British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Factual
The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards , the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
Before splitting into two categories for sound in 1992, Best Sound: Factual and Best Sound: Fiction , two categories were presented to recognize sound in television programming:
From 1978 to 1991 Best Sound Supervisor was presented.
From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Sound was presented.
Winners and nominees
1990s
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
1992
A Royal Gala: The Prince of Wales's Symphony for The Spire
Robert Edwards
Live from The Proms
Paul Cunliffe
The South Bank Show : Kiri Te Kanawa (Special)
Mike Fairman, Colin Martin, Team
Mahler’s 8th Symphony
Graham Haines
1993
Elizabeth R
Peter Edwards, Colin Martin, Gary Franchi
The Royal Variety Performance
John Caulfield, Tim Davies
Nomads: Siberia
Lindsay Dodd, Finn Arden, Bob Jackson
Celebration: Simply Red
Mike Hayes
1994
Inside Story: Traffic Jam
Stuart Bruce, Bob Jackson, Kathy Heaton
Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns
Stuart Deutsch, Brooks Williams
As It Happened The Killing of Kennedy
Peter Edwards, Colin Martin
Secret Nature: Isles of Scilly
John Hale, Justin Smith
1995
Torvill and Dean: Facing the Music
David Welch, Paul Hardy, Keith Marriner
Beyond the Clouds
Michael Danks, Anna Gregory, Geraldine Phillips, Colin Martin, Matt Skilton
Blues and Twos
Bob Jackson, Colin Hobson, Team
The Nick
Keith Rodgerson, Richard Hannan, John Wood
1996
The Beatles Anthology
Howie Nicol, Richard King, Andy Matthews, Danny Longhurst
HMS Brilliant
Adrian Bell, Tony Anscombe, Trish Stephenson, Gary McIntyre
True Stories: The Betrayed
Patrick Bolland, Michael Narduzzo
The Private Life of Plants
Trevor Gosling, Lucy Rutherford, Martin Harries, Peter Hicks
1997
Blues and Twos
Bob Jackson, Chris Pancott, Steve Blincoe
True Stories: Crime of the Wolf
Leonid Gavrichenko, Alexander Grusdev
Great Railway Journeys
Soho Stories
Chris Terrill, Keith Wilkinson, George Foulgham
1998
Airport
John Rodda, Paul Roberts
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Fraser Barber, Victoria Trow, Kathy Rodwell, Michael Narduzzo
Hotel
Adrian Bell, Tim Watts, Paul Roberts
Great Composers
1999
The Life of Birds
Omnibus : Andre Previn
Bob Blauvelt, Bill Chesneau, Steve Jankowski, Peter Davies
Lockerbie: A Night Remembered
David Lindsay, Matt Skilton
The Human Body
2000s
Year
Title
Episode
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2000
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
John Pritchard, Bob Jackson
BBC One
Eye of the Storm
Ian Hills, Dion Stuart, Samantha Handy
ITV
Paddington Green
John Rodda, Dudley Houlden, Paul Roberts
BBC One
Shanghai Vice
Channel 4
2001
The South Bank Show
"Simon Rattle on Judith Weir"
Paul Vigars, Alex Thompson
ITV
Britain at War in Colour
Brian Aherne
ITV
Volcano
Victor Chainey, Chris Phinikas
Channel 4
Omnibus
"Dudley Moore – After the Laughter"
Michael Lax
BBC One
2002
Hell in the Pacific
Peter Eason, Craig Butters, Cliff Jones
Channel 4
Walking with Beasts
Kenny Clark, Jovan Ajder, Chris Burdon
BBC One
The Blue Planet
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song
Peter Davies, Paul Cowgill, Ravi Gurnam, Jane Barnett
BBC Two
2003
The Queen's Golden Jubilee
BBC One
Wild Weather
Jovan Ajder, Simon Pinkerton, Dan Gable
BBC Two
Sahara with Michael Palin
John Pritchard, George Foulgham
BBC One
The Queen Mother’s Funeral
2004
Operatunity
Trevor Hotz, Paul Parsons, Graham Haines
BBC Four
Elephants – Spy in the Herd
Peter Davies, Paul Cowgill, Paul Cooper
BBC One
Ancient Egyptians
"The Battle of Megiddo"
Paul Hamblin, Tim Owens, Max Bygrave
Channel 4
Living with Michael Jackson
Samantha Handy, Zubin Sarosh, Dion Stuart
ITV
2005
The Genius of Mozart
Andy Rose, Tony Meering, Ben Baird
BBC One
The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
Bob Jackson
Channel 4
Big Cat Week
Andy Hawley, Andy Milk, Andrew Wilson, Ian Bown
BBC One
Himalaya with Michael Palin
John Pritchard, George Foulgham
2006
Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day
Ben Baird, Gregor Lyon, Brian Howell
BBC One
Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz
Ben Baird, Mike Hatch
BBC Two
The Genius of Beethoven
Ben Baird, Andy Rose, Tony Meering
BBC One
Life in the Undergrowth
2007
9/11: The Twin Towers
Peter Baldock, Tim White, Cliff Jones
BBC One
Breaking Up with the Joneses
Ben Baird, Ursula MacFarlane, Saskia Wilson
Channel 4
The Somme: From Defeat to Victory
Danny Finn
BBC One
Planet Earth
Andrew Wilson, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild
2008
War Oratorio
Paul Paragon, Mike Hatch, Ben Baird
Channel 4
Michael Palin's New Europe
George Foulgham, John Pritchard
BBC One
Trawlermen
"Pick of the Catch"
George Foulgham, Lisa McMahon
Seven Ages of Rock
BBC Two
2009
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan
James Snowden, Nick Fry
Sky One
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Bob Jackson, James Baker
BBC Two
The Family
Channel 4
Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final
BBC Sport
2010s
Year
Title
Episode
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2010
Trawlermen
George Foulgham, Lisa Marie McStay, Kiff McManus, Dafydd Baines
BBC One
9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers
Ben Baird, Adam Wilks, Ben Lester, Merce Williams
Channel 4
Nature's Great Events
"The Great Feast"
Paul Cowgill, Kate Hopkins, Andrew Wilson, Graham Wild
BBC One
Life
"Insects"
Chris Domaille, Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins
2011
Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
Paul Paragon, Jez Spencer, Mike Hatch
BBC Four
Human Planet
"Oceans"
Martyn Harries, Kate Hopkins
BBC One
"Jungles"
Willow Murton, Kate Hopkins, Mark Ferda, Rachael Kinley
Top Gear: Middle East Special
BBC Two
2012
Frozen Planet
"To the Ends of the Earth"
Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild
BBC One
The Choir: Military Wives
Daniel Jones, Sam Mathewson
BBC Two
The Royal Wedding: Service in Westminster Abbey
BBC One
Rostropovich: The Genius of the Cello
Tom O'Pray, Paul Paragon, Sam Santana
BBC Four
2013
The London 2012 Olympics: Super Saturday
Peter Bridges
BBC One
Top Gear
Chris Lebert, Robert Entwistle, Russell Edwards, Kiff McManus
BBC Two
Brazil with Michael Palin
George Foulgham, Sebastian Dunn
BBC One
The Plane Crash
Grant Covacic, Pete Lee, Karl Mainzer, Michael Wood
Channel 4
2014
David Bowie – Five Years
Rowan Jennings, Karl Mainzer, Adam Scourfield
BBC Two
Africa
"Kalahari"
Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild
BBC One
Britten's Endgame
Patrick Boland, Mike Hatch, Rowan Jennings, Paul Paragon
BBC Four
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive 3D
Freddie Claire, Graham Kirkman, John Rogerson, Richard Addis
Sky 3D
Hebrides – Islands on the Edge
Ben Peace, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens
BBC Two
2015
Messiah at the Foundling Hospital
Mike Hatch, Kuz Randhawa, Matt Skilton
BBC Two
Hidden Kingdoms
"Under Open Skies"
Max Bygrave, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins, Ben Peace
BBC One
The Choir : New Military Wives
Daniel Jones, Paul Taylor, Sarah Hunt, Pete Lee
BBC Two
That Musical We Made
Roger Lucas, Oliver Rotchell, Stuart Hilliker, Alex Ellerington
2016
VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers
Andy James, Andy Payne, Andy Groves, Julian Pasqua
BBC One
The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone
Daniel Jones, Gareth Malone, Conrad Fletcher, Mat Wood
BBC Two
La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas
Matt Skilton, Mike Hatch, Tony Burke
Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough
John Rogerson, Richard Addis, Ryan Twyman, Freddie Claire
BBC One
2017 [ 1]
Planet Earth II
"Cities"
Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens
BBC One
Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
John Rogerson, Jay Price, Laurie Goode, Andy Paddon
BBC One
Planet Earth II
"Jungles"
Kate Hopkins, Graham Wild
Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016
2018 [ 2]
Blue Planet II
"Coral Reefs"
Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins
BBC One
Mountain: Life at the Extreme
"Himalaya"
Graham Wild, George Fry, James Burchill
BBC Two
World War One Remembered: Passchendaele
Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Andy James, Mark McLoughlin
BBC One
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Karl Mainzer, Rowan Jennings, Adam Scourfield, Sean O'Neil
The Grand Tour
Russell Edwards, Tristan Powell, Robert Entwistle, Marc Wojtanowski
Amazon Prime Video
2019 [ 3]
Later Live with Jools Holland
BBC Two
Michael Palin in North Korea
Doug Dreger, Rowan Jennings
Channel 5
Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Classic Albums)
Kate Davis, Steve Onopa
BBC Four
Dynasties
"Chimpanzees"
Tim Owens, Graham Wild, Katie Hopkins
BBC One
2020s
Year
Title
Episode
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2020 [ 4] [ 5]
Battle of the Brass Bands
Sky Arts
Our Planet
"One Planet"
Tim Owens
Netflix
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Nick Adams
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins
BBC One
2021 [ 6]
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan
Netflix
Earth At Night In Color
Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild, Paul Ackerman, Tom Mercer
Apple TV+
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Richard Kondal, Alex Outhwaite, Adrian Sandu
Sky Documentaries
Springwatch 2020
BBC Two
2022 [ 7] [ 8]
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Nas Parkash, Dan Johnson, Tae Hak Kin, Claire Ellis
Apple TV+
The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James, Andy Payne
BBC One
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Doug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, Hugh Dwan, James Evans
Netflix
Earth At Night In Color
Kate Hopkins, Jonny Crew, Paul Ackerman, Graham Wild
Apple TV+
2023 [ 9] [ 10]
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
Peter Bridges, Matthew Charles, Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James, Andy Payne
BBC One
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Doug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan
Netflix
Frozen Planet II
"Frozen Worlds"
Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild
BBC One
Later... with Jools Holland
Tudor Davies
BBC Two
2024 [ 11]
If These Walls Could Sing
George Foulgham, Philip Moroz, Alex Gibson, Tom Verstappen, Adam Prescod
Disney+
The Enfield Poltergeist
Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Kirstie Howell, Jack Wensley, Jamie McPhee, Alexej Mungersdorff
Apple TV+
The Coronation of TM The King and Queen Camilla
BBC One
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Netflix
Note : The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Sound team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.
See also
References
^ "BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners Include 'The Crown', 'The Night Manager', 'National Treasure' — Full List" . Deadline. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
^ "Nominations Announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2018" . Bafta . 22 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
^ "Nominations announced: Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2019" . www.bafta.org . 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-30 .
^ "Bafta TV Awards: Richard Ayoade to host socially-distanced delayed ceremony" . bbc . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
^ " 'Chernobyl' Leads 2020 BAFTA TV Craft Awards" . bbc . Retrieved 30 March 2021 .
^ "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards" . www.bafta.org . 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28 .
^ Ritman, Alex (30 March 2022). "BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 30 March 2022 .
^ Ritman, Alex (April 24, 2022). "BAFTA TV Craft Awards: 'Landscapers,' 'We Are Lady Parts' Among Top Winners" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 26, 2022 .
^ Ritman, Alex (22 March 2023). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 22 March 2023 .
^ Ravindran, Manori (23 April 2023). " 'House of the Dragon,' 'This Is Going to Hurt' Lead Winners at BAFTA TV Craft Awards" . Variety . Retrieved 24 April 2023 .
^ Szalai, Georg (March 20, 2024). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'The Crown,' 'Black Mirror' Lead Nominations" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 24, 2024 .
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