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Sir Trevor McDonald interviews Saddam Hussein on the brink of war
Episode 16th March 2026 • Reporting History • ITV News
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What was it like to interview the world's most notorious dictator as he stood on the brink of war?

In new show Reporting History, Sir Trevor McDonald gives the answer to News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby as they revisit his extraordinary interview with the notorious Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad for the first time in 36 years.

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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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