{"id":50163,"date":"2024-04-24T11:04:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T09:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2030371"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:45:07","slug":"floella-benjamin-to-receive-bafta-fellowship-at-bafta-tv-awards-2024","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/floella-benjamin-to-receive-bafta-fellowship-at-bafta-tv-awards-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Floella Benjamin to receive BAFTA Fellowship at BAFTA TV Awards 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baroness Benjamin will be honoured with the award at this year’s ceremony. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 09:04 AM<\/p>

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Baroness Floella Benjamin is to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship at this year\u2019s BAFTA Television Awards<\/a> with P&O Cruises.<\/p>\n

Best known for presenting various children\u2019s programmes, including Play School, Play Away and Jamboree, Baroness Benjamin has become a household name for many.<\/p>\n

Over the course of her career, Benjamin has appeared in stage musical such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Black Mikado, before moving into the TV world, starring in Sarah Jane Adventures, CBeebies Bedtime Stories and Within These Walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart is full of joy and happiness. I feel as if I\u2019m standing on the summit of life\u2019s mountain, looking down at the wonderful experiences I have had in my career in the television industry of over 50 years,\u201d Benjamin said of the award.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an adventurous journey, with many challenges and adversities, but here I am, receiving the highest accolade BAFTA can bestow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that my work, which has predominantly been for children, is being recognised and celebrated in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Baroness Floella Benjamin.<\/span><\/figcaption> John Sibley – WPA Pool\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In 2010, Benjamin became the first Trinidadian woman to become a baroness in the House of Lords, and her groundbreaking work has seen her win numerous awards including an OBE for her contribution to children\u2019s broadcasting and a Lifetime Women in Film and Television Award, and she was chosen by the late Queen Elizabeth II to receive the Order of Merit.<\/p>\n

The Fellowship will be presented to Benjamin during the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises ceremony on Sunday 12th May at the Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n

Sara Putt, chair of BAFTA, said: \u201cWe are honoured to present Baroness Benjamin the BAFTA Fellowship for her tireless support of children and young people, her impact on television broadcasting, and for her unwavering championing of diversity.<\/p>

\u201cShe is an unstoppable force for good with a determination to create opportunities and positive role models for future generations that has seen her effect a tremendous amount of positive change over fifty years and counting.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is deservedly a national treasure and we can\u2019t wait to celebrate the impact of her work to date on 12th May at the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous BAFTA Fellows include Meera Syal CBE, Sir Trevor McDonald and Joanna Lumley.<\/p>\n