Sarah Ferguson on The Killing Season uncut

Politics with Michelle Grattan · Apr 20, 2016 · 27m

In 2015, the ABC aired a gripping documentary series covering the tumultuous Rudd-Gillard era. This week, the series’ writer and interviewer Sarah Ferguson has released a book developed from the documentary.

Ferguson tells Michelle Grattan she longed for a single villain or a single narrative that she could pursue to the ends of the earth.

The widely acclaimed journalist talks about the difficulties of getting past the defensive mechanisms of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, both expert media operators, during her interviews.

“What nobody is prepared for is what happens over hours and hours of…