Prince Andrew's Newsnight Interview: Behind The Scenes, with Sam McAlister

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 5:55 p.m.

b"Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details.\\nIn November 2019 Prince Andrew sat down with Newsnight, the BBC's flagship current affairs programme, to speak about Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged relationship with Virginia Giuffre. Just months after the explosive interview in January 2020, Prince Andrew was stripped\\xa0of his military affiliations and royal patronages with the approval of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.\\nDescribed as a PR disaster and\\xa0a 'car crash', many have wondered how this interview came to be. In this episode, former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister\\xa0talks to broadcast journalist\\xa0Petrie Hosken about what went on behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace and how the news is made. Sam McAlister's new book\\xa0Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews is available now.\\n\\u2026\\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support. To become an Intelligence Squared Premium subscriber, follow the link: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/\\xa0\\nHere\\u2019s a reminder of the benefits you\\u2019ll receive as a subscriber:\\n\\n\\nAd-free listening, because we know some of you would prefer to listen without interruption\\xa0\\n\\n\\nOne early episode per week\\n\\n\\nTwo bonus episodes per month\\n\\nA 25% discount on IQ2+, our exciting streaming service, where you can watch and take part in events live at home and enjoy watching past events on demand and without ads\\xa0\\n\\nA 15% discount and priority access to live, in-person events in London, so you won\\u2019t miss out on tickets\\n\\nOur premium monthly newsletter\\xa0\\n\\n\\nIntelligence Squared Merch\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"