View images over the years of the Television Awards dating as far back as 1965.
The Society Of Film and Television Arts Awards after-party in full-swing at The Talk Of The Town in London (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Richard Cawston collects the Desmond Davis Award from Lord Mountbatten at the Society of Film and Television Arts Awards. The gift of royalties from Cawston's documentary 'Royal Family' in the early 1970s enabled the Society to move its headquarters to 195 Piccadilly (pic: BAFTA Archive).
The cast of Dad's Army accept the SFTA award for Light Entertainment Production at the Society of Film and Television Arts Awards (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Lord Attenborough's brother is presented with the Desmond Davis Award by HRH The Princess Anne at the SFTA Awards (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Actor Eric Sykes, star of 'Monte Carlo or Bust' and the TV-series 'Sykes', arrives at the Society of Film and Television Arts Awards (pic: BAFTA Archive).
HRH The Princess Anne presents Eric Morecambe (and comedy partner Ernie Wise) with the Light Entertainment Performance BAFTA for 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' (pic: BAFTA Archive).
The winners from London Weekend Television at the Awards in 1975 when the broadcaster was at the height of its popularity. Winners include, from left to right, David Bell, Bill McPherson, Stanley Baxter, Cyril Bennett, Lynda Beighton, Peter Barkworth, Humphrey Burton and Peter Jay (pic: BAFTA Archive).
HRH The Princess Anne presents Robin Day With The Richard Dimbleby Award for Best Factual Presenter in 1975 (pic: BAFTA Archive).
TV presenter Esther Rantzen poses next to James Bond actor Roger Moore at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. In 1976 The Society of Film and Television Arts had become officially known as The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, or BAFTA (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Lord Grade and Lord Olivier take to the stage at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Princess Anne presents Ronnie Barker with the Light Entertainment Performance award for Going Straight & The Two Ronnies in 1979 (pic: BAFTA Archive).
John Cleese collects a Best Light Entertainment Performance BAFTA for 'Fawlty Towers' from comedy duo Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise (pic: BAFTA Archive).
The cast of Coronation Street on stage at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Sting presents comedian Rowan Atkinson with the Best Light Entertainment Performance BAFTA for 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' (pic: BAFTA Archive).
The Fellowship is presented to Jeremy Isaacs (right) in 1985 by Princess Anne and Academy Chairman James Cellan Jones (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Michael Apted collects the Flaherty Documentary Award for 28 Up from David Frost in 1985 (pic: BAFTA Archive).
In 1986, the Television Award for Originality is awarded to Bob Geldof for Live Aid for Africa. The Award was presented by Selina Scott (left) (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Presented by Michael Grade, the 1987 Television Award for Originality goes to Janet Street Porter & Jane Hewland for Network 7 (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Richard Wilson wins the award for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1994, for his role as Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave & One Foot In The Algarve (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Joan Collins presents Robbie Coltrane with the Best Actor award for Cracker in 1994 (pic: BAFTA Archive).
Actress Thora Hird receives the Special Award, presented by Melvyn Bragg, in 1994 (pic: BAFTA Archive).