The BBC interview that cost Prince Andrew everything | Unreported

Some stories make headlines. Others get ignored. On "Unreported," Meagan Medick takes a deeper look at the unexplained through the eyes and experiences of you, the viewers. You send the mystery — we investigate. In 2019, former Prince Andrew sat down with the BBC to clear his name, but what followed is considered to be one of the most catastrophic interviews in the history of the British monarchy. The interview created more questions than answers. Andrew faced a firestorm that ended his public-facing role in the royal family, lost his military titles and triggered a multimillion-dollar settlement with one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.

This week, Medick speaks with Sam McAlister, the former BBC Newsnight producer who negotiated and booked the interview. McAlister takes Medick inside the room: how she convinced the prince to sit down, the private pre-interview conversation where he first revealed his "I don't sweat" defense and the moment on camera she knew the interview had gone catastrophically off the rails. They break down his responses to Virginia Giuffre's allegations, the infamous photo he claims may be fake, and whether any real accountability has followed.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meagan Medick

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson, Meagan Medick

Segment Producer: Will Tomasi, Christine Jenkinson

Editor: Anthony Diasio

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro

1:17 Meet Sam

3:38 Background on Andrew

5:50 Parallels between Harry & Andrew

7:38 Andrew & Epstein connection

15:16 Royal PR teams

18:03 Conflicting narratives

19:50 Sam’s real time reaction to Andrew’s revelations

23:00 Andrew’s reaction to Virginia Giuffre’s allegations

27:14 The sweat excuse

28:45 The infamous photo with Virginia Giuffre

30:14 The public’s reaction to the interview

34:36 Has the Andrew/Epstein scandal changed public perception of the monarchy?

36:40 The job of journalism

38:16 Is the U.K. taking the Epstein scandal more seriously than the U.S.?

42:50 Sam’s reflection on the interview

46:50 Turning Sam’s book into a Netflix film

49:05 Final thoughts