Who are the BAFTA TV Awards 2022 presenters and who is performing during the show?

The BAFTA TV Awards, which highlights the best of the television calendar, kicks off tonight and its red carpet event sounds just as thrilling.

The award’s ceremony will also feature the BAFTA fellowship, which recognises contribution to film, television or games in their career, and will be awarded to Sir Billy Connolly this year.

Connolly, who’s been awarded three BAFTA awards previously, can't make it to the show due to health reasons. The comedian was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013 and therefore had to stop performing but a recorded acceptance speech will be shown to audiences tonight.

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Here’s everything else we know about tonight’s event.

The BAFTA Awards ceremony itself will be hosted by comedian, actor and writer Richard Ayoade. The red carpet event will be hosted by TV and Radio presenter Vick Hope and TV presenter Zeze Millz.

The red carpet event will be streamed on BAFTA’s Facebook and Youtube channels, with Sam Thompson will take over BAFTA’s Instagram account in order to bring audiences closer to the action. The live coverage of the event will begin from 2pm.

The BAFTA TV Awards turned 67 this year, prior to 1998 the ceremony was presented at the same time as the Bafta Film awards in a joint ceremony. The BAFTA TV Awards have 27 award categories this year and for 26 of these categories, the winner of each award is chosen by a jury of nine academy members.

George Ezra will perform his new single ‘Green Green Grass’ at the exclusive red carpet show. Ezra commented on his upcoming appearance “I am looking forward to some fun on the BAFTA red-carpet next Sunday with my band. It will be an honour to perform at the