No Woman's Land
- Episode aired Nov 9, 2022
- TV-MA
- 51m
As BBC's Martin Bashir goes to great lengths to secure an interview with Diana, the lonely princess finds purpose and warmth in a London hospital.As BBC's Martin Bashir goes to great lengths to secure an interview with Diana, the lonely princess finds purpose and warmth in a London hospital.As BBC's Martin Bashir goes to great lengths to secure an interview with Diana, the lonely princess finds purpose and warmth in a London hospital.
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Did you know
- TriviaAs depicted in this episode, Princess Diana and Dr. Hasnat Khan really did go on a date to see Apollo 13 (1995). Thereafter, they were in a committed relationship for three years 1995-97 and separated shortly before Diana started seeing Dodi Fayed.
- GoofsWhen Dr Khan is discussing performing open heart surgery he says, "you cut 10-12 inches" yet in England they use metric measurements, rather than imperial. Which is primarily used in the United States.
Correction: Many Brits, especially in informal conversation, still use the imperial system even in 2022. In official standards, there's a mixture: For example, while fuel prices are given in litres, road distances are measured in miles.
- Quotes
Princess Diana: I remember visiting the Badshee Mosque.
Hasnat Khan: Badshahi.
Princess Diana: Badshahi. And sitting primly on my little cushion. And my gorgeous, chic headscarf which they gave me to wear.
Hasnat Khan: Dupatta.
Princess Diana: Dupatta. And listening to all the imams talking about interfaith harmony, thinking how happy I could be there if I found myself a nice, handsome Pakistani husband.
Hasnat Khan: It's a nice idea in theory. In practice, you might find traditional Pakistani values a little challenging.
Princess Diana: You think the family I married into is any different? I was instructed to dress modestly, speak in a low voice, and walk one pace behind my husband and address him always as "sir." I was discouraged from expressing opinions or having an education. I had to make a vow that I was a virgin before being considered fit to marry him.
Hasnat Khan: I'm sorry.
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By Edwyn Collins
Dr. Khan is the haplessly described frog, bewildered by this famous woman's pursuit of him. Was she even his type? Was she anywhere close to an intellectual equal? We'll never know.
Other things we may never know is just why Diana had no friends or close family, but had to pay for confidants by way of acupuncturists and astrologers. Even people like Al Fayed sometimes make dear friends from their servants, but we do know that Diana fired 40 of her maids for very little reason. In this episode we see her kindness to the sick but that other side of her is safely tucked behind the curtain as it is to this day.
Here we also see how easily the Spencers, never noted for their brains, were fooled by the dishonest journalist and it is a disgraceful moment in the BBC's history. But as con-men are fond of saying, you can't con someone who isn't greedy and Diana was always greedy for the public's adoration so she's more than eager for her TV debut.
Those of the population who were also divorced, had the in-laws turn against us, and felt strongly that our own side was the right side, might envy Diana her chance to tell the world about her husband's infidelity while leaving out her own, and garner loads of sympathy about all she'd been through. However I think most of us would have stopped ourselves before airing our dirty laundry in public and hurting our children in the process.
- wz-37217
- Mar 9, 2023
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1