Nominees for audience Bafta announced

The nominees for this year's Bafta Pioneer Audience Award have been announced - and they include Celebrity Big Brother.

Others up for the honour, which recognises critically acclaimed shows that also impress viewers, include nature show Planet Earth, up for a second year running, Dragons' Den and The Royle Family.

Also competing are The Vicar of Dibley Christmas special and cult cop drama Life On Mars.

The nominees were selected by a panel of TV experts that included Heat's Boyd Hilton, Office producer Ash Atalla and Digital Spy editor Neil Wilkes.

Alistair Fothergill, producer of Planet Earth, said he was delighted with a second nomination.

"Planet Earth was a mammoth task for all of us," he commented. "We are all delighted that the results of all our hard work seems to have really brought pleasure to so many people here in the UK."

The public can pick a winner at www.obsessedwith.tv.