Midland Centre Awards Winners 2007
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At a glittering and impressive Awards Evening held in Birmingham's Burlington Hotel, all the winners were presented with their just desserts.
The evening fizzed and was memorable due to the hard work and enormous talents of the host, Brian Conley.
Here are all this year's winners.
Winners of Awards and winners of nomination categories.
A true reflection of the high quality of programme making within the Midland Centre's area.
BEST REGIONAL PROGRAMME
WINNER
“Tales of the Unaccepted – Manor Hotel”
ITV Central
NOMINATIONS
“Inside Out – Tagging Special”
BBC East Midlands
“East Midlands Today”
TX 8.5.07.
BBC East Midlands
“Tales of the Unaccepted – The Philpotts”
ITV Central.
BEST INDEPENDENT PROGRAMME FOR BROADCAST
WINNER
“Safari Park”
(Series 1, Episode 5)
Kingfisher Television Productions Ltd
For ITV1 Central.
NOMINATIONS.
“Extra Tonight – Lessons to be learned”
Television Junction
For ITV Central.
“Waterworld”
(Series 8, Episode 9)
Peak Time Productions
For ITV Central.
BEST CORPORATE/NON-BROADCAST PROGRAMME
WINNER
“Change the Way/One Life to Live.”
HMYOI Swinfen Hall Young Offender’s Music Videos.
Rainmaker-VF Ltd/Sonic DB.
NOMINATIONS.
“How to stay safe.”
Pat the Bull Productions.
For West Midlands Police Authority.
“Socho! Family First…Safety First”
Television Junction.
For Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
Nano in Nottingham Small Science. Big Impact.
VPoint TV.
For the University of Nottingham.
BEST DRAMA
WINNER
“Doctors – Shreds”.
Series 8, Episode 166.
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
NOMINATIONS
“The Salesman”
Dreamfinder
“The Afternoon Play – Johnny Shakespeare”
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham.
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Greta Scacchi
For – “The Afternoon Play – Johnny Shakespeare”
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
NOMINATION
Stirling Gallacher
For “Doctors – Aftermath”
Series 6, Episode 167
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
Diane Keene
For “Doctors – Aftermath“
Series 6, Episode 167
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
BEST ACTOR
WINNER
James Cartwright
For “The Afternoon Play – Johnny Shakespeare”
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
NOMINATION
Steven Boxer
For “Doctors – One Part TLC, One Part Shoe Leather”
Series 8, Episode 112
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
Adrian Lewis Morgan
For “Doctors – One of Them“
Series 8, Episode 46
BBC Television Drama – Birmingham
BEST FEMALE TELEVISION PERSONALITY
WINNER
Dr Alice Roberts
BBC Vision Studios.
NOMINATIONS
Anne Davies BBC East Midlands Today
Llewela Bailey ITV Central
Sameena Ali-Khan ITV Central
BEST MALE TELEVISION PERSONALITY
WINNER
Ed James
ITV Central
NOMINATIONS
Tom Ford North One Television (Midlands)
Colin Green ITV Central
Jason Bradbury North One Television (Midlands)
BEST INNOVATION AND MULTIMEDIA
WINNER
“www,itvlocal.com/central”
ITV Central
NOMINATIONS
“Unlocking theGridlock”
BBC East Midlands Today.
Bristan Webstore
Big Button Media
“www,channel4.com/4homes”
Maverick Television
For Channel 4.
BEST MAGAZINE PROGRAMME
WINNER
“Summer Exhibition 2007”
BBC Vision Studios.
NOMINATIONS
“Gardener’s World Special – Fruiting Heritage”
BBC Vision Studios
“Desi DNA”
BBC Vision Studios
“10 Years Younger – Simon Dehany”
Series 4
Maverick Television
For Channel 4
BEST NEWS PROGRAMME
WINNER
“East Midlands Today”
TX. 8.5.07
BBC East Midlands Today.
NOMINATIONS.
“Midlands Today”
TX 28.5.07
BBC Birmingham
“Central Tonight (East Midlands)”
TX 10.5.07
ITV – Central
“Central Tonight (West Midlands)”
TX 15.6.07
ITV – Central
BEST NEW TALENT
WINNER
Jennifer Binns
Programme Producer
ITV Central
NOMINATIONS
Chris Randall & Natalie Ann Hinchley
Animators.
Second Home Productions
Ben Godfrey
Broadcast Video Journalist.
BBC Birmingham
BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
“Moving On – with Ray Gosling”
BBC Video Nation
For BBC 4
NOMINATIONS
“The Lost World of the Raj – Home from Home”
BBC Vision Studios.
“We Love the Sky at Night”
BBC Vision Studios.
“Trawlermen”
Episode 4 – Series 2
BBC Vision Studios.
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
WINNER
“Inside Out – Taqging Special”
BBC East Midlands Today
NOMINATIONS
“Ghetto Britain”
Maverick Television
For Channel 4/More 4
“Tales of the Unexpected – Manor Hotel”
ITV Central
“Tales of the Unexpected – The Philpotts”
ITV Central
“The Real E.R.”
ITV Central
STUDENTS AWARDS.
DRAMA –
WINNER
“Special Alexander”
Eddy Elliot. Staffordshire University
NOMINATIONS –
“Imperfect Reality”
Shaun Revill, Paul Grafton, Lena Rasmus, Wesley Froud, Olivia Shrimpton, Rebecca Tompkins, Christopher Brown, Natalya Welch. – University of Lincoln.
FACTUAL –
WINNER
“Just Paul”
Anna Kane, Katie Horbury, Daniela Carson. University of Central England in Birmingham.
NOMINATIONS –
“Peak Secrets – Under the Derwent”.
David Clancy, Daniel Foster, Matthew Robinson, William King. University of Lincoln.
“Jack’s Olympia”
Louise Sheehan. Tamworth and Lichfield College.
“Layman’s Guide to Hard Drive Fragmentation”
Steve Lewis. University of Central England in Birmingham.
ANIMATION –
WINNER
“LEO”
Nicholas Easter & Michael Walker. University of Lincoln.
NOMINATIONS.
“Stickman Returns”
Jorawar Taak. University of Central England in Birmingham.
“Julian Sparks”
David Jones. University of Central England in Birmingham.
Baird Medal 2007
To recognise a truly outstanding and unsurpassed contribution to television within a Midland based programme this years Medal was awarded to Sir Patrick Moore.