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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 1 MIN

Sneak peek: Sir Trevor McDonald revisits his 1990 interview with Saddam Hussein

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What was it like to interview the world's most feared dictator as he stood on the brink of war?In new show Reporting History, Sir Trevor McDonald gives the answer to Tom Bradby as they revisit his extraordinary interview with the notorious Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad for the first time in 36 years.This is a sneak peak clip. You can listen to the full first episode of Reporting History on Friday March 6 and watch on YouTube and ITVX.Reporting History sees journalists revisit their remarkable on-the-day reports of the defining events of the modern age and reveal the drama that occurred off camera.

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