Fact: Martin Bashir, the controversial journalist and newsman who famously landed hard-hitting interviews with Michael Jackson and Princess Diana, has been appointed the BBC's new religious affairs correspondent. He replaces Caroline Wyatt, who is stepping down after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Fact: Tragic British royal DIANA, Princess Of Wales' 1995 interview by Martin Bashir has been voted the most memorable TV interrogation of all time by UK viewers.
Fact: <p>Martin Bashir, the man behind explosive and controversial LIVING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON TV documentary, has signed to front US news show NIGHTLINE when veteran broadcaster TED KOPPEL steps down next month (NOV05). </p>