Ready for the 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards? This fabulous celebration of last year’s top telly will be hosted for the second year in a row by Richard Ayoade and will be live on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Sunday 6 June. Got it? Good.

Want the full list of nominees? Then check them out right here.

And don’t forget you can also vote for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment by clicking here. Not only is it the only award voted for by the great British public, but by casting your vote you could win a load of amazing prizes, too!

With plenty of brilliant shows and individual talent in the running for this year’s gongs, scroll down to discover where you can check them out before the ceremony kicks off.

Small Axe

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Leading Actor (John Boyega, Shaun Parkes), Leading Actress (Letitia Wright), Mini-Series, Supporting Actor (Malachi Kirby, Micheal Ward)

Directed and co-written by Steve McQueen, this poignant and powerful anthology series zooms in on life among London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s onwards.

The Crown

Find seasons 1-4 in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Drama Series, Leading Actor (Josh O’Connor), Supporting Actor (Tobias Menzies), Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter)

Amid the fast-changing landscape of 1980s Britain, the royally good drama steps things up with the introductions of Diana Spencer and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

I May Destroy You

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Leading Actor (Paapa Essiedu), Leading Actress (Michaela Coel), Mini-Series, Supporting Actress (Weruche Opia)

Michaela Coel’s devastatingly good drama about sexual consent, race and life in modern London had everyone talking last year.

Normal People

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Leading Actor (Paul Mescal), Leading Actress (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Mini-Series, Director: Fiction (Lenny Abrahamson)

This stirring adaptation of author Sally Rooney’s second novel explores the changing relationship between Millennials Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal) as they move from school to university.

Sex Education

Find seasons 1 & 2 in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Aimee Lou Ward, Emma Mackey), Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Ncuti Gatwa)

The comedy drama about a group of school friends who set up an under-the-radar sex clinic at their school continues. Is it hot in here, or is it just us?

Bridgerton

Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment

London’s high society is the setting for this raunchy period drama based on the bestselling novels of Julia Quinn. Swoon!

Adult Material

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Leading Actress (Hayley Squires), Mini-Series, Supporting Actor (Rupert Everett), Supporting Actress (Siena Kelly)

The British adult film industry is explored in this drama series that’s both humourous and dark.

Baghdad Central

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Leading Actor (Waleed Zuaiter)

A former policeman (Zuaiter) attempts to find his missing daughter among the shock and awe of US-occupied Iraq in this tense drama.

This Country

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Daisy May Cooper), Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Charlie Cooper), Scripted Comedy

The third and final series of the hit mockumentary about village life delivered even more big laughs, as it bowed out in style.

The Ranganation

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Comedy Entertainment Programme, Entertainment Performance (Romesh Ranganation)

No live studio audience or guests on set? That was no problem for Mr Ranganathan, as he dissected all the big talking points while making us laugh our heads off.

Breeders

Find series 1 in On Demand

Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Daisy Haggard)

Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman are a beleaguered couple trying to navigate the perils of parenting. Where’s a handbook when you need one?

Man Like Mobeen

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Guz Khan), Scripted Comedy

Series 3 of the hit BBC Three comedy about a reformed drug dealer (Khan) from Small Heath steps into darker territory.

Rob & Romesh Vs…

Find series 1-3 in On Demand

Nominated for: Comedy Entertainment Programme

Comedy duo Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan attempt to master the worlds of basketball, cricket and, er, ballet in the latest series of their travelogue.

Famalam

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Female Performance In A Comedy Programme (Gbemisola Ikumelo)

The hit BBC Three sketch show featuring an army of oddball characters will have you creasing up for series 3.

Once Upon A Time In Iraq

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Factual Series, Director: Factual (James Bluemel)

This unflinching documentary series tells the story of the invasion of Iraq by US and British troops in 2003 – and the devastating aftermath – from the perspective of those who experienced it first-hand.

Losing It: Our Mental Health Emergency

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Factual Series

Nottinghamshire NHS invites viewers to go behind the scenes to understand how mental health services are struggling to cope with rising demand.

Hospital

Find series 6 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Factual Series

The Royal Free Hospital in London battles against the Covid-19 pandemic in the eye-opening documentary series.

The Repair Shop

Find series 4-8 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Features

Jay Blades and his team of hard-working fixers bring more precious items back to life in the show that always manages to pull at the heartstrings.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Features

Equipped with their fishing rods and gentle banter, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head out across the UK in this funny and touching factual series.

Unorthodox

Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: International

After fleeing an arranged marriage in New York City, a young Orthodox Jewish woman (Shira Haas) starts a new life for herself in Berlin in this empowering miniseries.

Killing Eve

Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Leading Actress (Jodie Comer)

The cat-and-mouse chase between MI6 operative (Sandra Oh) and an international assassin (Comer) resumes in the acclaimed thriller.

Brassic

Find series 1 & 2 in On Demand

Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Joseph Gilgun)

Vinnie (Gilgun) and his gang of merry blaggers return for more ridiculous scrapes in Sky One’s ace comedy series.

Friday Night Dinner

Find series 1-6 in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Paul Ritter)

Featuring the late Paul Ritter, pull up a seat with the Goodmans for another helping of the deliciously daft comedy.

Race Across The World

Find series 1 & 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual

Series 2 of the globetrotting competition had us all hooked, as five teams raced around Latin America with a limited budget.

The School That Tried To End Racism

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual

A social experiment in a London school tries to educate pupils about unconscious bias in this thought-provoking two-part documentary.

The Write Offs

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Reality & Constructed Factual

Hosted by Sandi Toksvig, a group of adults embark on a journey to get their literacy skills up to scratch.

Ghosts

Find series 1 &| 2 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Scripted Comedy

Looking for a ghoulishly good comedy? This cult series about a young married couple who inherit a haunted house ticks all the right boxes.

Inside No. 9

Find series 1-5 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Male Performance In A Comedy Programme (Reece Shearsmith), Scripted Comedy

Maxine Peake, David Morrissey and Jenna Coleman are among the stars popping up in series 5 of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s darkly comic anthology series.

CripTales

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Short Form Programme

Written, performed and directed by disabled actors, these six unique monologues hone in on a life-changing moment.

American Murder: The Family Next Door

Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Single Documentary

This harrowing true crime documentary investigates the shocking disappearance of a mother and her two daughters in Colorado in 2018.

Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism And Me

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Single Documentary

Former footballer Anton Ferdinand takes a closer look at the prevalence of racism in modern football, with the ex-defender talking about his own high-profile experience of the issue.

Surviving Covid

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Single Documentary

The testimonies of six ICU patients who contracted Covid-19 are told in this important documentary.

Anthony

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Single Drama, Supporting Actress (Rakie Ayola)

From writer Jimmy McGovern comes this moving drama that tells the true story of Anthony Walker, the Black teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in Liverpool in 2005.

Sitting In Limbo

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Single Drama

Despite living for 50 years in Britain, Anthony Bryan (Patrick Robinson) is threatened with deportation by the Home Office in this powerful drama inspired by the Windrush Scandal.

Extinction: The Facts

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Specialist Factual

Sir David Attenborough illuminates viewers on how the world’s biodiversity crisis could have a damaging effect on us all.

Putin: A Russian Spy Story

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Specialist Factual

Discover how Vladimir Putin rose from humble beginnings to become the President of Russia in this gripping docuseries.

The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Specialist Factual

From his influence on the world stage to the internal politics within his own family, explore the saga of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

The Surgeon’s Cut

Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Specialist Factual

Four surgeons at the top of their field discuss their lives and careers in this incisive docuseries.

Criminal: UK

Find seasons 1 & 2 in Apps & Games > Netflix

Nominated for: Supporting Actor (Kunal Nayyar), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo)

Step into the interrogation room once again, as a new batch of suspects are questioned in the nail-biting anthology series.

EastEnders

Find it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer

Nominated for: Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment

There was plenty of drama in Albert Square in 2020, with the death of Chantelle at the hands of Gray among the most shocking moments.

Gogglebox

Find it in Apps & Games > All 4

Nominated for: Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment

Spend some time with the nation’s favourite telly-watchers, as they pick through the bones of the latest shows and big TV events.

When is the 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards on TV?

The 2021 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards airs on BBC One HD (CH 101/108) on Sunday 6 June. It is also available for 30 days in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer.

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Which TV moment brought you and your faves together last year? The power of amazing British TV deserves celebrating. So that’s exactly what we’re doing for this year’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards – and we want you to join us.

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