Princess Diana Scandal: BBC Commissions Investigation Into Martin Bashir’s Rehiring, Report Next Week

Steve Clarke On the same day that Prince William, second in line to the British throne, accused the BBC of fuelling his late mother Princess Diana’s “fear, paranoia and isolation” by deceptively obtaining an interview with her by disgraced reporter Martin Bashir, a new lobby group launched with the aim of protecting the BBC.Launched hours before the bombshell Dyson Report into the Panorama interview was dropped, the so-called British Broadcasting Challenge, backed by such luminaries as Armando

BBC director general Tim Davie has announced that the corporation has launched an independent investigation into why Martin Bashir was rehired in 2016 amid concerns over his conduct in securing a sensational 1995 interview with Princess Diana.

The BBC’s board has launched an investigation into the British broadcaster’s culture and practices following last week’s damning inquiry into a 1995 Princess Diana interview.

Michael Jackson‘s nephew Taj has led calls for a fresh investigation into the singer’s notorious interview with Martin Bashir, claiming that his late uncle was “stabbed in the back” by the shamed journalist.It comes after an independent inquiry led by Lord Dyson last week found that Bashir engaged in “deceitful behaviour” to gain access to Princess Diana for a landmark interview in 1995.The Dyson Report also concluded that Bashir’s actions to secure the interview amounted to a “serious breach”

Members of the Jackson family have called for an investigation into journalist Martin Bashir’s treatment of Michael Jackson during the making of a headline grabbing ITV programme back in 2003.

Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell has said Martin Bashir "betrayed" the late royal.The 62 year old former royal servant opened up on Martin's controversial Panorama interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995. Martin, 58, has recently received backlash following a report from senior judge Lord Dyson, who concluded the journalist had been "unreliable and dishonest" in gaining the interview.

Four days after the BBC published a brutal independent inquiry into a bombshell Martin Bashir interview with Princess Diana, the recriminations continue, as the UK government ramps up its rhetoric against the broadcaster.

British journalist Martin Bashir says he did not dupe Princess Diana into doing an interview with him for the BBC programme “Panorama” in 1995.

Martin Bashir has said he regrets using forged bank statements to dupe Princess Diana into a bombshell interview where she trashed her marriage to Prince Charles. Bashir said he was sorry after being slammed by Princes William and Harry and Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, over the 1995 tell-all.

Prince William and Prince Harry have broken their silence on the new report claiming that journalist Martin Bashir used “deceitful methods” to land his sit down with the late Princess Diana in 1995.

Will Thorne Staff WriterBBC Panorama has finally aired the results of its own internal probe into Martin Bashir’s infamous interview with Princess Diana.Thursday night’s Panorama, titled “Princess Diana, Martin Bashir and the BBC,” detailed the inside story of how Bashir obtained the candid sit-down, as well as the BBC’s response upon discovering that Bashir had shown falsified documents to Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer.In the opening statement, Bashir was described as having “spun a web of

News reporter Martin Bashir deceived Earl Spencer to secure the bombshell 1995 Panorama interview with his sister Princess Diana, a new report published Thursday has found. A probe into his infamous interview with Princess Diana has been going on for a while now after questions were raised in how the journalist obtained the coveted high-profile sit-down chat.

Journalist Martin Bashir, who gained fame after his infamous interview with the late Princess Diana, is now coming under fire for reportedly using "deceitful methods" to secure the same controversial interview in 1995. According to recent reports the official BBC report that was leaked hints at Bashir manipulating Diana.

Martin Bashir has responded to the report that he used “deceitful methods” to secure a controversial 1995 BBC “Panorama” interview with Princess Diana to get her to reveal information about the royal family.