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"Dara O&amp;#039;Briain has been confirmed as host of the 2012 BAFTA Television Awards.  The Mock The Week comedian will oversee this year&amp;#039;s ceremony at London&amp;#039;s Royal Festival Hall on May 27.  He is replacing last year&amp;#039;s host Graham Norton, who will be in Azerbaijan covering the Eurovision Song Contest that weekend.  O&amp;#039;Briain said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m delighted and honoured to be taking the reins at this year&amp;#039;s British Academy Television Awards, in the prestigious role as the person who introduces the people who read out the winners of the awards.&amp;quot; Referring to the controversy over ITV&amp;#039;s decision to cut off Adele&amp;#039;s speech at last month&amp;#039;s Brit Awards, he joked: &amp;quot;And if Adele wins anything, I promise I&amp;#039;ll leave her well alone, no matter what time it is.&amp;quot; BAFTA chief executive Amanda Berry OBE added: &amp;quot;Dara is a fantastic supporter of BAFTA, and I know he will do a terrific job of hosting the Television Awards.  &amp;quot;The ceremony showcases the very best television programmes and performances of the last year, and with Dara at the helm I am sure it will be a truly wonderful event.&amp;quot; O&amp;#039;Briain also served as host for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards on March 16.  The 2012 British Academy Television Awards will air on BBC One.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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