Stephen Fry - Annual Television Lecture in 2010

15 June 10

Is TV as we know it in terminal decline and what's next for the British broadcasting industry? Stephen Fry delivers the Academy's Annual Television Lecture.

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BAFTA was delighted to welcome Stephen Fry to deliver the Academy’s Annual Television Lecture in 2010.

Watch the much-loved comedian and presenter declare his love for the “ambition, scope and innovation” of British television before considering whether “television as we know it is in terminal decline”.

Find out what he really thinks about the current crop of prime-time programmes and discover his controversial idea to free the creative talent of producers, writers and directors.

After the lecture listen to the Q&A session hosted by the British comedy writer and QI producer, John Lloyd, and including questions submitted for Stephen via the @bafta twitter feed.

I have to declare that I love television...I love everything about what television has been, what it still is and what it might yet be. If I criticise anything about it...I do so as with nationhood, from the point of view of love not enmity.

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions to Stephen via our #TVLecture Twitter Stream

The Annual Lecture

The Annual Lecture is the highlight of BAFTA's public programme of TV events. Each year, we invite one of television's foremost figures to give their personal view on the creative terrain of the medium and their vision for the industry. With the ever-changing landscape of the TV industry putting continual pressure on its output, programme-makers need to provide innovative solutions and the UK is arguably at the forefront of this innovation. This lecture is an opportunity to explore and champion some of the creative excellence alive in our industry today.

Past lecturers have included Colin Callender, Paul Abbott, Lorraine Heggessey, Kevin Lygo, Alan Yentob and Patrick McKenna .