Stephen Fry has been named Presenter of the Year for his work on BB2 program ‘Out There’, a documentary that explored homophobia around the world.
Fry was awarded the title at the Royal Television Programme Society Awards. Also nominated were David Attenborough and Davina McCall.
In the program, Fry traveled to countries such as Uganda, Russia and India to examine the lifestyles of LGBT people in those countries and the people who perseucte them.
Fry reportedly attempted suicide during the filming of the documentary, but has since stated that he is now on medication for his bipolar disorder “that really seems to be working”.
When accepting the award, he said: “In the time we made this program ‘Out There’ I met some of the most horrific, evil people I have ever imagined could have possibly existed on the face of the earth; I also met some of the most heroic, brave, stalwart people I also have ever met.
“Winston Churchill one said you judge a civilisation by the way it treats its prisoners – I think you can judge a civilisation by the way it treats its minorities.”
Of his team who supported him throughout the production of the documentary, he said: ”They saw me at my lowest and my worst and my happiest but we believed in what we were making and we thank the Royal Television Society from the bottom of our hearts.”
