Michael Parkinson presents this evening's gala awards ceremony from Grosvenor House, London, in the presence of HRH the Princess Royal.
Two new categories included this year are best soap and best feature, as well as the Lew Grade Audience Award, voted by, among others, Radio Times' readers, and won last year by David Jason.
The event is sponsored by Radio Times, and we will bring you full behind-the-scenes coverage of the ceremony in two weeks' time. See today's choices.
Director Richard Valentine
Producer Peter Estall
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It's still Jill's night: page 23

The British Academy Television Awards
8.00pm BBC1
The starry night highlighting the best of British television will be dimmed for a moment in memory of Jill Dando who was to have co-presented the ceremony. Now Michael Parkinson alone will be host at the event and he will be joined by Charlie Dimmock, Jane McDonald, Dale Winton, Ronnie Corbett and loan Gruffudd to present individual awards.
The awards boast two new categories for best soap and best feature as well as the Lew Grade Audience Award for the most popular programme, the winner of which has been decided by our readers, along with BBC local radio listeners and GMTV viewers.
In general, the nominations are dominated by BBC programmes with the classic adaptations Our Mutual Friend and Vanity Fair and the drama A Rather English Marriage boasting a total of 22 nominations in all.
See the Bafta night feature: from page 23.