Martin Bashir

Film & TV

Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Martin Henry Bashir (born 19 January 1963) is a British former journalist. He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995. Although the interview was much heralded at the time, it was later determined that he used forgery and deception to secure it. Bashir…

Known for

• Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
• Michael Jackson: The Verdict — Self - Journalist, 'Living with Michael Jackson'2026
• Michael Jackson: Faking It — Self2023
• The X Factor Celebrity — Self - Contestant2019
• The Last 100 Days of Diana — Self2017
• Graves — Himself2016
• The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)2015
• Madam Secretary — Martin Bashir2014
• Madam Secretary — Anchor2014
• Nightline Prime2010

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Listeners

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Total plays

520

Martin Bashir is a controversial television commentator that most recently spent several years on the network MSNBC before recently resigning from in late 2013, best known for his disparaging comments about Michael Jackson, Sarah Palin, and Princess Diana among others. He, surprisingly, has also dubbed himself a 'Bass Lion' and is an amateur musician. He released a reggae influenced album about himself with said title. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Martin+Bashir">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Martin

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Wandsworth

Educated at

King's College London

Languages spoken

English language

Image

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