Wark, Wilson & BBC honoured at Scottish BAFTAs

The British Academy Scotland Awards 2013 were held last night (Sunday 17 November) at a ceremony in Glasgow.

Newsnight’s own Kirsty Wark (pictured) took home the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award, while actor and director Richard Wilson, (recognisable as his alter ego Victor Meldrew from BBC comedy One Foot in the Grave) was awarded for his Outstanding Contribution to Television and Film.

In addition, BBC productions were recognised in almost half – 7 out of the 15 categories as detailed below:

• Comic Relief does Glee Club Live Final (Children’s programme: Chris Hulme, Yvonne Jennings, Julie Kelling - BBC Scotland for CBBC)
• Limmy’s Show (Comedy/Entertainment programme: Rab Christie, Brian Limond, Jacqueline Sinclair - Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland)
• Sins of our Fathers (Current Affairs: Mark Daly, Peter Macrae, Murdoch Rodgers - BBC Scotland)
• Operation Iceberg (Factual Series: Matt Barrett, Louise Ferguson, Mark Hedgecoe, Andrew Thompson - BBC Scotland for BBC Two)
• Fire in the Night (Single Documentary: Michael McAvoy, Alan Clements, Anthony Wonke - STV Productions and Berriff McGinty Films for BBC Scotland)
• Murder (TV Drama - Robert Jones, Birger Larsen, Kath Mattock, Rob Pursey, Matthew Read - BBC Scotland and Touchpaper TV for BBC One)
• Robert Jones (Writer: Murder - BBC Scotland and Touchpaper TV for BBC One)

For a full list of winners see the BAFTA website.

Hannah Khalil is Digital Content Producer, About the BBC Website and Blog.

• See also our blog Palin credits BBC at BAFTA
• And BBC winners at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards