Former BBC producer Sam McAlister - who worked on infamous Prince Andrew interview - pokes fun at Newsnight after 'fall out' with Emily Maitlis
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Former BBC producer Sam McAlister, who helped secure the famous Prince Andrew interview with Emily Maitlis has taken a swipe at Newsnight. The journalist, from Guildford, produced Newsnight's 'car crash' interview with Prince Andrew in 2019, where he was questioned about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
![[Sam shared a snapshot of her LinkedIn job search which suggested a Newsnight position and she wrote 'Lolz']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/14/93275771-14205837-image-a-4_1734530970179.jpg)
Among a series of bizarre claims, the Duke of York infamously claimed he 'could not sweat' and denied he could have slept with teenager Virginia Giuffre because he was at 'Pizza Express in Woking' at the time. Today the journalist shared a snapshot of her LinkedIn job search which said: 'Jobs recommended for you,' before it came up with the role of 'Chief Presenter at Newsnight',.
![[Sam McAlister and Billie Piper attend a New York screening of Netflix film Scoop on April 3]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/05/09/83269743-13274869-image-m-7_1712305511738.jpg)
McAlister posted the screenshot on X before writing the caption: 'Lolz.'. Lauren McGaun, a producer at Newsnight wrote: 'Go for it,' followed by laughing crying emojis, to which McAlister responded: 'That would be a turn up.'. Another user penned: 'Lol,' while a third said: It'd put the viewing figures up.'.
![[Emily Maitlis and Sam McAllister at the 20th Women in Film and Television Awards in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/05/09/67587303-13274869-Emily_Maitlis_and_Sam_McAllister_at_the_20th_Women_in_Film_and_T-a-16_1712305680427.jpg)
During McAlister's stint as a producer for Newsnight, she secured interviews with the likes of former United States President, Bill Clinton, and owner of X, Elon Musk. Sam McAlister, from Guildford, was involved in the BBC Newsnight's 'car crash' interview with Prince Andrew in 2019.
![[Ms McAlister is said to have forged the relationship with Prince Andrew’s aide Amanda Thirsk and met with her at Buckingham Palace to secure the interview]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/05/09/67587583-13274869-Sam_McAlister_is_said_to_have_forged_the_relationship_with_Princ-a-17_1712305685085.jpg)
Sam shared a snapshot of her LinkedIn job search which suggested a Newsnight position and she wrote 'Lolz'. McAlister's story is explored in Netflix's Scoop and Amazon's A Very Royal Scandal, which dramatises the behind-the-scenes action in the build up to the interview, as well as fallout from the hour of television that essentially put an end to Andrew's time as a working member of the Royal Family.
