BAFTA TV Awards

Some high/low-lights:

The ridiculous charade that is "Continuing Drama Series" when they mean "Soap" Award.

The look on Ross Kemp's face when he realised that "Ross Kemp on Gangs" had actually won. OK - so I've never seen an episode, but it must be really good to beat the others: Tribe, Stephen Fry - Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, and Who Do You Think You Are. Ross is off to Afghanistan tomorrow, although it wasn't clear if this means Ultimate Force has been recommissioned.

Graham Norton reminding us that the version of Celebrity Big Brother that was up for the Audience Award was the one before all the racism started.

The slight snarl on the face of Peter Jones when Graham Norton cracked a gag about ITV ripping off Dragons' Den with such shows as the forthcoming Tycoon (produced by one Peter Jones).

Why's Joan Rivers there?

If Planet Earth doesn't win "Best Factual Programme" then... well... [Moments later] And it didn't. Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand won. Hmm. So just to check - if Planet Earth doesn't win the audience vote award (where it's up against Celeb Big Brother, Life on Mars, The Royal Family, and (*shudder*) The Vicar of Dibley).

Is it wrong to over-celebrate when your "News Coverage" award is about a tragedy? OK - he was gracious in his acceptance defeat. Still, the award might at least stop ITV cutting their regional news to the bone anymore.

Well "Drama Series" simply can't be either Sugar Rush or Shameless can it. Life on Mars must be odds on favourite by some margin. [Moments later] So The Street won. That's actually a fair result as it's a great programme even if it's not as much fun as Life on Mars. Oh, and I don't think it's really an "ITV" programme. Granada, certainly, but unless ITV commissioned it, then it 'ain't an ITV show.

Was the sequence of great TV detectives edited together from clips gathered from YouTube? Some of them looked awful. I'm not sure what the point of it all was.

Just a thought for these things, but how about miking up the presenters of the awards rather than the ungainly sight of Kris Marshall having to lean in from on high to reach the microphone?

Jonathan Ross couldn't be bothered to show up for his award. I'm sure it's a good reason. He did manage to broadcast his radio show yesterday, so he's most likely in the country!

Last time I checked, The Royle Family was a half-hour show (albeit with the special being longer).

Now we know why Joan Rivers is here. An in case you hadn't realised, this is a recording to bleep out Rivers' language.

What that means is that I can leap ahead and see all the rest of the winners. I'm pleased to see that Entourage won.

It's still very strange for a fellow nominee to collect the winner's award on their behalf. At least Stephen Merchant is actually a friend of Ricky Gervais.

Anyway, all the results are over here.