Gaza doctors documentary dropped by BBC wins Bafta award
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A BBC documentary about the impact of Israeli military actions on healthcare in Gaza has won a BAFTA award, highlighting issues of media censorship and the humanitarian crisis. The film illustrates the dangerous conditions for healthcare workers in conflict zones.
A documentary detailing Israeli military attacks on hospitals and ambulances in Gaza and the deaths and injuries of Palestinian healthcare workers has won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for current affairs.The gong came despite the filmβs initial commissioners, the BBC, controversially dropping it before it could be broadcast. Channel 4 eventually picked up the documentary and broadcast it on 2 July 2025.In his acceptance speech, Ben De Pear, executive producer of Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, took aim at the national broadcaster.βGiven you dropped our film, will you drop us from the Bafta screening later tonight?β he asked. The 10 May award ceremony in London was broadcast in the UK by the BBC with a two hour delay. An edited version of the speeches appeared in the broadcast.The BBC commissioned Gaza: Doctors Under Attack in 2024 from the independent television production company Basement Films, with a broadcast...