Sam McAlister on Scandals, Scoops, and the Prince Andrew Interview (Part One)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sarenti. On the show today, Sam McAllister. The BAFTA and Emmy nominated producer.
An author of Scoops, behind the scenes of a BBC's most shocking interviews. Sam McAllister is the woman who secured the now infamous Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. When he claimed to Emily Maitless that he was in a Pizza Express in Woking on the night that Virginia Dufre alleges he slept with her. This was the broadcast which set public opinion alight. And from which many have supposed the royal family will never quite recover.
Some joined us recently on stage at the Kiln Theatre in London. To discuss the behind the scenes drama. of the most notorious interviews in television journalism, and the challenges of navigat, power, celebrity, and accountability in today's media landscape. She was joined in conversation by award winning journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker, Jenny Kleeman.
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