BBC scoops Children’s Baftas

The BBC has won thirteen awards for its range of children’s programmes, and presenters, at this year’s Bafta Children’s Awards. Amongst the awards won by corporation include ‘Channel of the Year’ for CBBC.

“We are thrilled to have been awarded 13 BAFTAs at this year’s awards. It is a testament to the hard work of everyone involved in CBBC and CBeebies, and the great collaboration we have with independent production companies. To be awarded Channel of the Year for CBBC is a great honour and is a credit to the immense hard work of Anne Gilchrist, Controller of CBBC, and her team.” – Richard Deverell, Controller of BBC Children’s

The beeb department’s impressive haul is outlined in full below:

Pre School Animation – Charlie & Lola (CBeebies)

Presenter – Justin Fletcher for Something Special (CBeebies)

Factual – Serious Andes (CBBC)Short Form – My Say (CBBC)

Pre-School Live Action – In The Night Garden (CBeebies)

Learning Secondary – L8R

Break–through Talent – Elliot-Otis Brown Walters for Summerhill

Special Award – The Chuckle Brothers

Writer – Alison Hulme for Summerhill (CBBC)

Animation – Charlie & Lola Autumn SpecialEntertainment – Hedz (CBBC)

Drama – The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury

Channel of the Year – CBBC.