The BBC2 film presented by Professor Amanda Vickery and Tom Service, 'Messiah at the Foundling Hospital' was awarded the Czech Crystal Prize for best documentary (link is external) by an international jury at the Golden Prague Festival in Prague. Richard Farmbrough, Managing Director Reef Television comments: “Winning the Czech Crystal is a wonderful accolade for this ambitious and profoundly moving film. I am delighted that the hard work of the production team, led by Ben Weston, and the eloquence of presenters Tom Service and Amanda Vickery has been recognised by the jury here at The Golden Prague Festival. Our thanks go to all our talented musicians and performers along with Jan Younghusband at the BBC for helping us bring to life the extraordinary story of Messiah at The Foundling Hospital.” Kim Shillinglaw, Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, comments: “BBC Two is delighted that Messiah at the Foundling Hospital has won this prestigious international award which recognises the channel's role in showcasing the very best music and arts programmes as well as the hard work and dedication of the commissioning and production team.” Jan Younghusband said "many thanks and congratulations from us all at the BBC. It's a very prestigious arts prize so we are over the moon."