In December 2011 , the British Film Institute mounted a season celebrating Kosminsky 's 30 years in film and television . '' ( broken link ) '' The programme included several examples of Kosminsky 's early documentary work as well as more recent dramas . 13 December saw Francine Stock interview Kosminsky about his career so far in front of a National Film Theatre audience . Writing about the season in the '' Daily Telegraph '' , Jasper Rees wrote " Peter Kosminsky has earned that rare accolade for a director of television drama : a retrospective at the BFI " . Describing him as " Britain 's most controversial television director " and " a pretty much unique figure in contemporary television who has devoted his career to giving the powerful sleepless nights " , Rees quotes Kosminsky as saying " I 'd be nervous if I were clubbable . It would be deeply dodgy if I was in there hugging and kissing all the great and the good . It would mean that what I was doing was a game . It 's not a game . I 've devoted my life to it . I 've spent month after month after month sitting in a small room trying to achieve this . I do n't expect to be loved or admired or patted on the back or become a cuddly figure of dissent who 's been in some way neutered by being absorbed into the body politic . I want to be on the outside shouting , sometimes rather shrilly , about things that upset me and annoy . That was my upbringing , that was my training , and that 's what I 'll do till I drop . " On 8 May 2016 , after '' Wolf Hall '' won Best Drama Series at the 2016 British Academy Television Awards , Kosminsky , who directed the show , made a speech about defending the BBC and Channel 4 from government interference . This earned him a roaring standing ovation
2016 British Academy Television Awards
2016 British Academy Television Awards
Peter Kosminsky