It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family [of the child]. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it.

Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.

This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.

It's terrible. How can we tell the world who the real Michael Jackson is?

Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image.

We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.

If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III.