Last updated: 12 may, 2009 - 13:36 GMT
The World Today wins gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards
This was one night when World Today producers were not stuck at the office
The BBC World Service has won gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards for its news and current affairs programme "The World Today".
The judges said the World Today's entry bubbled over with stories of real life from around the globe.
They added that the compassion, respect and understanding the programme had for every contributor shone through every minute of the competition entry.
Here is the moment when the winner was announced.
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First broadcast 12 May 2009
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