Ep.66 What a scoop!

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May 5, 202335:29News & Politics

You will have heard about the BBC Newnight interview with Prince Andrew - it was a seismic scoop that reverberated around the world. But how did it happen? The answer is one woman: Sam McAlister. This is how she bagged t...

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