‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ wins BAFTA; team criticises BBC
The team behind the documentary “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack”, which had previously been shelved by the BBC over concerns related to impartiality, won an award at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday (May 10). During their acceptance speech, the team used the moment to criticise both Israel and the BBC.
British journalist Ramita Navai, who reported on the documentary, and executive producer Ben De Pear addressed the audience after the film won the Current Affairs award in the latter part of the ceremony.
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Navai said the recognition was deeply significant for the team. She then made a series of allegations regarding the situation in Gaza, claiming that Israel had killed more than 47,000 women and children, targeted hospitals across the territory, and killed over 1,700 Palestinian doctors and healthcare workers. She also said more than 400 medical workers had been detained, referring to the situation as “medicide,” a term she attributed to the UN.
She added that these findings came from their investigation, which she said had been funded by the BBC but was not being broadcast. She concluded by stating that the team would not be silenced or censored.
De Pear then spoke, dedicating the award to two journalists who worked on the ground to help produce the film under what he described as extremely dangerous conditions. He said they operated amid ongoing violence that had reportedly killed more than 250 journalists in Gaza.
He ended his remarks by directly addressing the BBC, which was scheduled to air the BAFTA TV Awards on a delayed broadcast later that evening. Looking into the camera, he asked whether, after choosing not to broadcast their documentary, the BBC would also exclude their segment from the BAFTA telecast.
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