Scottish Drag Race UK royalty Lawrence Chaney will join the host of presenters at this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards, taking place in Glasgow's Grosvenor House Hotel.
Season Two winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and Glasgow's own, Lawrence will be joined by Des Clarke and Shereen Cutkelvin as hosts of the RTS Programme awards. The Awards recognise and celebrate the best talent, skills and creativity across TV production in 2021.
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Stephen O’Donnell, Chair of RTS Scotland, said: “The standard of entries this year has been outstanding, and our jurors have had an incredibly difficult task in creating this impressive shortlist. I’m thrilled that we’ll be celebrating the wealth of TV talent we have here in Scotland at our awards ceremony later this month.
"Huge congratulations to all the nominees!”
You can click here to buy tickets to the Programme Awards, being held in Glasgow on Sunday, October 30. Read on below for a full list of nominees, and the awards they are selected for.
Entertainment and Features
- Miann na Maighdinn-Mara - Hiort / Mermaid Tales – St Kilda (Mac TV for BBC ALBA)
- Murder Island (STV Studios for Channel 4)
- Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (Tuesday’s Child Scotland for Channel 4)
Documentary and Specialist Factual: Arts
- Cèol is Cràdh (Sgeul Media for BBC ALBA)
- Beyond Burns (Elephant Shoe Films for BBC Scotland)
- Scotland The Rave (IWC Media for BBC Scotland)
Children's
- Cum Suil Orm (Corran Media for BBC ALBA)
- Miann na Mara / A Wish for the Waves (Macanta Media for BBC ALBA)
- The Brilliant World of Tom Gates 2 (TG Entertainment, Wild Child Animation, Black Camel Pictures for Sky Kids)
Director
- Patrick Harkins - Guilt (Expectation & Happy Tramp for BBC Scotland and BBC Two)
- Matt Pinder - The Hunt for Bible John (Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland)
- Max Myers - Shetland (Silverprint Pictures for BBC One)
Documentary and Specialist Factual
- For Peat’s Sake (Elephant Shoe Films for BBC Scotland)
- Darren McGarvey’s Class Wars (Tern Television Productions for BBC Scotland)
- Talent (Studio Something for BBC Scotland)
Short Form
- Everyman (Bombito Productions for Scottish Documentary Institute)
Float (Black Camel Pictures for BBC Scotland)
Stevens & McCarthy (The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland)
Current Affairs
I Can’t Breathe: Black and Dead in Custody (BBC Scotland for BBC One)
Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause (Finestripe Productions for Channel 4)
Thatcher vs The Miners (Tern Television Productions for Channel 5)
Writer
Neil Forsyth - Guilt (Expectation & Happy Tramp for BBC Scotland and BBC Two)
Stef Smith - Float (Black Camel Pictures for BBC Scotland)
Will Murray - Cum Suil Orm (Corran Media for BBC ALBA)
Comedy
Scot Squad – Hogmanay Special (The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland)
Two Doors Down (BBC Studios for BBC Two)
How We Forgot To Save The Planet (BBC Studios for Channel 4)
Craft: Editing
Audrey McColligan - The Hunt for Bible John (Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland)
Nikki McChristie - Vigil (World Productions for BBC One)
Berny McGurk - Killing Escobar (Two Rivers Media for BBC Scotland)
On-Screen Personality
Sean Batty
Amy Irons
Darren McGarvey
Sport Programme
Undisputed: The Life and Times of Ken Buchanan (TVI Vision for BBC Scotland)
A View from the Terrace (Studio Something for BBC Scotland)
Mr Brown’s Boys (Tern Television Productions for BBC Scotland)
Young Journalist (Presented in memory of George Sinclair)
Katie McEvinney, BBC Scotland
Brandon Cook, STV (North)
Hazel Martin, BBC Scotland
Documentary and Specialist Factual: Science and Natural History
Changing Landscapes (BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Scotland)
The Secret Science of Sewage (Tern Television Productions for BBC Two)
Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World (Tern Television Productions for BBC Scotland)
Documentary and Specialist Factual: History
Mark Walters: In the Footsteps of Andrew Watson (14th Floor Productions for BBC Scotland)
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland (Two Rivers Media for BBC Scotland)
The Hunt for Bible John (Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland)
Camera
Julian Schwanitz - Killing Escobar (Two Rivers Media for BBC Scotland)
Gavin Hopkins - Panorama/Disclosure: Desperately Seeking Asylum (BBC Scotland)
Alfie Biddle - Shetland (Silverprint Pictures for BBC One)
Animation and VFX
Life Beyond Earth (Revenant)
Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline (media co-op, Dave Marrow)
Equally Safe at School (media co-op, Jennifer Kyle)
News
The Nine (BBC Scotland)
Reporting Scotland (BBC One Scotland)
STV News at Six (Central), STV
Drama
Guilt (Expectation and Happy Tramp for BBC Scotland and BBC Two)
Annika (Black Camel Pictures for UKTV)
Shetland (Silverprint Pictures for BBC One)
Daytime
Antiques Road Trip (STV Studios for BBC One)
Paramedics on Scene (Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland)
Craft: Sound
Adam Wood/Serious Sound for Annika (Black Camel Productions for UKTV)
Kahl Henderson, Iain Anderson, Sam Biggs and Stuart Bruce for Vigil (World Productions for BBC One)
Craft: Post Production - Graphics and Titles
Life Beyond Earth (Revenant)
Max Joss (STV News)
Live Event
Na Trads 2021 (Beezr Studios for BBC ALBA)
TRNSMT 2021 (BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Scotland)
Student Television Award
Eilidh Nicoll - Silvering (STV Player)
Nathan Clark - YouTube Editing is Like 80's MTV (STV Player)
May-Ann Blanch - Sizzle (STV Player)
Colleen Bell - The Space I Occupy (STV Player)
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