Ex-Newsnight producer on life after BBC: ‘I will never get tired of speaking about Prince Andrew'
Former Newsnight producer discusses life after the BBC and the importance of journalism
The former Newsnight producer who negotiated the groundbreaking interview with Prince Andrew is coming to Belfast as part of the city's annual book festival.
Sam McAlister, now an Emmy-nominated executive producer and Bafta-nominated interview producer, will be in conversation with Lucia Osborne-Crowley and Lucy Caldwell on June 6. The former criminal barrister's memoir Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the Most Shocking Interviews was a primary source for the 2024 Netflix dramatised movie Scoop, in which Billie Piper played the TV producer.
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