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Stars of small screen set for awards at TV BAFTAs ceremony

Stars of the small screen will take centre stage tonight when the TV BAFTAs are held at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London.

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is one of the favourites to be honoured for his portrayal of the master detective at Sunday's ceremony.

The career of broadcaster and TV critic Clive James, who is seriously ill, will also be celebrated at tonight's event.

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TV BAFTAs to honour broadcaster Clive James

Clive James' broadcasting career will be honoured at the TV Bafta awards. Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

The career of broadcaster and TV critic Clive James will be celebrated at tonight's TV Bafta awards.

The audience at the event in Drury Lane in London will see a short-film of his career which includes travel documentaries, landmark series looking at some of the stranger aspects of foreign TV and his stint as the television critic of The Observer.

Comic Charlie Brooker will lead the tributes and the film will also include footage of James receiving his Bafta Special Award earlier this year.

Australian-born James is also a critically-acclaimed poet and his series of memoirs tracking his travels from Australia to Fleet Street fame were best-sellers.

He was diagnosed with terminal cancer five years ago but has continued to work, joking in a recent interview that "the end is nigh, but not that nigh".

Channel 4 News journalist Jon Snow will be honoured with a Bafta fellowship which is the highest accolade given for "outstanding and exceptional contribution" to the film, television and games industry

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