Nominations & Winners 2008 Programme Awards

Below are the nominations and winners for the 2008 RTS Yorkshire Region Awards

CATEGORIES & NOMINATIONS 

1: Unsung Hero of the Year 

Sponsored by NMSI 

JULIE HESELGRAVE nominated by True North Productions 

MANDY MILLER nominated by The Leeds Studios WINNER 

MARSHA WITTER nominated by itv Productions 

 

2: Best Contribution to New Media 

STUDENT COOKING.TV West Park Media for the Internet WINNER 

SUMMER FLOODS 2007 BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire for the Internet 

 

3: Best Promotion Award 

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE TOURIST BOARD 

CHILLOGEN BNT Productions for Moffatt / The Publicity Works 

EVERY CHILD MATTERS-ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE AT WORK itv Productions for National Campaign to Improve Working Conditions for Children WINNER 

SAKS-INDULGENCE Classlane Media for Saks Hair & Beauty 

 

4: Best Music or Use of Music 

Sponsored by DED GOOD MUSIC 

THE COSMOS: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE Bob Bradley, for Screenhouse Productions for BBC Two and Open University WINNER 

DIAMOND GEEZER Ray Russell for Diamond Geezer – The Series for itv1 

THE RISE AND FALL OF TONY BLAIR Michael Scott & Sandy Nuttgens for Mezzo Music Audio for Channel 4 

 

5: Writer of the Year 

KEN COOPER – Northern Skies; The Flight; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, BNT Productions for itv Yorkshire & BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire 

ALISON HUME – Summerhill, Tiger Aspect Productions for cbbc WINNER 

KARIN YOUNG – Emmerdale, itv Productions for itv1 

 

6: Craft Team Award 

BBC LOOK NORTH, LEEDS - TELEVISION RESOURCES TEAM 

THE ROYAL TODAY – POST PRODUCTION TEAM, THE LEEDS STUDIOS WINNER 

THE ROYAL TODAY - ProVision TEAM 

 

7: Picture Editor of the Year 

MIKE ECCLES, The Leeds Studios 

ANDREW LURCUCK, True North Productions 

GARY WESTMORELAND, The Leeds Studios WINNER 

 

8: Camerawork of the Year 

Sponsored by PROVISION 

MANDY INGHAM, BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire 

MICHAEL NEWTON, ITV Yorkshire WINNER 

MARK STOKES, True North Productions 

 

9: Independent Production Company of the Year 

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE FORWARD 

ROLLEM PRODUCTION CO LTD 

SCREENHOUSE PRODUCTIONS WINNER 

TRUE NORTH PRODUCTIONS 

 

10: TV Journalist of the Year 

Sponsored by QUANTEL LTD. 

PHIL BODMER BBC Yorkshire 

JENNY HILL BBC Yorkshire WINNER 

ANNE-MARIE TASKER itv Yorkshire 

 

11: Sport Programme or Series of the Year 

HATTON HITS LAS VEGAS Beaumont Productions for Setanta Sports 

IS IT WORTH IT? – HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS itv Yorkshire WINNER 

NETBALL SUPERLEAGUE AND INTERNATIONAL TEST SERIES Televideo for BSkyB – Sky Sports 

 

12: Factual/Feature Programme of the Year (Regional) 

THE FLIGHT BNT Productions for BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire 

A FORGOTTEN CITY BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire 

INSIDE OUT BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire WINNER 

 

13: Factual Programme of the Year (Digital Channel) 

BOMBAY RAILWAY 3DI Television for BBC Four WINNER 

BRITS BEHIND BARS Diverse Productions for Bravo 

NATION ON FILM - BIRTH OF LOCAL RADIO BBC Yorkshire for BBC Four 

 

14: Factual Programme of the Year (Terrestrial Network) 

GOD’S WAITING ROOM Century North for Channel 4 WINNER 

THE HIDDEN CHILDREN Screenhouse Productions for BBC Two 

MY FAKE BABY True North Productions for Channel 4 

SCAMS, FIDDLES AND HONEST CLAIMS CENTURY North for Channel 4 

 

15: Best Single Drama, Series or Serial of the Year 

Sponsored by SCREEN YORKSHIRE 

EMMERDALE itv Productions for itv1 

HEARTBEAT itv Productions for itv1 WINNER 

THE ROYAL itv Productions for itv1 

 

16: Lifetime Achievement Award 

Sponsored by YORKSHIRE SOCIETY 

Ali Rashid WINNER

Winners