{"id":48870,"date":"2024-04-02T17:38:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2018612"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T16:01:37","slug":"scoops-gillian-anderson-billie-piper-and-keeley-hawes-star-on-this-weeks-radio-times","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/scoops-gillian-anderson-billie-piper-and-keeley-hawes-star-on-this-weeks-radio-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoop\u2019s Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Keeley Hawes star on this week\u2019s Radio Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Netflix film provides the inside story of the explosive TV interview that ended Prince Andrew’s career. <\/p>

By Tom Loxley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 15:38 PM<\/p>

\n\n

Making television about television must be tempting. After all, television as an industry is as self-absorbed as any other. But unlike, say, The Hour, the 2011 BBC drama series that looked back at the early days of BBC TV, or the BBC spoof W1A, the latest addition to this genre could never be accused of excessive navel gazing.<\/p>\n

Firstly, it\u2019s a drama about a Newsnight story, made by Netflix. Secondly, it\u2019s centred on the travails of the royal family, which means it has a broad appeal when it comes to finding an audience.<\/p>\n

Since the first season of The Crown in 2016, dramas about the House of Windsor have proved good business for Netflix. This latest drama, Scoop<\/a>, which tells the story of Prince Andrew\u2019s 2019 interview with then Newsnight star Emily Maitlis, shares The Crown\u2019s production values and features a big-name cast<\/a> \u2013 Gillian Anderson plays Maitlis, Billie Piper the Newsnight fixer Sam McAlister and Keeley Hawes is Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew\u2019s PR minder.<\/p>\n

The shaming of a prince provides the story. The fact he stuck by a convicted paedophile for far too long, appearing shifty and uncomfortable on screen and failing to express any regret, gives the drama its moral authority. But it\u2019s the tale of the women who brought about his downfall that powers the narrative.<\/p>\n

Read our interview with McAlister, plus the rest of the cast on making a drama out of a royal crisis.<\/p>\n

\"Scoop\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n

Also in this week\u2019s Radio Times:<\/strong><\/h2>\n