The broadcaster has made yet another reparation payment in connection with the fraud that led BBC reporter Martin Bashir to get the famous interview with Princess Diana.

The BBC agreed a significant amount with former Panorama producer Mark Killick.

According to media reports, it amounts to 50,000 pounds.

Gina Thomas

Features correspondent based in London.

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Killick had alerted his superiors after the interview aired in November 1995 that something was wrong with bank statements that Bashir used to gain Princess Diana's trust.

Bashir had the documents forged by graphic artist Matt Wiessler.

Killick lost his job within 24 hours.

He was accused of being disloyal and blackmailing Bashir out of jealousy.

To Lord Dyson, the author of an in-depth investigation into Bashir's methods and the BBC's attempts to cover them up, Killick accused the BBC of institutional cover-up and character assassination of those who sought to tell the truth.

The BBC has now apologized unreservedly for defaming Killick.

The broadcaster had previously compensated Matt Wiessler, who had also been duped by Bashir, and Patrick Jephson, Princess Diana's former private secretary, who had also been discredited by the journalist's lies.