Films and TV

The Sony radio industry awards nominations have been announced and Chris Moyles and Russell Brand have been nominated for their shows on Radio 1 and Radio 2 respectively.

Moyles is up against Johnny Vaughan from Capital 95.8 for the best breakfast show, with Brand also competing with Vaughan in the entertainment category.

BBC Radio 2, Radio 4 and 5 Live are all competing for the UK station of the year.

The awards will take place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on the 12th May. The full list of nominations for the Sony radio awards can be seen below.

Breakfast show award
5 Live Breakfast - BBC Radio 5 Live
Bowie@Breakfast - Radio Clyde
Capital Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan - Capital 95.8
Jo & Twiggy Breakfast Show - Trent FM
The Chris Moyles Show - BBC Radio 1

Music programme award
Marc Riley’s Brain Surgery - BBC 6 Music
Mellow Magic - Magic 105.4
The Dermot O’Leary Show - BBC Radio 2
The Johnnie Walker Show - BBC Radio 2
Zane Lowe - BBC Radio 1

Entertainment award
Capital Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan - Capital 95.8
Jo & Twiggy Breakfast Show - Trent FM
Scott Mills - BBC Radio 1
The Russell Brand Show - BBC Radio 2
Toolan in the Morning - Key 103

Music broadcaster of the year
Andi Durrant - The Galaxy Network
Fish on Friday - Planet Rock
Paul Gambaccini - Classic FM, BBC Radio 2 & Radio 4
Sean Rafferty - BBC Radio 3
Steve Lamacq - BBC 6 Music

Music radio personality of the year
Adam @ Breakfast - 97.4 Rock FM
Geoff Lloyd - Virgin Radio
Jamie Theakston - Heart 106.2
Jonathan Ross - BBC Radio 2
Zane Lowe - BBC Radio 1

Speech broadcaster of the year
Edi Stark - BBC Radio Scotland
James Naughtie - BBC Radio 4
John Humphrys - BBC Radio 4
Owen Bennett-Jones - BBC Radio World Service
Simon Mayo- BBC Radio 5 Live

Station of the year: Under 300,000
BBC Guernsey
BBC Radio Foyle
Silk FM

Station of the year: 300,000 - 1 million
BBC Radio Nottingham
GWR Bristol
TFM Radio

Station of the year: 1 million plus
Key 103 Manchester
Radio City 96.7
Real Radio Scotland

Digital station of the year
BBC Asian Network
Gaydar Radio
Planet Rock

UK station of the year
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live

The next series of BBC One’s Points of View is to be hosted by Jeremy Vine after Sir Terry Wogan has taken the decision to step down after 8 years on the show.

Aired in 1961, the Points of View originally had Robert Robinson as the presenter. He was replaced by Barry Took with Alan Titchmarsh and Anne Robinson having a crack at the job.

Vine said the show is a “prime slice of BBC real estate”; he goes on to say that he will make sure he continues to hold the people at the top of the BBC to account in a same way he has done with politicians on Newsnight.

Points of View returns to the TV on 20th April. It will be filmed at the BBC’s White City offices after being based at Birmingham for years.

Head of Studio at BBC Birmingham, Nick Patten has thanked Terry for his input into the show over the 8 years, adding that he has been a pleasure to work with.

Good news for owners of HDTVs. Freeview will be broadcast in full HD quality from 2009.

The bad news is that you will need a new set top box to watch the new services.

There will be four free HD channels including the BBCs current service.

Ofcom reports that the new services will add to the range and diversity of TV and contribute to public service broadcasting.
The benefit for broadcasters is enormous as they can launch new services without using any new spectrum.
Users can have access to these services on free to air which is brilliant.