The British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual Programme is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry.
According to the BAFTA website, the category is "specifically for arts, religion, history, natural history and science programmes or series and can include both factual and performance programmes.
"[1] The category has gone through several changes in name and type of nominees considered for the category: Best Specialized Programme Best Specialized Programme Best Specialized Program Best Specialized Series Programme/Series Without Category Huw Wheldon Award for Best Arts Programme Huw Wheldon Award for Best Arts Programme Huw Wheldon Award for Best Arts Programme Huw Wheldon Award For Specialised Programme or Series Best Specialist Factual