The 1958 Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards were the first giving under that name of the United Kingdom

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's premier television

Television

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 awards, having previously been known as the Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards before that organisation's merger with the British Film Academy

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

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. The awards later became known as the British Academy Television Awards

British Academy Television Awards

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, under which name they are still given.

Winners

• Drama
  • Silvio Narizzano
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• Factual
  • The production team
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     of Tonight (BBC
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    )

• Additional
  • The production team of Monitor (BBC)

• Light Entertainment (Production)
  • Joan Kemp-Welch

• Personality
  • Cliff Michelmore
    Cliff Michelmore
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• Light Entertainment (Performance)
  • Alan Melville
    Alan Melville
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• Actor
  • Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
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• Actress
  • Gwen Watford
    Gwen Watford
    Gwendoline "Gwen" Watford was an English film, stage, and television actress. She married actor Richard Bebb in 1952....