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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ triumphs at Banff World Television Festival
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has triumphed at the prestigious Banff 2005 Rockie Awards, winning seven awards including the Global Television Grand Prize for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE's Blackpool.
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The awards, judged by a distinguished international jury, form an integral part of the Banff World Television Festival.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE's Blackpool, written by acclaimed writer Peter Bowker, was named best of festival, winning both the Global Television Grand Prize and Best Mini-Series.
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Blending drama, musical and thriller, the series starred David Morrissey and new Doctor Who David Tennant.
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Factual ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ award winners included Best History and Biography Programmes for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ FOUR's Storyville: House of Saud and Best Information and Current Affairs for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE's Panorama: The New Killing Fields.
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s entertainment and lifestyle programming was also successful, with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ THREE's Flashmob - the Opera winning Best Performance Programme; Best Lifestyle Programme for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE's What Not to Wear: Teenage Daughters and Best Unscripted Entertainment Programme for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO's Dragon's Den.
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Director of Television, Jana Bennett, says: "We are very proud that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ has been recognised for creative excellence at this prestigious festival, against such strong competition.
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"I'm particularly pleased at the range of winning programmes across all four channels from a bold opera experiment on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ THREE to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE's original drama Blackpool, which shows that backing creativity works."
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