South Bank Show Awards

Doctor Who has been nominated in the television drama category at the annual South Bank Show Awards (sponsored by ITV's long-running Sunday night arts series), which cover all areas of the arts such as music, film, television, etc, in the UK. BBC News reports that the nominees for TV drama include Doctor Who, Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (BBC Four / Two) and Elizabeth I (Channel 4). Billie Piper has also been nominated in the TV Drama category for "The Times Breakthrough Award". The awards ceremony takes place at London's Savoy Hotel on 27 January. (Thanks to Paul Hayes)