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600 Celebrities Demand BBC Air Gaza Documentary

5/12/2025

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More than 600 prominent cultural figures, including Susan Sarandon and Mike Leigh, have rallied together in an open letter demanding the BBC broadcast the postponed documentary "Gaza: Medics Under Fire." They claim the BBC is stifling important narratives, as the film powerfully showcases the harrowing experiences of Palestinian medics caught in the crossfire of conflict.

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More than 600 prominent cultural figures, including Susan Sarandon and Mike Leigh, have rallied together in an open letter demanding the BBC broadcast the postponed documentary "Gaza: Medics Under Fire." They claim the BBC is stifling important narratives, as the film powerfully showcases the harrowing experiences of Palestinian medics caught in the crossfire of conflict.