Sonia Sutcliffe-Private Eye libel trial
- Title
- Sonia Sutcliffe-Private Eye libel trial
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 25 May 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:03:52
- Description
- Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on Britain’s largest jury award for libel damages of £600,000 to Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe- from satirical magazine, Private Eye, for articles alleging she had been negotiating cheque book journalism deals. Includes precis of court case involving judge Justice Michael Davies. Includes interviews with Kerry McGill, Sonia Sutcliffe’s lawyer; Ian Hislop and David Cash, Private Eye.
- Contributors
- Tim Crook; Kerry McGill; Ian Hislop; David Cash; Michael Davies
- Keywords
- Murderers; Libel; Peter Sutcliffe; Trials; Private Eye; Sonia Sutcliffe; Magazines
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