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Gaza: Doctors Under Attack maker calls out BBC for shelving his film in Bafta acceptance speech

The Independent·Carla Feric·22 days ago
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The executive producer of Bafta TV Awards acceptance speech, questioning whether the broadcaster would acknowledge the documentary's win. This comes after the BBC initially commissioned the one-off film but later shelved it over impartiality concerns, leading to its eventual broadcast by Channel 4. The award-winning documentary features firsthand accounts from Palestinian health workers on the frontline, detailing attacks on hospitals and clinics within the territory. Following its victory in the current affairs category at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, executive producer Ben De Pear used his platform to directly criticise the BBC. De Pear, 55, thanked the journalists who made the film, before he asked: “Finally, just a question for the BBC: given you dropped our film, will you drop us from the Bafta screening later tonight?” The TV coverage of the awards was screened on BBC One from 7pm, with a delay of slightly more than two hours after the ceremony began.…

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