{"id":373822,"date":"2026-08-28T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-rewatches-seismic-interview-with-nelson-mandela-after-prison-release\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:00:25","slug":"sir-trevor-mcdonald-rewatches-seismic-interview-with-nelson-mandela-after-prison-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sir-trevor-mcdonald-rewatches-seismic-interview-with-nelson-mandela-after-prison-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Trevor McDonald rewatches seismic interview with Nelson Mandela after prison release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bkDZ3hN7mEk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sir Trevor McDonald rewatches seismic interview with Nelson Mandela after prison release\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bkDZ3hN7mEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed he was \u2018terrified\u2019 before sitting down with South African icon Nelson Mandela for the anti-apartheid campaigner\u2019s first televised interview after his release from prison in February 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Just three days had passed since millions across the world watched Nelson Mandela complete his \u2019long walk to freedom\u2019 out of Victor Verster Prison and end his 27 years of incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Reporting History, Sir Trevor rewatches the cherished filming from the meeting in the garden of Nelson Mandela\u2019s home in the Johannesburg township of Soweto on February 14, 1990.<\/p>\n<p>He tells host Tom Bradby how he landed the prized sit-down interview and addresses the difficult questions he needed to put to the iconic freedom fighter after Frederik Willem de Klerk finally sanctioned his release.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Trevor also recalls why it took Nelson Mandela another five years, in their interview ahead of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, before he would hint at the harsh physical impact his decades behind bars had had on him.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting History sees journalists join News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby to revisit their remarkable reports from the defining events of the modern age.<\/p>\n<p>The guests reveal the drama that occurred off camera, from war reporting and frontline journalism to historic global events.<\/p>\n<p>This episode explores:<\/p>\n<p>The moment of Mandela\u2019s release<br \/>\nWhy apartheid failed<br \/>\nHow Sir Trevor landed the first interview<br \/>\nMandela\u2019s first interview in Soweto<br \/>\nHow Mandela united a divided country<br \/>\nMandela\u2019s interview before the 1995 Rugby World Cup<br \/>\nMandela\u2019s legacy<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Intro<br \/>\n1:16 Mandela Freed<br \/>\n6:00 Desmond Tutu Reacts<br \/>\n8:21 Getting The Interview<br \/>\n10:15 The Moments Before<br \/>\n12:20 Rewatching The Interview<br \/>\n19:50 Meeting Mandela in 1995<br \/>\n21:36 The Rugby World Cup<br \/>\n22:35 Second Mandela Interview<br \/>\n25:19 Why Mandela Was \u2018Astonishing\u2019<br \/>\n26:27 Inside Robben Island<br \/>\n27:22 Final Reflections<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for more Reporting History, dramatic stories, war reporting and historic news documentaries.<\/p>\n<p>#NelsonMandela #Mandela #ApartheidHistory<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Trevor McDonald has revealed he was \u2018terrified\u2019 before sitting down with South African icon Nelson Mandela for the anti-apartheid campaigner\u2019s first televised interview after his release from prison in February 1990. 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