Some of the UK’s biggest stars and creators issued passionate defences of Channel 4 at tonight’s BAFTA TV Awards in the wake of the UK government’s decision to privatize it. Big n…
and comedy presenter Mo Gilligan, used their BAFTA victory speeches to back the network and criticize the government’s decision. said passionately: “The BBC and Channel 4 are things we have to hold on tight to and fight every inch for.”Come Dine With Mewhich won for Reality & Constructed Factual, described the government’s move as a “destructive plan.
Late last month, the government issued a landmark Broadcasting White Paper that confirmed it will push on with the sale of Channel 4. The broadcaster has since fought back by publishing its rejected alternative proposal, which was delivered to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in February.
The chorus of Channel 4 defenses was kicked off earlier in the night by BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, who used his opening speech to make the case for the UK’s Public Service Broadcasting sector, in what were certainly coded remarks against the government’s decision to sell. Majumdar said: “Public service television is one of the foundations of distinctiveness and independence of thought in this country.“Mark Rylance stood on this stage six years ago and said: ‘We’re a nation of storytellers, we’re admired around the world for it… and woe to any government or corporation who gets in the way of that.’ His words carry more weight now than ever. Now is time for the industry to come together and stand up to make the case to protect public service broadcasting.
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