
  • The Vietnam War – BBC Four
  • The World’s Greatest Bridges – Channel 5

BEST TV ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

Winner 

W1A – BBC Two

Nominations

  • Have I got News for you – BBC One
  • The Detectorists – BBC Four
  • The Last Leg – Channel 4
  • Tunes for Tyrants: Music and power with Suzy Klein – BBC Four
  • Upstart Crow – BBC Two 

BEST TV INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION

Winner

Laura Kuenssberg

Nominations

  • Katty Kay
  • Simon Reeve
  • Cathy Newman
  • Chris Packham
  • Robert Peston

AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTENT (sponsored by IBT)

Winner 

Unreported World – Channel 4

Nominations

  • Exodus: Our Journey Continues – BBC Two
  • Joanna Lumley’s India – ITV
  • Russia with Simon Reeve – BBC Two
  • The Ganges with Sue Perkins – BBC One
  • The Insider: Reggie Yates – BBC One

BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME – RADIO & TV (sponsored by Arqiva)

Winner

Wimbledon – BBC One & Two

Nominations

  • Coverage of County and Test Cricket – Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/Radio 4/BBC Sport
  • ITV Racing – ITV
  • Match of the Day – BBC One
  • The NFL Show – BBC One
  • Tour de France – ITV

BEST RADIO DRAMA AND COMEDY PROGRAMME

Winner

Dead Ringers – Radio 4

Nominations

  • Alexei Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar – Radio 4
  • Ed Reardon’s Week – Radio 4
  • The Archers – Radio 4
  • Just a Minute – Radio 4
  • The Now Show – Radio 4

BEST RADIO NEWS AND FACTUAL PROGRAMME

Winner

More or Less – Radio 4

Nominations

  • Broadcasting House – Radio 4
  • Our Man in the Middle East – Radio 4
  • PM – Radio 4
  • The Documentary: Afghanistan Calling – BBC World Service
  • The Essay – Radio 3

BEST RADIO MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAMME

Winner

Private Passions – Radio 3

Nominations

  • Counterpoint – Radio 4
  • Desert Island Discs – Radio 4
  • In Tune – Radio 3
  • Saturday Review – Radio 4
  • Soul Music – Radio 4

BEST INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO RADIO

Winner

Mishal Husain

Nominations

  • Samira Ahmed
  • John Suchet
  • Lyse Doucet
  • Eddie Mair
  • Nick Ferrari

THE NAOMI SARGANT AWARD

Winner 

Professor Mary Beard OBE

THE AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN BROADCASTING

Winner

BBC News and Channel 4 News for combating fake news with
Reality Check and Factcheck

THE CHILDREN’S BROADCASTING AWARD

Winner

Where in the World? CBeebies

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