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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Susan Sarandon, Mike Leigh & Harriet Walter Sign Letter Urging BBC To Stop 'Censorship Of Palestinian Voices' & Air ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire' Doc
Big names including Susan Sarandon, Mike Leigh and Harriet Walter have signed an open letter to the BBC urging the corporation to cease 'the censorship of Palestinian voices' and air a documentary about medics in Gaza. The documentary has been delayed while the BBC investigates events surrounding a separate show, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, after that show was pulled due to links between one of the narrators and Hamas. More from Deadline Netflix UK Boss Anne Mensah Rules Herself Out Of BBC Content Chief Race 'This City Is Ours' Renewed For Season 2 At BBC 'Rivals' Actor Danny Dyer Says Harold Pinter's Death Triggered Him Into "Spiral Of Madness" Gaza: Medics Under Fire was created by a team including ex-Channel 4 news boss Ben de Pear and the team said last week that the screening had been delayed. Today's letter, which is also signed by Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsay Hilsum, Game of Thrones star Indira Varma and actor Miriam Margolyes, said: 'It's hard not to conclude that the BBC's gatekeeping is rooted in racism. The message is clear: Programmes about the ongoing genocide, told from Palestinian perspectives, are held to a different standard.' 'The BBC continues to demonstrate bias in its reporting and coverage of events in Gaza, raising continued concern and criticism about the balance and impartiality of its journalism in this region,' it added. The letter, which was organized by a group calling itself UK Screen Industry along with the Britain Palestine Media Centre, called on BBC Director General Tim Davie to immediately 'broadcast the unreleased documentary.' The BBC has been contacted for comment. The Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone review kicked off in Feb and is yet to report back. At the time it was commissioned, the BBC revealed that the producers were aware of the narrator's links to Hamas and would be investigating further. At last night's BAFTAs, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone director and producer Jamie Roberts, who has been in hot water over that doc, won an award for a separate show about Ukraine. The letter in full Dear Director-General Tim Davie, Over 600 prominent figures—including Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, Frankie Boyle, and Channel 4's Lindsey Hilsum—have signed an open letter urging the BBC to air Gaza: Medics Under Fire. Among them are 130 anonymous signatories, including more than a dozen BBC staff. We write to you again with deep concern about the censorship of Palestinian voices – this time, medics operating in unimaginable conditions in Gaza. The BBC continues to demonstrate bias in its reporting and coverage of events in Gaza, raising continued concern and criticism about the balance and impartiality of its journalism in this region. It has repeatedly delayed the broadcast of Gaza: Medics Under Fire, a documentary made by Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmakers, including Ben de Pear, Karim Shah and Ramita Navai. Health Workers 4 Palestine have said in their statement: 'The health workers featured in this documentary have witnessed countless colleagues being killed, and have risked their lives not only to care for their patients, but to document and expose the relentless targeting by Israel of healthcare infrastructure and personnel.' We stand with the medics of Gaza whose voices are being silenced. Their urgent stories are being buried by bureaucracy and political censorship. This documentary was scheduled to air in January but has since been indefinitely delayed. It has undergone rigorous editorial scrutiny. It has been fact-checked and signed off repeatedly, and yet the BBC refuses to set a broadcast date. This is not editorial caution. It's political suppression. The BBC has provided no timeline, no transparency. Such decisions reinforce the systemic devaluation of Palestinian lives in our media. It's hard not to conclude that the BBC's gatekeeping is rooted in racism. The message is clear: Programmes about the ongoing genocide, told from Palestinian perspectives, are held to a different standard. If the voices of Palestinian doctors aren't considered credible—just as the voices of Palestinian children were previously dismissed—then whose voices does the BBC consider legitimate? The production company, Basement Films, has said: 'We gathered searing testimony from multiple Palestinian doctors and health care workers…We are desperate for a confirmed release date in order to be able to tell the surviving doctors and medics when their stories will be told.' Every day this film is delayed, the BBC fails in its commitment to inform the public, fails in its journalistic responsibility to report the truth, and fails in its duty of care to these brave contributors. We demand a release date for Gaza: Medics Under Fire—NOW. No news organisation should quietly decide behind closed doors whose stories are worth telling. This important film should be seen by the public, and its contributors' bravery honoured. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery All The Songs In Netflix's 'Forever': From Tyler The Creator To SZA 'Poker Face' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Peacock?
Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Disney+ Rivals confirms huge season 2 update with surprise cast member twist
Season 2 of Rivals is getting underway Sexy, 1980s-set black comedy Rivals has just dropped some huge casting news after it looks like a familiar face will be re-joining the cast. David Tennant will be reprising his BAFTA TV-nominated role as the dastardly Lord Tony Baddingham for season two of the Disney+ drama. The ruthless Corinium Television executive was previously left for dead in his office after his mistress Cameron Cook (Nafessa Williams) whacked him over the head with a TV award, acting out in self-defence. Now, it's been confirmed the devious TV producer survived and will be back again for further scheming. The news comes as Disney+ confirmed filming will be starting this month on season two. But that's not all - season two will be even longer than its predecessor with a total of 12 episodes compared to the eight in series one. Other cast members returning to the fray are Alex Hassell as Tory MP Rupert Campbell-Black, Aidan Turner as rival TV producer Declan O'Hara, the aformentioned Williams as Cameron Cook, and Bella Maclean as Taggie O'Hara. Further returning cast members include Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker, Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones, Victoria Smurfit as Maud O'Hara, Claire Rushbrook as Lady Monica Baddingham, Oliver Chris as James Vereker, Lisa McGrillis as Valerie Jones, Emily Atack as Sarah Stratton, Rufus Jones as Paul Stratton, Luke Pasqualino as Basil 'Bas' Baddingham, Catriona Chandler as Caitlin O'Hara and Annabel Scholey as Beattie Johnson. Executive producer and Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper said: 'I'm utterly sex-static filming for the second season is upon us. It was magical working with Happy Prince and Disney+ on the first season and seeing everyone fall head over heels for my beloved characters. 'I'm delighted to be able to work with them again and for everyone to see what further mischief they all get up to!' While executive producers for Rivals' production company Happy Prince, Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Alexander Lamb said: 'We are so excited to be returning to Rutshire for an extended stay of 12 episodes for season two of Rivals. 'It's very special to have the same team return in front of and behind the cameras and we cannot wait to share more of Jilly's world with our audience'. Rivals takes its cue from Dame Jilly's 1988 book of the same name, set in the fictional English county of Rutshire and charting the power struggles and romps in the world of 1980s television. Disney+ has promised in season two audiences will be getting 'even more wit, desire, and dramatic twist' as 'power struggles escalate and rivalries deepen" and "ambition drives every move' with loyalties are pushed to the 'edge'. Marriages, careers and reputations will all be hanging in the balance as personal and professional lives become enmeshed and secrets don't stay hidden for very long. Rivals debuted in 2024 and quickly became a huge hit for Disney+ as its most successful general entertainment premiere in the UK to date. Moreover, Rivals has won several RTS and BAFTA TV Craft Awards, while Tennant and Parkinson received BAFTA TV nods for their performances.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Notre Dame lands a commitment from blue-chip RB Javian Osborne
Javian Osborne has locked in his commitment. Notre Dame edged out Michigan for the blue-chip running back out of Texas, who wanted to commit early and help build the rest of the Irish's star-studded 2026 recruiting class. Advertisement Rivals' No. 3 RB out of Forney (Texas) High made the declaration public on Saturday after two trips up to South Bend, including a return back for the Irish's spring game in April. Notre Dame has been in pole position since Osborne's first time on campus when Marcus Freeman and Ja'Juan Seider wasted no time emphasizing that he was a priority for this coaching staff. "I took that first trip and it ain't never been the same. It opened my eyes even more for Notre Dame," Osborne told Rivals. "When you think about Notre Dame, you think about the football aspect, but they possess so much opportunities on and off the field," the top-100 prospect in the Rivals250 continued. "You get a degree from Notre Dame and it carries a lot of weight to it. As a football player -- the amount of resources you're around, it's different .. It felt great when I first stepped foot there. To experience the locker room with the guys, getting their perspective was even better. They're great great and even better football players." Osborne will return to South Bend a third time for his official visit -- on June 13-15 weekend. Advertisement The four-star RB is excited to reconnect with Freeman. The Irish's head coach has taken a leading role in Osborne's recruitment. "When you talk to Coach Freeman, you can play for that guy any day. He's such a good human being. You talk about great coaches -- he's an even better human being. He's more about the team than himself -- even though he's getting paid the big bucks -- which tells you a lot about who he is as a person. You don't find those people too often," he said. "He's a player's coach. He played football, he knows how to relate to the players, and people see that. He's a leader of men, and he breeds them into Notre Dame men," Osborne continued. "He's a great coach and even better person ... when you have those types of people, you can't miss on opportunities like that." Equally as significant has been Seider's role in this recruitment. Notre Dame's running backs coach has a strong track record -- with big plans for the blue-chipper for Texas. "That guy is one of a kind," Osborne said of Seider. "He knows how to turn it on and off, and knows when it's time to get strictly to business ... he's a guy I wanna be around the next three or four years in my college career and get developed by him."
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BAFTA TV Craft Awards: ‘Baby Reindeer,' ‘Slow Horses' and ‘Rivals' Among Winners
'Baby Reindeer,' 'Rivals' and 'Slow Horses' have won two honors each at the 2025 BAFTA TV Craft Awards. The ceremony, held on Sunday night in London, saw 'Baby Reindeer' creator Richard Gadd win best drama writer and Weronika Tofilska win the best director in fiction for her work on the hit Netflix show, already a multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner. Meanwhile, Apple TV+ spy series 'Slow Horses' won for editing: fiction and sound: fiction, and Disney+ comedy drama 'Rivals' for makeup and hair design and production design. More from Variety 'Agatha All Along,' 'Baby Reindeer' and Cynthia Erivo Win Top Prizes at 2025 GLAAD Media Awards BAFTA Chief Addresses British TV Crisis, Celebrates Creative Strength of Current Landscape: 'There's No Silver Bullet' 'Baby Reindeer' Dominates BAFTA TV and Craft Awards Nominations With Eight Nods Other winners on the night included 'Shōgun' (photography & lighting: fiction), 'Bad Sisters' (original music: fiction), 'Supacell' (scripted casting), 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' (special visual and graphic effects) and ''Sweetpea' (titles and graphic idenity). 'Life and Death in Gaza' won for editing: factual. The BAFTA Special Award was presented to BBC soap 'EastEnders,' honouring the show's long-term commitment to identifying, investing in and nurturing new talent through a variety of trainee schemes. With the BAFTA TV Craft Awards celebrating the U.K.'s behind-the-camera TV talent, the winners of performance categories — plus many others — will be announced at the BAFTA TV Awards in two week. The ceremony is being held on on May 11 at London's Royal Festival Hall, with Alan Cumming as the host. 'Baby Reindeers' led the pack of nominees going into both the BAFTA TV and TV Craft awards with eight nominations, following by 'Rivals,' 'Slow Horses' and 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office' with six each. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in May 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former LSU wide receiver dismissed from Florida State after one year with program
Former LSU football wide receiver Jalen Brown was dismissed from Florida State, according to a report from Rivals' Curt Weiler. Per the report, Brown's removal is related to an off-field incident in which he was arrested by the Florida State Police Department on third-degree felony charges for possession of a controlled substance. The incident occurred on Saturday morning. Advertisement Brown is the third wide receiver to leave the program in the last week, following Jordan Scott and Hykeem Williams. He was expected to compete for a starting role after a lackluster 2024 season. As a sophomore with the Seminoles, Brown caught eight passes for 75 yards. Brown spent one year at LSU before transferring to Florida State after his freshman campaign. Rated a four-star prospect by On3's Industry Rankings, Brown ranked No. 13 at his position and the No. 79 overall recruit. Brown saw the field for just 12 snaps in his lone season at LSU. He was not targeted once and did not record a catch, but was buried on the depth chart behind elite receivers like Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Ex-LSU football receiver dismissed from Florida State, enters portal
