BBC bosses plotted to keep Martin Bashir’s Diana interview secret

Long-lost BBC documentary reveals how Corporation bosses plotted to keep Martin Bashir’s Diana interview secret – not even telling their ‘palace loyalist’ Chairman until the day the press were informed in case he tried to stop it BBC bosses plotted to keep Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana secret Chairman Marmaduke Hussey was kept in the … Read more

The damning documents: In key figures’ own handwriting, the full Martin Bashir’s story laid bare

Lord Dyson’s report includes a litany of documents that expose Martin Bashir’s lies and the BBC cover-up that followed. Among them are the forged (but hugely convincing) bank statements Bashir used to persuade Earl Spencer to introduce him to Diana. Other documents include contemporaneous notes from the earl that reveal the incredible smears Bashir fed … Read more

The damning documents: In key figures’ own handwriting, the full Martin Bashir’s story laid bare

Lord Dyson’s report includes a litany of documents that expose Martin Bashir’s lies and the BBC cover-up that followed. Among them are the forged (but hugely convincing) bank statements Bashir used to persuade Earl Spencer to introduce him to Diana. Other documents include contemporaneous notes from the earl that reveal the incredible smears Bashir fed … Read more

William blasts Martin Bashir’s deceit to secure Panorama interview with Diana

Key conclusions of today’s bombshell report that brought shame on the BBC The Duke of Cambridge said Martin Bashir’s deceit in obtaining his 1995 interview with Princess Diana hastened his parents’ divorce and ‘hurt countless others’ in unprecedented broadside against the shamed BBC.  In a statement tonight, Prince William told of his ‘indescribable sadness’ that the … Read more

Ex-BBC chief Lord Hall ‘led cover-up over Martin Bashir’s deception to secure Diana Panorama chat’

The BBC faces a day of shame today as a judge-led inquiry is expected to find that Martin Bashir used lies and deceit to ‘con’ Princess Diana into her bombshell Panorama interview and then former director-general Lord Hall ‘led the cover-up’.  Lord Dyson, the former master of the rolls and head of civil justice, was appointed to … Read more

Ex-BBC chief Lord Hall ‘led cover-up over Martin Bashir’s deception to secure Diana Panorama chat’

The BBC faces a day of shame today as a judge-led inquiry is expected to find that Martin Bashir used lies and deceit to ‘con’ Princess Diana into her bombshell Panorama interview and then former director-general Lord Hall ‘led the cover-up’.  Lord Dyson, the former master of the rolls and head of civil justice, was appointed to … Read more

Panorama will investigate ITSELF over Martin Bashir’s bombshell interview with Diana

The BBC’s Panorama show will investigate itself over Martin Bashir’s bombshell interview with Princess Diana. In a special 30 minute programme, reportedly set to include an interview with Diana’s brother Earl Spencer, the investigative show will delve into how the BBC journalist obtained the world-exclusive talk with the royal. It comes amid claims that Mr … Read more

Panorama will investigate ITSELF over Martin Bashir’s bombshell interview with Diana

The BBC’s Panorama show will investigate itself over Martin Bashir’s bombshell interview with Princess Diana. In a special 30 minute programme, reportedly set to include an interview with Diana’s brother Earl Spencer, the investigative show will delve into how the BBC journalist obtained the world-exclusive talk with the royal. It comes amid claims that Mr … Read more

Cressida Dick says Met Police could launch investigation into Martin Bashir’s Diana interview

Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick says the force could launch a criminal investigation into BBC journalist Martin Bashir’s interview with Princess Diana. Ms Dick said the force has not yet received a complaint from anyone with any evidence for officers to examine. But if such a complaint was to emerge, Scotland Yard would ‘assess whether … Read more