Join Robert Hardman and Natasha Livingstone for an analysis of "Bubbikins" season 3, episode 4 of The Crown.

The episode focusses on the BBC filming the Royal Family while Prince Phillip's mother, Princess Alice, moves into Buckingham Palace in the late 1960s. Our thanks to Paul Schlotthauer who suggested this episode. If you'd like us to analyse a favourite episode, get in touch at [email protected].

Find out in this episode of The Crown: Fact or Fiction:

Did Prince Phillip tell American TV that the Royal family were going to go "into the red"?

Did the Royals agree to a documentary to prove their worth to the nation as the Crown portrays, or was the aim something different?

Was the BBC’s film a hit or a flop?

What happened to the proceeds from the BBC’s film?

Did the Queen send a private secretary to rescue Princess Alice? 

Did a Guardian journalist opportunistically secure an interview with Princess Alice after being stood up by Princess Anne? 

Plus much more. 

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