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Martin Bashir blamed 'jealousy' and racism for Diana interview criticism - as BBC releases 3,000 documents
Martin Bashir told colleagues "professional jealousy" was to blame for allegations that he secured an interview with Princess Diana through deceit, newly released emails reveal.
The journalist wrote the message in 2020 - months before a BBC Panorama interview exposed the scandal surrounding his infamous 1995 interview, in which she said of her relationship with the then Prince Charles: "There were three of us in this marriage."
A damning report found that Bashir had faked bank statements and showed them to Earl Spencer, Diana's brother, in order to gain access to the princess.
In an email dated 20 July 2020, Bashir had written: "I am sorry to hear that this so-called 'forgery' story has reared its head again.
"It played no part in the interview but did allow professional jealousy, particularly within the corporation, to hang its hat on alleged wrongdoing.
"At the time, it was also apparent that there was some irritation that a second-generation immigrant of non-wh
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Martin Bashir
Martin Bashir is a British Journalist, born in London on 19 January 1963. He studied English and History at King Alfred’s College of Higher Education between 1982 and 1985 and at King’s College, London.
His career as a journalist began in 1986 and he worked for the BBC until 1999 on Songs of Praise, Public Eye and Panorama. He then moved over to ITV and worked on special documentary programmes and on features for Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
He rose to world wide prominence in 1995 when he interviewed the Princess of Wales who spoke about her struggle with bulimia, the breakdown of her marriage leading to divorce from the Prince of Wales in 1986, her affair with James Hewitt and the Prince of Wales’ relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles.
This interview commanded a world wide audience and there were more than 22 million views in the UK. As a result, Martin won a Bafta TV award and was named Royal Television Society’s Journalist of the Year in 1996.
Martin Bashir conducted another famous interview for Panorama –
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An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales
35th episode of the 43rd season of Panorama
| "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" | |
|---|---|
A still from the interview | |
| Episode no. | Season 43 Episode 35 |
| Presented by | Martin Bashir |
| Cinematography by | Tony Poole |
| Editing by | Steve Hewlett |
| Original air date | 20 November 1995 (1995-11-20) |
"An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" is an episode of the BBC documentary series Panorama which was broadcast on BBC1 on 20 November 1995.[1] The 54-minute programme saw Diana, Princess of Wales, interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir about her relationship with her husband, Charles, Prince of Wales, and the reasons for their subsequent separation.[2][3][4] The programme was watched by nearly 23 million viewers in the UK.[5] The worldwide audience was estimated at 200 million across 100 countries.[6] In the UK, the National Grid reported a 1,000 MW surge in demand for power after the programme.[6] At the time, the BBC hailed
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