I am going to look at extracts from Princess Diana's interview with Martin Bashir which was screened in 1995 on Panorama – a British news-documentary television programme. It is a public text of some import for British society and yet it also has a curiously private and confessional aspect. The material I have chosen to examine has historical interest. In this reading I focus on a piece of data to introduce some of the main themes and issues in discourse research. As well as the allegation of the affair, the court was told Ms Legge-Bourke was falsely accused of becoming pregnant with Charles' baby and having an abortion.įor more news, follow us on Facebook and Twitter but never miss the latest top headlines and sign up to our daily newsletter here. Last week, the BBC issued a public apology to William, Charles and Prince Harry and agreed to pay substantial damages to William and Harry's ex-nanny over "false and malicious" allegations about her used to obtain the interview. "I would urge others to exercise similar restraint." "It does of course remain part of the historical record and there may be occasions in the future when it will be justified for the BBC to use short extracts for journalistic purposes, but these will be few and far between and will need to be agreed at executive committee level and set in the full context of what we now know about the way the interview was obtained. The journalist was in "serious breach" of the BBC's producer guidelines when he faked bank statements and showed them to Earl Spencer, Diana's brother, to gain access to her, the report said.īBC director-general Tim Davie said earlier this month: "Now we know about the shocking way that the interview was obtained, I have decided that the BBC will never show the programme again nor will we license it in whole or part to other broadcasters. Netflix drama The Crown has a plan for dealing with the Queen's death.Prince Harry's legal fight to get back his bodyguards has cost taxpayers more than £90,000.Last year an inquiry led by Lord Dyson found the BBC had covered up Bashir's "deceitful behaviour" and "fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency." Read More Related Articles "As such a pivotal - if deeply unfortunate - moment in her life, this interview is featured briefly as a moment of historical record."Ī BBC spokesperson said: "There are no live or outstanding licences for any or all of An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales (Panorama, 20/11/95) granted by any part of BBC Studios." Diana's bombshell Panorama interview to feature on Sky The Duke of Cambridge has also called for the documentary featuring his mother never to be shown again following revelations about how disgraced Bashir secured it by forging documents.Ī spokesman for Sky said: "This feature documentary tells the story of Princess Diana exclusively through archive footage from the time, without commentary from today. READ MORE: The Crown episodes ranked most popular according to viewers Last week, the BBC vowed to never again broadcast the controversial interview or license it "in whole or part" to other broadcasters. The interview will feature "briefly" in The Princess, a documentary film that will be on Sky and its partner subscription service Now, after also previously showing in cinemas.ĭirected by Oscar-nominee Ed Perkins, the feature utilises news footage, interviews and commentators to tell the story of Diana's life. Footage of Princess Diana's bombshell 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir will air on Sky next month, despite the BBC vowing never to license it to other broadcasters again.
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