The team behind Gaza: Doctors Under Attack just won a BAFTA for Current Affairs and used their acceptance speech to call out the BBC for shelving the documentary after paying for it. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the moment, which aired live during the ceremony at London’s Southbank Centre, turned into one of the most charged political statements of the night.
Reporter Ramita Navai didn’t hold back, detailing the film’s findings and directly accusing the BBC of censorship. Then, executive producer Ben De Pear dropped the mic with a question aimed straight at the broadcaster: Would the BBC cut their speech from the delayed TV broadcast later that night? The answer came quickly. When the ceremony aired on BBC One, the speech was left intact. But the damage, or the victory, was already done.
