Disgraced BBC newsreader Huw Edwards is "in talks" with Channel 4 for a tell-all interview to "state his case", The Times reported. Channel 4, which is under scrutiny over the rape allegations made by Married At First Sight UK brides, is risking controversy by working with the former BBC presenter, who was convicted of possessing indecent images of children.

In March, Edwards' scandal was aired on Channel 5 in a programme, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards", featuring the story of how Edwards groomed a 17-year-old boy. He later said the programme was a "one-sided account". He said in a press release: "Other opportunities will arise later this year for me to state my case and to challenge the misleading or fabricated claims made in recent coverage. Serious questions still remain to be answered, and not just by me. It will now take some time for me to produce my own account, and until then, I do not intend to comment any further."

According to The Sunday Times, a source said Edwards would want to "discuss some of the issues raised in psychiatric assessments before his sentencing".

It may also touch on his relationship with his father, Hywel Teifi Edwards, who had been a source of long-term anguish connected with his offending.

Edwards was one of Britain's most-trusted newsreaders; he was recognised for fronting the BBC's News At Ten for decades. In 2022, he made the historic announcement that Queen Elizabeth II had died. Two years later, he admitted guilt to making indecent images of children.

If the new programme is authorised to proceed, it is expected to be broadcast after mid-September, when Edwards' two-year suspended sentence concludes.

Jeremy Vine, who worked at BBC Radio 2 as a host before having his own show at Channel 5, shared what it was like working with Edwards.

He told The Telegraph in an interview: "I'm not drawing comparisons with Huw Edwards, but Huw was not a popular person. Scott [Mills] was very well-liked. With Huw, his great skill was to bully upwards. He's the only person I've ever seen who didn't bully underlings; he bullied his bosses."

Express Online has contacted Channel 4 for comment.