Basement Films’ doc Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, which was dropped by the BBC and subsequently picked up by Channel 4, is in the running for best single documentary in this year’s RTS Programme Awards.
The BBC commissioned the doc and initially planned to air it in February last year, ultimately shelving it in June over impartiality concerns, with Basement founder Ben de Pear accusing the corporation of having “stymied and silenced” journalists reporting from Gaza. C4 aired the doc soon afterwards.
The nomination comes a year after the RTS bestowed a special award for journalists in Gaza just weeks after the BBC pulled a previous doc, Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone (Hoyo Films), from iPlayer over impartiality concerns.
The doc is up against fellow C4 doc Groomed: a National Scandal (Candour Productions) and Netflix’s Grenfell: Uncovered (Rogan Productions) on this year’s shortlist.
Meanwhile, Sky dominates the documentary series category, with Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (True Vision) and Boyzone: No Matter What (Curious Films) – both of which have been the subject of Talent Manager masterclasses – squaring off with BBC2’s Murder 24/7 (Expectation).
Another Talent Manager masterclass show, C4’s Go Back to Where You Came From (Minnow Films), makes the popular formatted factual shortlist alongside fellow C4 show The Jury: Murder Trial (Screendog Productions) and ITV1’s The Assembly (Rockerdale Studios).
Studio Lambert occupies two of the three places on the entertainment and reality shortlist for its BBC hits Race Across the World and The Celebrity Traitors, alongside E4’s Married at First Sight UK (CPL Productions).
Meanwhile, Netflix drama Adolescence (Warp/Plan B) adds six RTS nominations to its already lengthy list of industry acclaim, including best writer – drama for creators Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and limited series and single drama.
The winners will be announced at the ceremony on Tuesday 24 March.
Nominations in full:
Arts
Nick Cave's Veiled World (Supercollider for Sky Arts)
The Last Musician of Auschwitz (Two Rivers Media in association with Access for BBC)
The Trouble With Mr Doodle (acme in association with Lightbox for Channel 4)
Breakthrough Award
Ellis Howard - What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)
Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie - Just Act Normal (The Forge Entertainment for BBC)
Maximilian Fairley - Unforgotten (Mainstreet Pictures, ITV Studios and Masterpiece for ITV1/ITVX)
Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Children’s Programme
Crongton (New Pictures for BBC)
Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me. (Fresh Start Media for Sky News)
Wolf King (Lime Pictures for Netflix)
Comedy Drama
Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
Juice (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
Comedy Entertainment
Last One Laughing (Zeppotron/Initial for Prime Video)
Taskmaster (Avalon for Channel 4)
Would I Lie to You? (Zeppotron for BBC)
Comedy Performance – Female
Jordan Gray - Transaction (Big Talk Studios for ITV2/ITVX)
Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
Lucy Punch - Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)
Philippa Dunne - Amandaland (Merman Television for BBC)
Comedy Performance – Male
Adjani Salmon - Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
Jon Pointing - Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
Oliver Savell - Changing Ends (Baby Cow Productions for ITV1/ITVX)
Steve Coogan - How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)
Daytime Programme
BBC Breakfast – Our Girls: The Southport Families (BBC Breakfast for BBC)
Loose Women (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
The Marvellous Miniature Workshop (MGM Alternative for BBC)
Documentary Series
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park (True Vision for Sky Documentaries)
Boyzone: No Matter What (Curious Films for Sky Documentaries)
Murder 24/7 (Expectation TV for BBC)
Drama Series
Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)
Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
This City Is Ours (Left Bank Pictures for BBC)
Entertainment & Reality
Married at First Sight UK (CPL Productions for E4)
Race Across The World (Studio Lambert for BBC)
The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
Entertainment Performance
Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan - Rob & Romesh Vs (CPL Productions for Sky Max)
Romesh Ranganathan - Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle (Ranga Bee Productions for Sky Max)
Claudia Winkleman - The Celebrity Traitors (Studio Lambert for BBC)
Formatted Popular Factual
Go Back to Where You Came From (Minnow Films for Channel 4)
The Assembly (Rockerdale Studios for ITV1/ITVX)
The Jury: Murder Trial (Screendog Productions for Channel 4)
History
Flight 149: Hostage of War (Drum Studios for Sky Documentaries)
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (Oxford Film for BBC)
Unforgotten: The Bradford City Fire (acme for BBC)
Leading Actor – Female
Rose Ayling-Ellis - Code Of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
Erin Doherty - A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
Narges Rashidi - Prisoner 951 (Dancing Ledge Productions for BBC)
Tamara Lawrance - Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)
Leading Actor – Male
Anthony Boyle - House of Guinness (Kudos and Nebulastar for Netflix)
Bobby Schofield - Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)
Malachi Kirby - A Thousand Blows (The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions and Water & Power Productions for Disney+)
Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Limited Series and Single Drama
Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Get Millie Black (Motive Pictures for Channel 4)
I Fought the Law (Hera Pictures for ITV1/ITVX)
What It Feels Like for a Girl (Hera Pictures for BBC)
Live Event
VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember (BBC Studios Events for BBC)
Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 (BBC Studios Events for BBC)
Last Night of the Proms: Finale (Livewire Pictures for BBC)
Presenter
Hamza Yassin - Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles (Silverback Films for BBC)
Martin Lewis - The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios, for ITV1/ITVX)
Davina McCall – Stand Up To Cancer: Cancer Clinic Live (Bango Studios & HiddenLight Productions for Channel 4)
Science & The Natural World
Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon (Curious Films for BBC)
Pangolin: Kulu's Journey (Anonymous Content, Dog Star and Water Creature for Netflix)
Underdogs (Wildstar Films, a Fremantle company, in partnership with Maximum Effort for National Geographic and Disney+)
Scripted Comedy
Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) (Baby Cow Productions for BBC)
Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
Things You Should Have Done (Roughcut TV for BBC)
Single Documentary
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack (Basement Films for Channel 4)
Grenfell: Uncovered (Rogan Productions for Netflix)
Groomed: A National Scandal (Candour Productions for Channel 4)
Soap and Continuing Drama
Casualty (BBC Studios for BBC)
EastEnders (BBC Studios for BBC)
Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)
Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit
Alex Jacques - 2025 Formula 1 Highlights (Whisper for Channel 4)
Gabby Logan - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
Ruby Tui - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
Sports Programme
2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Sky Sports)
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final (Sunset+Vine for BBC)
Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 (Whisper Cymru for BBC)
Supporting Actor – Female
Aimee Lou Wood - Toxic Town (Broke & Bones for Netflix)
Anna Friel - Unforgivable (LA Productions for BBC)
Erin Doherty - Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Saskia Reeves - Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
Supporting Actor – Male
Alexej Manvelov - Dept. Q (Left Bank Pictures for Netflix)
Christopher Chung - Slow Horses (See-Saw Films for Apple TV)
Joshua McGuire - The Gold (Tannadice Pictures, part of Objective Media Group for BBC)
Owen Cooper - Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Writer – Comedy
Adjani Salmon & Ali Hughes - Dreaming Whilst Black (Big Deal Films for BBC)
Tom Basden - Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy for BBC)
Jack Rooke - Big Boys (Roughcut TV for Channel 4)
Kat Sadler - Such Brave Girls (Various Artists Limited for BBC)
Writer – Drama
Adam Patterson & Declan Lawn - Blue Lights (Two Cities Television/Gallagher Films for BBC)
Catherine Moulton - Code of Silence (Mammoth Screen for ITV1/ITVX)
Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham - Adolescence (Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix)
Sally Wainwright - Riot Women (Drama Republic for BBC and BritBox)
