National Television Awards ceremony and winners

Title

National Television Awards ceremony and winners

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

30 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

Lizzie Knight reports on last night’s National Television Awards ceremony dominated by comedian Michael Barrymore, who has recently announced he is gay and is splitting from wife Cheryl. Includes Barrymore, winner of Entertainment Presenter, Entertainment Show and Game Show awards, joking about the press attention.Talk Show winner Des O’Connor joking in support of Barrymore and about his own singing. Support for Barrymore from Take That, accepting the Young Peoples Programme award for Top of the Pops. Actor winner Robson Green collecting the Drama award for Soldier Soldier. Amanda Barrie, Peter Baldwin and Bryan Mosley on the success of Soap winner Coronation Street.

Contributors

Des O’Connor; Lizzie Knight; Michael Barrymore; Peter Baldwin; Take That; Robson Green; Amanda Barrie; Bryan Mosley

Keywords

Awards; Television; Homosexuality; Television programmes; Des O’Connor; Television serials; Coronation Street; National Television Awards; Michael Barrymore; Top of the Pops; Robson Green; Soldier Soldier

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