Scoop review – Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper shine in Prince Andrew drama
The Crown director Philip Martin’s dynamic recreation of the notorious Newsnight interview has two jewels among its acting
Prince Andrew squirms again on Netflix’s Scoop. But who benefits from these ‘real-life’ dramas?
Elle Hunt
The viewer never quite knows if it’s just entertainment or a way to process recent, seismic events, says writer Elle Hunt
Scoop review – self-admiring replay of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview
Emily Maitlis’s interview was unmissable limo-crash television, but Gillian Anderson’s Maggie Thatcher-lite performance and an underused Rufus Sewell add little
March 2024
‘She was an unsung hero’: Billie Piper on playing producer Sam McAlister in a new drama about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight fiasco
Weekend
Gillian Anderson on playing Emily Maitlis; Marina Hyde on the Tories’ misguided attack ad; and the quest to live to 100 – podcast
Royal family’s cancer diagnoses echo the ‘annus horribilis’
The royals bring on their B team, captained by Prince Andrew. No wonder some fans think it’s all over
Marina Hyde
February 2024
First trailer released for Prince Andrew ‘PR disaster’ Newsnight interview drama Scoop
Pity SUV drivers, fast being priced out of their badges of contempt for the planet
Catherine Bennett
January 2024
Will no one rid King Charles of his turbulent prince – Andrew has to go, but how to do it?
Martha Gill
Testify under oath about Jeffrey Epstein abuse scandal, Prince Andrew urged
Met rejects calls to investigate Prince Andrew after release of Epstein files
Prince Andrew, Clinton, Hawking: what do the Epstein documents say about key people?
A-list names in Epstein documents cache but what prospect of charges?
Epstein court files damage Prince Andrew’s hopes of restoring reputation
Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What do the documents show about his lifestyle and $580m fortune?
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public
December 2023
Digested read
‘If only Harry were next in line, said a source close to Harry’ – Omid Scobie’s Endgame, digested by John Crace
The book that charts the royal race row has finally made it to British shores. Our parliamentary sketch writer assesses the damage
November 2023
Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson to star in Prince Andrew Newsnight drama
The pair will topline A Very Royal Scandal telling the story of the infamous interview that led to headlines back in 2019
September 2023
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Steve Bell on relations between King Charles and Prince Andrew – cartoon
Thawing of relations appears to be in order as Prince Andrew joins rest of the family at Balmoral
