Educational Television Awards 2008
The RTS Educational Television Awards 2008 were presented on Monday 15 June 2009 at Bafta, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN. The evening was hosted by Professor Tanya Byron. All photographs below feature Professor Tanya Byron and David Lowen, RTS Honorary Secretary with the award winners from each category.
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WINNERS
0-5 Years
A Child's Eye View of People Who Help Us - Firefighters Child's Eye Media for Tiscali's Scamp
“The winning series is a clever way of looking at careers, through a child's eyes, and it was well shot at child level. It provided lots of jumping off points for a teacher, with cross curricular opportunities, including role play.”
Nominees
A Child's Eye View of Festivals - Ian's Chinese New Year Child's Eye Media for Tiscali's Scamp
Music Box - Old King Cole - Milkshake! Milkshake! for Five
5-11 Years
Syria: Refugee Lives - Iraqi Children Speak Evans Woolfe Media for Teachers TV
“A good heavyweight programme that made the experience of a child in very different circumstances real. A teacher could latch on to many other non-political points as well.”
Nominees
CBBC Me and My Movie BBC Learning, CBBC for BBC One/CBBC
Primary ICT: Whiteboard Maths - Eight More Lesson Starts Available Light Productions for Teachers TV
11-16 Years
KNTV Sex - The Act of Sex Tern Television for Channel 4
“A witty and uncompromising look at a subject of great relevance to its target audience. The winning programme uses first-class entertainment devices and characters to deliver tough content. An engaging and fun watch with real take-home for the viewer.”
Nominees
Lifeproof - Rebecca Lambent Productions for Channel 4
On Top of the Digital World Illumina Digital for BBC
14-19 Years
Troubled Minds Mosaic Films supported by The Wellcome Trust for Teachers TV
“Incredibly powerful personal testimony coupled with stunning animation…. The three young contributors brought the reality of their situation across vividly and with real insight.”
Nominees
Battlefront - Alexander Rose www.battlefront.co.uk Raw TV/Airlock for Channel 4
Blast On Demand - www.bbc.co.uk/blast BBC Learning for BBC
Television Programme for use in schools
iScience Illumina Digital for BBC
“…a well-produced entry which stimulates, challenges and moves students to engage in both hard and soft science in a way that would definitely add value to the classroom experience.”
Campaigns and Seasons - RTS/NIACE Award
Jamie's Ministry of Food Channel 4
“The winning series was utterly brilliant said the Jury – it truly enriched the lives of the people involved and gave the viewer a rare insight into other people’s lives.”
Nominees
The Big Food Fight Campaign 2008 Channel 4
www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces - Breathing Places BBC
Adult Training
Two Schools in Nablus A Flashback TV Production for AL Jazeera English and Teachers TV
“…this accomplished, exciting, and brave film was in a class of its own. Great access ensured that it was one of the most richly satisfying films seen in a long time.”
Nominees
Inspirations - Where Maths Grows on Trees Glasshead for Teachers TV
School Matters - Gay Teachers Lambent Productions for Teachers TV
Innovation in Education
BBC News School Report - www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport BBC News School Report
“…an innovative educational resource that enables young people to explore news and media production by making and broadcasting news for themselves. [It] gives both teachers and pupils the tools to engage at a variety of levels, creating an excellent resource for the classroom.”
Nominees
Battlefront - www.battlefront.co.uk Raw TV/Airlock for Channel 4
Sexperience - www.channel4.com/sexperienceuk Mint Digital and Cheetah TV for Channel 4
Factual Education - Life Skills
7/7: The Angels of Edgware Road Testimony Films for Channel 4
“… not only a deeply moving account of the appalling events on the London Underground in 2005 but challenged its audience to consider their own responses if faced with the dilemma of whether to save themselves, or try to save others.”
Nominees
Embarrassing Teenage Bodies - Bodies Behaving Badly Maverick Television for Channel 4
Headroom BBC
Factual Education - Arts
Words of War ITV Studios for ITV
“…the winning programme tackled a familiar theme in a compelling and innovative way. Using contemporary accounts, diaries, poems and satire – read by very well-chosen readers - the programme gave viewers a deeply moving and revelatory account of the terrible events of 1914 to 1918.”
Nominees
Picture This Renegade Films for Channel 4
The Qur'an A Juniper Production in association with Antony Thomas Productions, Faith & Values Media, Vision TV and National Geographic Channel for Channel 4
Educational Impact in the Primetime Schedule - Series
Can't Read Can't Write An RDF Media Production for Channel 4
“The jury praised the powerful storytelling and memorable sequences within this important series which highlighted the shockingly high numbers of British adults who cannot read or write. They were genuinely surprised by the extraordinarily brave characters whose stories were at the heart of the series, finding them engaging, surprising and honest.”
Nominees
Blood and Guts - A History of Surgery BBC Four and BBC Worldwide
Secret Millionaire An RDF Media Production for Channel 4
Educational Impact in the Primetime Schedule - Single Programme
True Stories - Chosen A True Vision Production for More4
“A revelatory and dignified film… which explored paedophilia by allowing three highly articulate middle-aged men to tell their own stories of having been groomed and serially abused by teachers in the same private school as they were growing up.”
Nominees
Dispatches - Saving Africa's Witch Children Red Rebel Films/Oxford Scientific Film co production for Channel 4
Rich Kid Poor Kid Close Up Films for Channel 4