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Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Tess Daly's Bafta tribute to the Golden Age
independent.co.uk (6 hours ago)

The Bouncer: England's run machine Joe Root charms the Lord's crowd
Joe Root charmed Lord's with 71, the Test's top score so far, and the statistics were flowing. He has 757 runs in six first-class innings this season at 126.17. As he reached his 50 he passed 3,000 career runs. And when he bats with Trott their combined surnames use only three letters of the alphabet. What's not to...
guardian.co.uk (6 hours ago)

Paul Shane: Actor who mined a seam of comedy nostalgia in 'Hi-De-Hi!' and 'Oh Mr Beeching!'
Pug-faced and cheery-eyed, Paul Shane was the face of a particular strain of nostalgic comedy on BBC television for nearly two decades. Instantly recognisable as the face (and voice) of the ’50s-set holiday-camp sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, Shane relished the role of resident comedian and shyster Ted Bovis. The series won a...
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)

Yes the Baftas ignored black actors, but there aren't enough on TV | Paterson Joseph
Last Sunday saw the most successful television Baftas ever. An estimated 6.1 million tuned in to watch "us" congratulating … "us". However, some found cause to be disappointed rather than celebratory. Lenny Henry's comments on how very obviously white this year's ceremony was met with an echo among those of us who...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

Paul McCartney appears onstage at Bafta screening of new Wings DVD in London (May 15)
Macca introduces screening of live film 'Rockshow'
nme.com (2 days ago)

Jude Law to star in Guardian/Young Vic film collaboration
Jude Law will team up with the Belarus Free Theatre for the next in the series of short films coproduced by the Guardian and the Young Vic theatre. Over the course of this year, the two organisations will present a series of four films created by the stars and creatives behind Young Vic productions. Law, who played...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)

What will Olivia Colman do next after Bafta and Broadchurch success? Quite a lot, actually
independent.co.uk (2 days ago)
'Platoon' Editor David Campling, Longtime BAFTA LA Board Member, Dead at 73
msn.com (3 days ago)

Mail Online skirts around Grayson Perry's pearl necklace | Media Monkey
What's this – a pearl necklace, on Mail Online? Grayson Perry's Bafta TV awards gown (created by Central St Martins student Morgan Levy and last year's winner of a dress designing competition the artist runs annually at the college) has a none too subtle motif – an, um ... ejaculating penis – that may have been...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)

Lenny Henry: It’s all too white on Bafta night
Lenny Henry has complained there was not enough black talent at this year’s Bafta television awards.
standard.co.uk (3 days ago)

Baftas were a disgrace for not celebrating black talent, says Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry, the actor and comedian, says he was left disappointed by the lack of 'black talent' celebrated at the Bafta television awards on Sunday.
telegraph.co.uk (3 days ago)

Chris Huhne enjoys freedom fry-up with cross-dressing artist Grayson Perry
The disgraced former Energy Secretary was interviewed by the Bafta-winning artist at the Chippenham Pit Stop Cafe on the M4 hours after his release from Leyhill open prison in Gloucestershire.
dailymail.co.uk (4 days ago)

The freedom fry-up! Disgraced former minister Chris Huhne enjoys breakfast with cross-dressing...
The disgraced former Energy Secretary was interviewed by the Bafta-winning artist at the Chippenham Pit Stop Cafe on the M4 hours after his release from Leyhill open prison in Gloucestershire.
dailymail.co.uk (4 days ago)

Channel 4 chairman defends six-figure bonuses for top staff
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has defended the six-figure bonuses paid out to its senior executives despite falling short of audience targets last year. The broadcaster's chief executive David Abraham received a £100,000 bonus and chief creative officer Jay Hunt an additional £116,000 taking their salaries to...
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)

Who nicked our gong? Revolution pranksters hoist by their own petard
Who would dare steal a Bafta? Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, stars of The Revolution Will Be Televised, won best comedy programme last Sunday for the satirical BBC3 show in which they expose the hypocrisies of the Establishment by pranking everyone from George Osborne (they presented him with a GCSE maths...
standard.co.uk (4 days ago)

Who nicked our gong? Revolution pranksters hoisted by their own petard
Who would dare steal a Bafta? Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein, stars of The Revolution Will Be Televised, won best comedy programme last Sunday for the satirical BBC3 show in which they expose the hypocrisies of the Establishment by pranking everyone from George Osborne (they presented him with a GCSE maths...
standard.co.uk (4 days ago)
Alan Sugar snubs the Made In Chelsea cast after they beat The Young Apprentice to a Bafta
MIC'S Andy said "It’s such a shame to see people behave with so little tact.” Meanwhile, Spencer has revealed he’s off to Hollywood. Hooray!
mirror.co.uk (5 days ago)
Last Night’s TV: The Fall
Is it too early to predict one of next year’s Bafta battles? Olivia Colman (well done) is practically a shoo-in...
thetimes.co.uk (5 days ago)
BAFTA hands out its TV awards
Olivia Colman and Olympic coverage score big at the awards ceremony. Alicia Powell reports.
reuters.com (5 days ago)

Role model
Telegraph View: Olivia Colman, who won two Bafta awards on Sunday, is a shining example of an actor whose talents precede all else
telegraph.co.uk (5 days ago)

Histories cast to star in Bard film
The cast of Bafta-winning CBBC show Horrible Histories are to reunite to appear in a film about Shakespeare.
bbci.co.uk (5 days ago)

The party's over (early): Bafta TV winners Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith have to start work at...
Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith were the big winners at the Bafta Television Awards - but didn’t attend any wild parties because both were due back at work at 6am today.
standard.co.uk (5 days ago)

Bafta TV awards 2013: Lord Sugar miffed that Young Apprentice missed out to Made in Chelsea
Lord Sugar evidently isn’t used to missing out on the big prizes in life. When his reality show Young Apprentice lost out to reality show Made in Chelsea at the British Academy Television Awards last night he might have clapped politely but soon made his displeasure felt elsewhere.
independent.co.uk (5 days ago)

The party's over (early): Bafta winners Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith have to start work at 6am
Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith were the big winners at the Bafta Television Awards - but didn’t attend any wild parties because both were due back at work at 6am today.
standard.co.uk (5 days ago)

British Academy Television Awards 2013: The best Bafta red carpet pictures
The TV Bafta awards belonged to Olivia Colman after the Broadchurch star picked up two awards for two very different roles.
independent.co.uk (5 days ago)
BAFTA Television Awards 2013: Red carpet fashion
A stylish Sienna Miller paved the way for many a photo opportunity at the BAFTA Television Awards in London.
telegraph.co.uk (5 days ago)

Who were the Bafta TV awards 2013 red carpet fashion winners and losers?
Long dresses, laces dresses and shocking pink jumpsuits - our fashion director rates (or slates) the lot
mirror.co.uk (5 days ago)

The Baftas: the night belongs to Olivia Colman and Sheridan Smith
A weeping Sheridan Smith and a swearing Olivia Colman delighted the Bafta audience last night.
standard.co.uk (5 days ago)

‘Don’t cry, you look like a kn*b’ – Sheridan Smith sobs and swears her way through Bafta TV...
The award for most surprised winner at last night’s British Academy Television Awards went to Sheridan Smith.
independent.co.uk (5 days ago)

Baftas 2013: Is Michael Palin better at comedy or travel presenting?
As Michael Palin prepares to receive a prestigious Bafta Fellowship tonight, Michael Hogan considers what his strongest suit is.
telegraph.co.uk (5 days ago)