{"product_id":"dianarama","title":"Dianarama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME: THE TRUE STORY OF THE DECEPTION OF PRINCESS DIANA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDianarama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eoften has the feel of a thriller… a well written, pacy book’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sensational. Vigorous, entertaining and energetic as a thriller. A shocking tale'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary, a shocking list of wrongdoing. *****' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An amazing book…Fascinating’ \u003c\/b\u003ePIERS MORGAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A STORY WE WERE NEVER SUPPOSED TO READ' \u003c\/b\u003ePATRICK JEPHSON, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO PRINCESS DIANA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'AN IMPORTANT AND FORENSIC EXAMINATION' \u003c\/b\u003eCHARLES SPENCER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'After 20 years investigating Princess Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir… the extent of his duplicity, as well as the BBC’s failings afterwards, is laid bare in this fine book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I spent two straight days gripped by \u003ci\u003eDianarama...\u003c\/i\u003eIt is reasonable to assume that Diana might be alive today had she known then what was revealed a quarter century later’\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Bedell Smith, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth the Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe death of Princess Diana in August 1997 was one of the most shocking events in recent history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany events surrounding the tragedy have been shrouded in mystery, in particular the BBC \u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e interview Diana gave to journalist Martin Bashir less than two years before she died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the true extent of the deception the princess experienced as well as the cover-up which ensued has never before been revealed – until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDianarama \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of one of the \u003cb\u003ebiggest scandals in public life and broadcasting history\u003c\/b\u003e and of the cover-up that followed to hide what happened, leaving the damaged princess to her fate.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAndy Webb is the writer and award-winning filmmaker who \u003cb\u003eobtained the secret files that first broke the story\u003c\/b\u003e of Princess Diana's betrayal.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHere he offers \u003cb\u003eunrivalled insider\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eaccess\u003c\/b\u003e to the key players in the drama in a \u003cb\u003ethrilling first-hand narrative\u003c\/b\u003e, putting the reader inside the room where each key decision was taken.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe story takes us from the moment BBC reporter Martin Bashir first contrived his dossier of forged bank statements in 1995 to the 2024 courtroom where Webb faced the BBC's elite legal squad to demand the release of 10,000 pages of highly contested documents relating to the scandal.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story for the ages, the fate of Princess Diana will be debated by scholars and gossips centuries from now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book, filled with revelations which have not yet entered the public record, will become a key part in the first draft of history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sensational\u003c\/b\u003e. A \u003cb\u003evigorous\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eheavily researched\u003c\/b\u003e read. As \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eenergetic as a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e. Webb juggles multiple revelations and unearthed seminal documents. In his \u003cb\u003emeticulous\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ereadable\u003c\/b\u003e style and with his newly uncovered items, it is \u003cb\u003ea shocking tale'\u003ci\u003e i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Anyone who cares for \u003cb\u003ehonest reporting and the health of the BBC\u003c\/b\u003e should read \u003cb\u003eDianarama\u003c\/b\u003e. On one level it’s \u003cb\u003ethe definitive account of the BBC’s disastrous Martin Bashir saga\u003c\/b\u003e and its consequences, \u003cb\u003eby the man who exposed it all\u003c\/b\u003e. It’s also \u003cb\u003ea gripping tale of deceit, cover ups \u003c\/b\u003eand that very British habit of punishing the whistleblower while promoting time-serving hacks!' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You close the book knowing that Diana Spencer would almost certainly still be alive were it not for the BBC's behaviour. If a member of the public like me feels, on reading this book, a fizzing rage and grief for poor Diana - what can her sons, brother and surviving sisters be feeling?’ \u003c\/b\u003eAN Wilson, \u003ci\u003eOldie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54983393804632,"sku":"9780241784648","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241784648.jpg?v=1777957241","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dianarama","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}