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Scoops by Sam McAlister
October 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- £12.00 – £15.00 at The Shoreham Centre
Sam McAlister is a BAFTA-nominated producer who has negotiated with everyone from Buckingham Palace to The White House, persuading reluctant individuals to participate in BBC Newsnight interviews, renowned for rigour and bite. Exclusives include that interview with HRH Prince Andrew, but also with President Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu, Julian Assange and many others
Sam’s book Scoops! Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews details the secrets of a former BBC producer, also a trained barrister and single mum, who found her way to Buckingham Palace, giving a backstage pass to the most unforgettable journalism of our times. It was an international bestseller and is now portrayed in a top 10 Netflix film with Sam herself portrayed by Billie Piper.
‘Behind every great interview is a great booker – Sam McAlister is one of the unsung heroes of television news.’ Piers Morgan
‘Even though we know what happened, McAlister’s eye-witness description of the royal car-crash retains the power to shock… riveting.’
Sunday Telegraph
‘A good television news interview requires organisational skill and news instinct… Sam McAlister clearly has both in abundance… (Scoops) sheds light on the often unacknowledged efforts of producers, as well as on life at the BBC.’ TLS
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