Peter Bennett-Jones - Annual Television Lecture in 2011

19 September 11

Anyone who sees TV as anything other than the dominant media platform is plain wrong. It is this dominance which generates our responsibility to do better.

Peter Bennett-Jones presented an energetic and passionate television lecture in which he argued fervently for more socially ambitious programming in today’s television schedule. He called for content producers to place a greater emphasis on social issues so that television may be put to its full potential as an agent for positive change.

Bennett-Jones plead with industry professionals to “pursue your passions…focus on what change you want to make, what views you want to be heard and shared, and make this the starting point of a television development.”

• Download the 2011 Television Lecture transcript (194 KB)

Kirsty Wark in Conversation with Peter Bennett-Jones

The lecture was followed by a Q&A hosted by TV journalist Kirsty Wark allowing for further questions from the audience.

Peter Bennett-Jones

Peter's creative energy and his quest to nurture and support talent are an inspiration. He has developed and inspired some of the finest talents in comedy, as well as founded one of the UK's best known production companies, Tiger Aspect Group, and produced numerous award-winning programmes. Peter is Chairman of PBJ and KBK Management, Chair of Trustees at Comic Relief and Sport Relief, on the board of Trustees at the National Theatre and in 2011 was awarded the BAFTA Special Award.

His contribution to the television industry has been outstanding and in recognition of this fact he was awarded the BAFTA Special Award at the Philips British Academy Television Awards in May this year.
Find out more about the 2011 BAFTA Special Award.

The Annual Lecture

The Annual Lecture is the highlight of BAFTA's public programme of TV events. Each year, BAFTA invites one of TV's foremost figures to give their personal view on the state of creativity within their industry - what pressures are programme makers facing, where innovation is at its strongest and what lies ahead for the future of British television. BAFTA's role is to champion creative excellence and the Annual Television Lecture is an opportunity for BAFTA and the wider industry to explore what excellence means today.

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

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