Countdown To The BAFTAs

• War Zones, Jungles & Breaking News - The Top News & Current Affairs TV Of The Year

  What are the ingredients for an outstanding news report? From the conflict in Israel & Gaza, to the jungles of Myanmar, our panel of TV insiders look at the finest TV journalism of the past year. Annabel Deegan produced Christiane Amanpour for CNN for many years - she tells Alex Zane why preparation is key to any field reporting.Presenter Sonali Shah worked on BBC's Newsround and explains why having two anchors on a live broadcast can sometimes be better than one.Plus, we're back at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards to hear how Benedict Sanderson won the Photography: Factual award for The Detectives: Taking Down An OCG, and Andy James and Andy Painter: two sound supervisors responsible for capturing The King's Coronation last year, winning in the Sound: Factual category.A BAFTA production, produced by Matt Hill at Rethink Audio. The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.In this episode we discuss the following nominees:CURRENT AFFAIRSINSIDE RUSSIA: TRAITORS AND HEROES (STORYVILLE) Paul Mitchell, Anastasia Popova, Mikhail Kozyrev, Daria Olevskaya, Monica Garnsey, Mustafa Khalili – BBC Storyville, BBC World Service, Ronachan Films / BBC FourPUTIN vs THE WEST Norma Percy, Tim Stirzaker, Lucy Hetherington, Lotte Murphy-Johnson, Max Stern – Brook Lapping / BBC TwoRUSSELL BRAND: IN PLAIN SIGHT (DISPATCHES) Production Team - Hardcash Productions / Channel 4THE SHAMIMA BEGUM STORY (THIS WORLD) Joshua Baker, Sara Obeidat, Sasha Joelle Achilli, Sarah Waldron, Simon McMahon, Mustafa Al-Ali – BBC Current Affairs / BBC TwoNEWS COVERAGECHANNEL 4 NEWS: INSIDE GAZA: ISRAEL AND HAMAS AT WAR Production Team - ITN / Channel 4SKY NEWS: INSIDE MYANMAR - THE HIDDEN WAR Production Team - Sky News / Sky NewsSKY NEWS: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Production Team – Sky News / Sky NewsSHORT FORMSTEALING UKRAINE’S CHILDREN: INSIDE RUSSIA’S CAMPS Production Team – VICE UK / VICE News Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Scene Stealers – the Best TV Performances of the Year

  What do we gain from depicting true stories in fiction? And what challenges do our finest actors and actresses face bringing them to our screens? Alex Zane welcomes actor and producer Jo Hartley and TV & film critic Rhianna Dhillon to look at the nominees across this year's acting categories at the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises.Plus, we're backstage at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards to meet Charlie Brooker and Bisha K. Ali after their win for writing the Black Mirror episode, Demon 79.A BAFTA production, produced by Matt Hill at Rethink Audio. The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.In this episode we discuss the following nominees:LEADING ACTORBRIAN COX Succession - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky AtlanticDOMINIC WEST The Crown - Left Bank Pictures / NetflixKANE ROBINSON Top Boy - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / NetflixPAAPA ESSIEDU The Lazarus Project - Urban Myth Films / Sky MaxSTEVE COOGAN The Reckoning - ITV Studios / BBC OneTIMOTHY SPALL The Sixth Commandment - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC OneLEADING ACTRESSANJANA VASAN Demon 79 (Black Mirror) - Broke & Bones / NetflixANNE REID The Sixth Commandment - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC OneBELLA RAMSEY The Last of Us - Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions,, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, HBO / Sky AtlanticHELENA BONHAM CARTER Nolly - Quay Street Productions / ITVXSARAH LANCASHIRE Happy Valley - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC OneSHARON HORGAN Best Interests - AC Chapter One / BBC OneSUPPORTING ACTORAMIT SHAH Happy Valley - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC OneÉANNA HARDWICKE The Sixth Commandment - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC OneHARRIS DICKINSON A Murder at the End of the World FX Productions / Disney+JACK LOWDEN Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+MATTHEW MACFADYEN Succession - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky AtlanticSALIM DAW The Crown - Left Bank Pictures / NetflixSUPPORTING ACTRESSELIZABETH DEBICKI The Crown - Left Bank Pictures / NetflixHARRIET WALTER Succession - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky AtlanticJASMINE JOBSON Top Boy - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / NetflixLESLEY MANVILLE The Crown - Left Bank Pictures / NetflixNICO PARKER The Last of Us - Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, HBO / Sky AtlanticSIOBHAN FINNERAN Happy Valley - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Family Showdowns to Armageddon - The TV Dramas Of The Year

  Which essential sound effect is added to Gary Oldman’s Slow Horses performance? And why could an eighties sitcom have inspired Succession? Alex Zane runs through the best dramas of the year with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst and film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon.The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website. In this episode we discuss the following nominees:DRAMA SERIESTHE GOLD Production Team - Tannadice Pictures / BBC OneHAPPY VALLEY Sally Wainwright, Sarah Lancashire, Jessica Taylor, Faith Penhale, Will Johnston, Fergus O’Brien - Lookout Point, AMC / BBC OneSLOW HORSES Production Team - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+TOP BOY Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind, Ronan Bennett, Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Tina Pawlik - Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan Films, Dream Crew, SpringHill Entertainment / NetflixINTERNATIONALTHE BEAR Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Matty Matheson, Tyson Bidner - FX Productions / Disney+BEEF Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun , Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich - A24 / NetflixCLASS ACT Bruno Nahon, Tristan Séguela, Olivier Demangel, Laurent Lafitte - Unité / NetflixTHE LAST OF US Production Team - Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, HBO / Sky AtlanticLOVE & DEATH Production Team - Lionsgate, David E. Kelley Productions, Blossom Films, Texas Monthly / ITVXSUCCESSION Production Team - Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hot Seat Productions, HBO / Sky AtlanticLIMITED DRAMABEST INTERESTS Toby Bentley, Jenny Frayn, Sophie Gardiner, Michael Keillor, Jack Thorne - AC Chapter One / BBC OneDEMON 79 (BLACK MIRROR) Charlie Brooker, Richard Webb, Jessica Rhoades, Bisha K. Ali, Annabel Jones, Toby Haynes - Broke & Bones / NetflixTHE LONG SHADOW George Kay, Lewis Arnold, Matt Sandford, Sarah Lewis, Sacha Szwarc, Willow Grylls - New Pictures / ITV1THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT Derek Wax, Brian Woods, Sarah Phelps, Saul Dibb, Frances du Pille - Wild Mercury Productions, True Vision / BBC One Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Shiny Floors to Panel Shows - The Best Entertainment TV Of The Year

  Escape the humdrum and discover the best entertainment shows and performances from the past year - from the presenters holding it all together and the new formats that bring out extraordinary stories from members of the public.Alex Zane is joined by entertainment exec Rina Dayalji and TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan to unpick the nominees across four categories from this year's BAFTA TV Awards with P&O Cruises. The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.Nominations discussed in this episode are:Factual Entertainment:CELEBRITY RACE ACROSS THE WORLD Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC OneTHE DOG HOUSE Production Team - Five Mile Films / Channel 4ENDURANCE: RACE TO THE POLE Alexis Girardet, Mike Warner, Adam Bullmore, Martin Long - October Films / Channel 5PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR Production Team - Storyvault Films / Sky ArtsComedy Entertainment:THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW Graham Norton, Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Toby Baker, Catherine Strauss, Pete Snell - So Television / BBC OneLATE NIGHT LYCETT Production Team - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4ROB & ROMESH VS Danielle Lux, Murray Boland, Jack Shillaker, Bill Righton, David Taylor, Graham Proud - CPL Productions / Sky MaxWOULD I LIE TO YOU? Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Liz Clare, Barbara Wiltshire - Zeppotron / BBC OneEntertainment:HANNAH WADDINGHAM: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Hannah Waddingham, Hamish Hamilton, Katy Mullan, Moira Ross, Raj Kapoor, Nick Todisco - Done + Dusted / Apple TV+LATER… WITH JOOLS HOLLAND Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC TwoMICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG SHOW Production Team - Hungry McBear / BBC OneSTRICTLY COME DANCING Production Team – BBC Studios / BBC OneEntertainment Performance:ANTHONY McPARTLIN, DECLAN DONNELLY I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! - Lifted Entertainment / ITV1BIG ZUU Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Boom, Big Productions / DaveGRAHAM NORTON The Graham Norton Show – So Television / BBC OneHANNAH WADDINGHAM Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC Studios / BBC OneJOE LYCETT Late Night Lycett - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4ROB BECKETT, ROMESH RANGANATHAN Rob & Romesh Vs – CPL Productions / Sky MaxA BAFTA productionHost: Alex ZaneProducer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• LOLs to LMAOs - The Best TV Comedies of the Year

  Why are comic duos making a comeback? Can dying on stage lead to success on screen?Host Alex Zane is joined by guests TV critic Boyd Hilton and actress Susan Wokoma to talk all things scripted-comedy and tell us why dangling from a Ferris wheel isn't a commissioning dealbreaker.The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website.Nominations discussed in this episode are:SCRIPTED COMEDYBIG BOYS Jack Rooke, Jim Archer, Bertie Peek, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith - Roughcut TV / Channel 4DREAMING WHILST BLACK Thomas Stogdon, Dhanny Joshi, Adjani Salmon, Ali Hughes, Nicola Gregory, Yemi Oyefuwa - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC ThreeEXTRAORDINARY Emma Moran, Toby Macdonald, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Charlie Palmer, Jennifer Sheridan - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+SUCH BRAVE GIRLS Kat Sadler, Simon Bird, Catherine Gosling Fuller, Jack Bayles, Phil Clarke - Various Artists Limited / BBC ThreeFEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDYBRIDGET CHRISTIE The Change – Expectation / Channel 4GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC OneMÁIRÉAD TYERS Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+ROISIN GALLAGHER The Lovers - Drama Republic / Sky AtlanticSOFIA OXENHAM Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+TAJ ATWAL Hullraisers - Fable Pictures / Channel 4MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDYADJANI SALMON Dreaming Whilst Black - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC ThreeDAVID TENNANT Good Omens - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Narrativia, The Blank Corporation / Prime VideoHAMMED ANIMASHAUN Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC OneJAMIE DEMETRIOU A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Guilty Party Pictures / NetflixJOSEPH GILGUN Brassic - Calamity Films / Sky MaxMAWAAN RIZWAN Juice - Various Artists Limited / BBC ThreeA BAFTA productionHost: Alex ZaneProducer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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