A new film will tell the story of how producers at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, secured and executed their interview with Prince Andrew.
The Newsnight interview, broadcast in November 2019 and conducted by Emily Maitlis, was widely perceived to be a remarkable coup for the programme and an ill-advised move by the prince.
The film will show how McAlister and two female colleagues “made the interview happen under real stress and pressure because once it was agreed it happened in secret.
The prince expressed regret in the interview about his continued association with Epstein after the financier’s 2008 admission of soliciting underage sex.
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Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview - BBC News