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Top Gear star bags best presenter for Richard Hammond's Blast Lab, while Hannah Montana wins two awards

Children's TV Baftas: full list of winners

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond and Disney's Hannah Montana were among the winners at the children's Bafta TV awards last night.

Hammond won the best presenter prize for his Children's BBC show Richard Hammond's Blast Lab, while Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus, won prizes for best TV programme and feature film, two of four Bafta awards voted for by more than 400,000 children.

The actor and presenter Bernard Cribbins, whose credits include Jackanory, The Wombles, Doctor Who and Wind in the Willows, won the special award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry.

Cribbins, who holds the record for number of Jackanory appearances at 111, said the BBC should return the storytelling series to its original format.

Jackanory was dropped in 1996 after 31 years, but revived in 2006 with »

- John Plunkett

27 November 2009 8:51 AM, PST | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »

The great Bernard Cribbins seems to have been in the press all week, and his presence as a Doctor Who co-star at Christmas looks set to extend his presence even further. Today it was The Times turn to feature Cribbins who was interviewed by his friend Ken Russell. While he's still refusing to give anything about The End of Time away and discussing "Right Said Fred" and The Wombles there's still plenty of interest, not least in his thoughts on his BAFTA award on Sunday and his... »

- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com

2 articles from 2009