BAFTA TV Awards 2019 takes place TOMORROW (March 11, 2019) where the top stars of British telly descend on the capital to take their seats inside the famed Royal Festival Hall.
Here’s the lowdown on the London landmark including how long its hosted the fabled awards ceremony…
Where is the BAFTA TV Awards 2019 held?
This year’s BAFTA TV Awards are being held once again at the Royal Festival Hall venue on London’s Southbank.
The hall was officially opened on May 3, 1951, after being built as part of the Festival of Britain for London County Council.
It was renovated in 2007 for a reported £111million to become the building we know now.
It first hosted the BAFTA TV awards in 2009 and has regularly hosted the ceremony since then.
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Where else has the BAFTA TV Awards been held?
The TV Awards were originally presented in one joint ceremony with its film counterparts from 1968 until 1997.
Its first Awards ceremony to be held individually chose the Prince of Wales Theatre in Leicester Square.
Since then, the ceremony has been held in a number of different locations, including the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The London Palladium in Westminster briefly held the awards for two years from 2006-2007.
When are the Bafta TV Awards 2019 and who will be hosting?
The British Academy Television Awards will take place TOMORROW, Sunday, May 12, 2019.
The big event will be hosted by Graham Norton.
He hasn’t hosted the awards in 15 years.
The show will be broadcast on BBC One at 8pm.
