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• BAFTA TV Winners...
  

  Sunday night saw The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announce the winners of the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in a glittering ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall!

  It was a night for rewarding hard-hitting dramas, landmark documentaries and great entertainment.

  Huge congratulations to all the winners with an extra special mention to the teams from…
  
  Britain’s Got Talent
  The Graham Norton Show
  Cruising With Jane MacDonald
  Love Island
  The Grand National

  Love Island received the BAFTA for Reality & Constructed Factual, and Channel 5 won its first BAFTA since 2011, for Cruising with Jane McDonald in the Features category.

  Ambulance received the BAFTA for Factual Series, Single Documentary was awarded to Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum and Dad and Basquiat – Rage to Riches won the award for Specialist Factual.

  Virgin TV’s Must-See Moment, the only award voted for by the public, was won by Blue Planet II for the ‘Mother Pilot Whale Grieves’ moment.

  We’re sure everyone had a fantastic night!

  Keep up to date with all the latest news by following us on Twitter: @TOVSLtd

  15 May 18
• BAFTA TV NOMINATIONS
  

  Huge congratulations to our own Mel Quigley for her BAFTA nomination below.

  Congratulations to Anna Maxwell-Martin for her BAFTA nomination #motherland worked on by our own Paul Hill.

  Congratulations to the Hospital production team worked on by our own Finlay Milne.

  The Awards in 2018 will take place on Sunday 13 May - some of the nominations are........

  Current Affairs:
  WHITE RIGHT: MEETING THE ENEMY (EXPOSURE) Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle, Andrew Smith, Melanie Quigley – Fuuse Films / ITV
  Entertainment Programme:
  ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY Pete Ogden, Saul Fearnley, Diego Rincon, Andy Milligan – ITV Studios / Mitre Television / ITV
  THE VOICE UK Production Team – ITV Studios / Talpa / ITV
  BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Amelia Brown, Lee McNicholas, Richard Holloway, Charlie Irwin – Thames / Syco / ITV
  Comedy Entertainment Programme:
  TASKMASTER Andy Cartwright, Andy Devonshire, Alex Horne – Avalon / Dave
  THE LAST LEG Production Team – Open Mike Productions / Channel 4
  Factual Series:
  HOSPITAL Production Team – Label1 / BBC Two worked on by our own Finlay Milne
  AMBULANCE Jo Hughes, Bruce Fletcher, Kirsty Cunningham, Simon Ford – Dragonfly / BBC One
  Live Event:
  ONE LOVE MANCHESTER Production Team – BBC Studios / SB Projects / BBC One
  Reality & Constructed Factual:
  LOVE ISLAND Production Team – ITV Studios / Motion Content Group / ITV2
  CELEBRITY HUNTED Production Team – Shine TV / Channel 4
  Sport:
  ANTHONY JOSHUA v. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO Adam Smith, Ed Robinson, Sara Chenery, Jennie Blackmore – Sky Sports / Sky Sports Box Office

  As ever, do not forget to follow us on Twitter: @TOVSLtd

  17 Apr 18
• TOVS baby news
  

  HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Martin McEwan and his family on their newest arrival, Cora Rose McEwan.

  They are all doing well and having to relearn newborn stuff whilst entertaining Josie their lively two year old who is helping out with her new sister.

  Lots of love to everyone from us here at TOVS xxx

  6 Apr 18
• Wasn’t it supposed to be snowing this weekend?
  

  Well it was sunny this morning and its stormy now but the mood is positive and we have a long weekend to look forward to.

  Here is this week's TOVS TV Times…..

  This FRIDAY night…it’s the girls’ turn!
  The Real Full Monty: Ladies’ Night at 9pm on ITV
  Move over boys – it’s time for the ladies to get in on the act! Hot on the heels of last night’s The Real Full Monty, eight fearless female celebrities get ready for the performance of their lives to raise awareness of breast cancer.

  On SATURDAY night its heavyweight time…
  Boxing in Cardiff, Anthony Joshua V Joseph Parker, at 6pm
  The much-hyped battle takes place in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium between Joshua
  and Parker who hails from New Zealand…big shout out to Duncan Cross, Gary Beckerman & Mitch Bligh who’ll be filming the fight.

  On SUNDAY night…for music lovers!
  Change Your Tune, 7pm on ITV
  New series, Baz Ashmawy hosts the musical challenge in which some of the country’s worst singers perform live, then undergo weeks of training to improve their voices.

  This WEEKEND our fantastic freelancers are travelling not only the Boxing above but....

  Football at Arsenal, Liverpool & Crystal Palace and the BBC Women’s Football Show.
  Racing in Musselburgh.
  Don’t forget the countdown to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games starting on the 4th April until the 15th April.

  NEXT WEEK make sure you do not miss:
  Inside the Railway (Mon, C5, 9pm).
  Hospital (Tues, BBC 1, 9pm).
  Seven Year Switch (Tues, C4, 9.15pm)
  Sam & Billie Faiers: The Mummy Diaries (Wed, ITV Be, 9pm)
  First Dates (Wed, C4, 10pm)
  Celebrity Juice (Thu, ITV2, 10pm)
  
  That's all for now...have a great long weekend everyone!
  
  Please don't forget to stay up to date with the latest by following us on TWITTER: @TOVSLtd

  29 Mar 18
• Happy Easter from everyone TOVS...
  

  The TOVS office will be closed from Friday 30th March to Monday 2nd April, re-opening on Tuesday 3rd April at 9am. In the meantime if you have any urgent enquiries there is an out of hours emergency number on the answering machine in the office.

  We hope you all have a wonderful long weekend with family and friends and get lots of Easter eggs!

  As always follow us on Twitter for all the most up to date news @TOVSLtd

  29 Mar 18
• And the nominees for the 2018 Bulldog Awards are.......
  

  Huge congratulations to all the nominees with special mention to.....

  PANEL, QUIZ OR CHAT SHOW
  The Graham Norton Show, Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule, The Last Leg, Celebrity Juice, Taskmaster
  
  ENTERTAINMENT
  Strictly Come Dancing, Love Island, The Voice UK, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  
  DOCUMENTARY SERIES
  Hospital, Ambulance
  
  FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
  Gogglebox, Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds

  LIVE EVENT
  Glastonbury 2017, Strictly Final,The Brit Awards 2017, One Love Manchester

  LIVE SPORT
  Wimbledon, 2017 FA Cup Final, 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships, Anthony Joshua Vs Wladimir Klitschko, British Open Golf, The Grand National

  We are looking forward to seeing who takes the coveted awards home.

  Make sure you follow us on TWITTER for the most up to date news: @TOVSLtd

  27 Mar 18
• As we approach the start of British Summer Time (no really!)...
  it is time for this week's TOVS TV Times:
  

  
  Starting off this week is the series FINALE of...
  The Last Leg at 10pm on Channel 4
  Tonight's guest is Michael Sheen. Hopefully the boys will be able to see him over their RTS Award which we hope will be taking pride of place on Adam's desk!

  On SATURDAY night warm up your vocal chords ready for...
  The Voice UK at 7pm on ITV
  We are inching closer to the final with another knockout show this week! Who will make it to the semi-finals.

  Whilst it might be a quiet WEEKEND for the football, that doesn't mean that our freelancers are sitting at home twiddling their thumbs. Oh no! They are as busy as ever with...
  Rugby in Bath, Cardiff, Reading, Newcastle & London
  Boxing in London 
  Snooker in Llandudno
  
  Our top tips for your viewing pleasure NEXT WEEK are...
  Hospital at 9pm on BBC Two from MONDAY
  Paddington Station 24/7 at 9pm on Channel 5 from MONDAY
  Seven Year Switch at 9.15pm on Channel 4 from TUESDAY
  Sam & Billy Faiers: The Mummy Diaries at 9pm on ITV Be from WEDNESDAY
  
  One last thing...do not forget to change your clocks on SUNDAY morning, we would not want anyone to be late for work!

  That's all for now...have a great weekend everyone!
  In the meantime, stay up to date with the latest by following us on TWITTER: @TOVSLtd

  23 Mar 18