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Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews

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By: Sam McAlister
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About this listen

She is the woman who clinched the 2019 interview with Prince Andrew described as ‘a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion'. Sam McAlister is many things beside: the first in her family to go to university; a trained barrister; a single mum; a master of persuasion. In her former BBC colleagues' words, she was the ‘booker extraordinaire', responsible for many of Newsnight's exclusives over the past decade, including Stormy Daniels, Sean Spicer, Brigitte Hoss, Steven Seagal, Mel Greig and Julian Assange.

This is a backstage pass to the most unforgettable journalism of our times.

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If you loved the Netflix film, you’ll love this! It’s brilliant read by the author and compelling reading.

Brilliant!

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I could have listened to a book that was double the length easily. I think a lot of the stories go into a good amount of detail, but some could have delved deeper. Highly recommended nonetheless.

Fascinating!

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I thought this was a very insightful audiobook. The narration is good, the tales told very interesting and revealing and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in pursuing a similar career, i.e. working in TV journalism. A recommended listen.

A fascinating insight into TV journalism

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I’m so happy I found this book. It’s the kind of insight that will help so many up and coming producers understand what’s required and inspire. Well done Sam. Can’t wait to see what you do next 🙌

What an insight

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From start to finish I could visualise the feeling and the emotion of the scenes, I found it very interesting and I think her voice was wonderful to listen to.

Loved it

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I enjoyed Airhead by Emily Maitlis, this book is also excellent and well worth a listen. Lots of interesting behind the scenes details on a wide range of interviewees and well read by the author. Highly recommended.

Engaging & well read by author

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An interesting look behind the scenes of journalism and interviews that have made news. Of course I found the Randy Andy Newsnight one the best, even listening you could feel him squirm! Well written and narrated.

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very interesting, fascinating and informative.
If you are interested in becoming a tv producer or you are a curious or nosie person I think you'll get a lot out of this book. I fall into the latter category and listen to it for pure entertainment - it didn't let me down.
I'm going to look for more audio book by journalist from now on.

Fascinating and informative

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I enjoyed most of it, the bits that are good are excellent but I personally could have done with less of the office politics and the authors personal life.

Four stars out of five, and that's unheard of

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Wonderful informative listen it’s got everything .. no wonder they’ve commissioned a movie., full of stuff we never get to hear .. CD great to hear it 1st hand from the author..

Excellent listen

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