GAME OF THRONES Among BAFTA Radio Times Audience Award Nominees

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the shortlist of nominated programmes for this year's Radio Times Audience Award, the only award voted for by the British public at the upcoming Arqiva British Academy Television Awards on Sunday 12 May, 2013.

Call the Midwife
The Great British Bake Off
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Olympic Opening Ceremony
Strictly Come Dancing

The Radio Times Audience Award rewards programmes that have captured audiences' imaginations, got the nation talking and have become must-watch TV over the past year. A panel of leading media and entertainment journalists collated the shortlist, which this year features a variety of genres including drama, entertainment and live events.

From Tuesday 2 April until midnight on Thursday 9 May, members of the public will have the opportunity to vote for the Radio Times Audience Award at:
www.radiotimes.com/bafta

Ben Preston, Editor of Radio Times, said: "It's a shortlist which perfectly captures a simply sensational television year - from Danny Boyle's Olympic Opening night extravaganza to a vintage Strictly and a monster hit like Call The Midwife, there's something for everyone. This is a shortlist to savour and squabble over - and now it is up to the viewers to decide the winner."

Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA, added: "The variety of programmes nominated for this year's Radio Times Audience Award reflects the increasing diversity of tastes among British viewers. Each one of the programmes has captured our attention, and it will be fascinating to see which one is the public's favourite when we reveal the winner on Sunday 12 May."

Hosted by Graham Norton, the Awards will be held at the Royal Festival Hall, on London's iconic South Bank, on Sunday 12 May 2013 and will be broadcast on BBC One.