Peabody Award accepted by Matt Smith, Jenna-Louise Coleman and Steven Moffat.
Doctor Who has been presented with a Peabody Award , one of the top honors in American television.
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious service by broadcasters, cable and webcasters, producing organizations, and individuals. Selection is made by the Peabody Board, a 16-member panel of distinguished academics, television critics, industry practitioners and experts in culture and the arts.
The citation reads:
Seemingly immortal, 50-years-old and still running, this engaging, imaginative sci-fi/fantasy series is awarded an Institutional Peabody for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe.
[Thanks to David Klaus for the story.]
When I saw the caption on this, before reading any of the content of the story, my immediate thought was, “That’s quite a bold piece of casting! I wonder what Sherman will be doing?”