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The BBC apparently has new protocols in place for this weekend's BAFTA TV Awards after the controversy at this year's Film Awards.

The BAFTA TV Awards mark the first major broadcast for the corporation since it drew up a fresh set of protocols, which industry trade publication Deadline says "now need to be unleashed without a hitch".

It comes fewer than three months after what happened at London's Royal Festival Hall, when Tourette's campaigner John Davidson involuntarily yelled the N-word while Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage, and the BBC failed to cut the slur, reports the Mirror.

The involuntary verbal tic was not edited out of the BBC broadcast, which carried a two-hour time delay, and appeared on the iPlayer version of the show before being removed the following day. The new protocols include the "pre-event assessment of potential on-air risks, mitigations and escalations being strengthened through final gate processes across all major live network events".

According to the Mirror, it suggests the BBC will have more senior people overseeing what is happening to sniff out any issues as they happen. It is thought there will be more senior people in place to make decisions and deal with problems as they arise.

After the February ceremony, the BBC said in response to complaints: "Pre-event assessment of potential on-air risks, mitigations and escalations is being strengthened through final gate processes across all major live Network events. The production set-up at major live Network events is being reviewed to ensure there is effective monitoring of the output and social media activity to help support immediate response to on-air incidents.

"The process for implementing the policy on revoking content on BBC iPlayer is being recommunicated internally to ensure effective removal of programming from the service where necessary."

Sunday's award ceremony (May 10) will be hosted by comedian Greg Davies and will feature live musical performances from Cat Burns and Aurora.

Speaking to The Times, Greg said: "It's one of those things you can't say no to. I used to watch Stephen Fry at the (film) Baftas and marvel at his cool, intellectual charm. I won't be bringing that."

The host is not anticipating any dramatic moments at the ceremony following the unfortunate incident at the film awards back in February. He said: "I don't know what happened there but I'm sure they've got it in hand so that everybody has a nice time. I don't anticipate there'll be any surprises but if there are, we'll be fine - we'll roll with it."

He also suggested his opening monologue was unlikely to court controversy, stating he would be "very surprised if there's much in my monologue that's going to horrify anyone".

Adolescence star Stephen Graham and White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood are amongst the high-profile names set to attend the BAFTA TV Awards.

Stephen's Adolescence leads this year's nominations with an impressive 11 nods, with the acclaimed actor himself shortlisted for leading actor. The four-part drama centres on 13-year-old Jamie Miller, portrayed by Owen Cooper, who is arrested for the murder of a teenage girl at his school, while exploring the so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture.

Sex Education star Aimee is in contention for two awards this year, including a supporting actress nomination for her performance in Sky Atlantic's The White Lotus.

The Bafta TV Awards will be broadcast on iPlayer and BBC One from 7pm on Sunday May 10.