A TV documentary series which last year charted the history of Scotland has been shortlisted for a prize at awards being hosted by the Royal Television Society.
A History of Scotland – made by BBC Scotland – is up against two other contenders for the Nations and Regions title at the RTS Programme Awards, which will be unveiling the winners a fortnight tomorrow, at a ceremony in London.
But it wasn’t nominated in the History category.
Joining BBC Scotland is Glasgow-based Mallinson Sadler Productions, which is behind ‘Death of a Battleship’, part of a series, ‘Deep Wreck Mysteries’, and made as part of a co-production with UTV.
Said MSP’s managing director, Crispin Sadler: “We are really pleased to have been nominated for the RTS Nations and Regions award. This was the first time we had worked with UTV and by bringing them together with North American broadcasters we were able to produce a high-quality international co-production which would otherwise have been beyond the means of the Northern Irish broadcaster.
“We see this very much as the future of documentary production, allowing small independent companies such as ourselves to end sharing a platform with such high-end productions as History of Scotland and Shameless.” Sadler was producer/director of Death of a Battleship.
Says the RTS, about the awards: “[They] celebrate all genres of television programming, from children’s fiction to comedy performance, history to soaps. Covering both national and regional output, the Programme Awards aim to recognise the work of exceptional actors, presenters, writers and production teams, as well honouring the programmes themselves.
The shortlist reads:
Actor (female)
Naomie Harris – Small Island Ruby Television Production in association with AL Films for BBC One
Suranne Jones – Unforgiven Red Production Company for ITV1
Julie Walters – A Short Stay in Switzerland BBC Productions for BBC One
Actor (male)
Stephen Graham – The Street ITV Studios for BBC One
Tom Hardy – The Take Company Pictures/Warner Sisters for Sky 1
David Oyelowo – Small Island Ruby Television Production in association with AL Films for BBC One
Arts
Baroque ZCZ Films for BBC Four
The First Movie A CONNECTfilm/Screen Siren Pictures Production for More4
What Is Beauty? Seneca Productions for BBC Two
Children’s drama
MI High Kudos Film and Television for CBBC
Roy JAM Media for CBBC
The Sarah Jane Adventures BBC/BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC & BBC One
Children’s programme
Big and Small – Blame it on the Drain Kindle Entertainment for CBeebies
Bookaboo Happy Films for CITV
Horrible Histories Lion Television for CBBC
Comedy performance
Peter Capaldi – The Thick of It BBC Productions for BBC Two
Miranda Hart – Miranda BBC Productions for BBC Two
Ruth Jones – Gavin and Stacey Baby Cow Productions for BBC One
Constructed factual series
Famous, Rich and Homeless Love Productions for BBC One
The World’s Strictest Parents Twenty Twenty Television for BBC Three
Victorian Farm Lion Television for BBC Two
Daytime and early peak programme
Coach Trip 12 Yard Productions for Channel 4
Come Dine With Me ITV Studios for Channel 4
The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain Cactus Television for BBC Two
Documentary
The Force An Oxford Film and Television Production for Channel 4
True Stories – Afghan Star A Roast Beef Production for More4
Wounded BBC Productions for BBC One
Drama serial
Occupation Kudos Film and Television for BBC One
Red Riding Revolution Films in association with Screen Yorkshire & LipSync Post for Channel 4
Unforgiven Red Production Company for ITV1
Drama series
Cast Offs Eleven Films for Channel 4
Misfits A Clerkenwell Films Production for E4
The Street ITV Studios for BBC One
Entertainment
Britain’s Got Talent A talkbackTHAMES and SYCO TV Production for ITV1
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker Zeppotron for BBC Four
The X Factor A talkbackTHAMES and SYCO TV Production for ITV1
Entertainment performance
Harry Hill – Harry Hill’s TV Burp Avalon Television for ITV1
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly – I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!/Britain’s Got Talent ITV Studios/talkbackTHAMES for ITV1
Michael McIntyre – Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Open Mike Manchester Productions for BBC One
Features and lifestyle series
Don’t Tell The Bride Renegade Pictures for BBC Three
Heston’s Feasts – Heston’s Victorian Feast Optomen Television for Channel 4
The Sex Education Show vs Pornography A Cheetah Television Production for Channel 4
History
1066 – The Battle for Middle Earth Hardy Pictures for Channel 4
Garrow’s Law Twenty Twenty Television for BBC One
Iran and the West Brook Lapping Productions for BBC Two
International award
Damages Sony Pictures Television for BBC One
Generation Kill HBO, HBO Films, Boom, Blown Deadline Productions, Company Pictures for FX
Mad Men Lionsgate for BBC Four
Multi-channel programme award
Dating in the Dark Initial, an Endemol Company, for LIVING
Micro Men Darlow Smithson Productions for BBC Four
True Stories – Here’s Johnny An Animal Monday Production for More4
Nations and regions programme
A History of Scotland BBC Scotland for BBC One Scotland
Deep Wreck Mysteries – Death of a Battleship Mallinson Sadler Productions, Northern Sky Entertainment and Deep Sea Productions for UTV
Shameless A Company Pictures Production for Channel 4
Presenter
James May – James May’s Toy Stories BBC Productions/Plum Pictures for BBC Two
Piers Morgan – Piers Morgan’s Life Stories ITV Studios for ITV1
Louis Theroux – A Place for Paedophiles BBC Productions for BBC Two
Science and natural history
Inside Nature’s Giants Windfall Films for Channel 4
The Great Sperm Race Blink! Films for Channel 4
Yellowstone: Winter BBC/Animal Planet Co-Production for BBC Two
Scripted comedy
Miranda BBC Productions for BBC Two
The Inbetweeners A Bwark Production for E4
The Thick of It BBC Productions for BBC Two
Single drama
A Short Stay in Switzerland BBC Productions for BBC One
Endgame A Daybreak Pictures Production for Channel 4
Five Minutes of Heaven Big Fish Films/Ruby Films for BBC Two
Soap and continuing drama
Casualty BBC Productions for BBC One
EastEnders BBC Productions for BBC One
The Bill talkbackTHAMES for ITV1
Writer – comedy
Jo Brand, Joanna Scalan & Vicki Pepperdine – Getting On Vera Productions for BBC Four
Miranda Hart with James Cary & Richard Hurst – Miranda BBC Productions for BBC Two
Iain Morris & Damon Beesley – The Inbetweeners A Bwark Production for E4
Writer – drama
Peter Bowker – Occupation Kudos Film and Television for BBC One
Guy Hibbert – Five Minutes of Heaven Big Fish Films/Ruby Films for BBC Two
Howard Overman – Misfits A Clerkenwell Films Production for E4
