Sam McAlister is the woman who clinched the 2019interview with Prince Andrew, described as 'a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion'. She is many things beside: the first in her family to go to university; a trained barrister; a single mum; a master of persuasion. In her former BBC colleagues' words, she was the 'booker extraordinaire', responsible for many of Newsnight's exclusives over the past decade, including Stormy Daniels, Sean Spicer, Brigitte Höss, Steven Seagal, Mel Greig and Julian Assange. After twelve years at Newsnight, McAlister shares the secrets of how the best news gets made - and the role power and privilege play behind the scenes. This is a backstage pass to the most unforgettable journalism of our times.