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Filmmakers slam BBC after Gaza documentary wins award despite being dropped
Award-winning film exposes Gaza war as BBC faces bias and censorship claims Palestinian men carry the bodies of children killed earlier in the day in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, during a funeral precession from Baptist Hospital to a cemetery, on July 2, 2025 (AFP) Published date: 10 May 2026 23:19 BST | Last update: 3 hours 39 min ago Filmmakers behind Gaza: Doctors Under Attack used their BAFTA TV Award win on Sunday to publicly rebuke the BBC, accusing it of silencing a documentary that lays bare Israel’s assault on Gaza’s medical sector throughout the genocide. The film, originally commissioned by the BBC before being dropped last June, went on to win best current affairs programme after Channel 4 stepped in to broadcast it. Accepting the award, presenter Ramita Navai said the public broadcaster had “paid for” the documentary but “refused to show it.” “But we refused to be silenced and censored,” she said. “We thank Channel 4 for showing this film.” The documentary’s content makes clear why it proved controversial. It opens with footage recovered from the phone of a Palestinian medic killed under intense Israeli gunfire, immediately placing Israel’s targeting of Gaza’s healthcare system at the centre of the narrative. "Israel has been killing the very people trying to keep [Gaza's] healthcare system alive," Navai says in the film. Throughout, the documentary highlights repeated Israeli military claims, often noting that no evidence was provided. The framing directly challenges longstanding narratives used to justify attacks on hospitals in Gaza, which have been widely condemned by rights groups as violations of international law. The BBC pulled the film weeks before its scheduled broadcast, citing concerns over impartiality. Deborah Turness, then head of news and current affairs, pointed to alleged social media activity by one of the journalists involved and criticised Navai’s language in a radio interview as “not compatible with the BBC’s standards of impartiality.” At the BAFTAs, executive producer Ben de Pear sharpened the criticism. “Given you dropped the film, will you drop us from the BAFTA screening?” he said, referencing the BBC’s role in broadcasting a delayed version of the ceremony. The remarks underscore growing accusations that the BBC has systematically sidelined and censored Palestinian voices while amplifying Israeli narratives during the war on Gaza. In its earlier statement, the BBC defended its decision, saying it had...
Filmmaker challenges BBC at Baftas over shelved Gaza documentary
Filmmaker challenges BBC at Baftas over shelved Gaza documentary - YouTube
Gaza documentary makers dare BBC to cut their Baftas speech after ...
8 hours ago ... ... BBC as they accepted their current affairs award at the TV Baftas tonight ... dropped our film, will you drop us from the Bafta screening later tonight?
Gaza filmmakers attack BBC after rejected documentary wins Bafta
The BBC was forced to broadcast criticism of its own management after a Gaza documentary it rejected was awarded a Bafta. Channel 4's Gaza: Doctors Under Attack won the current affairs category ...
