Ian Hislop on Sonia Sutcliffe libel case

Title

Ian Hislop on Sonia Sutcliffe libel case

Genre

Interview

TX Date

19 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Ian Hislop gives his reaction on the Court of Appeal decision that Sonia Sutcliffe (estranged wife of the Yorkshire Ripper) had been libeled by his Private Eye magazine which falsely alleged she sold her story to a newspaper, but that the record damages should be re-assessed. For Billboard and Update programmes.

Contributors

Michael O’Neill; Ian Hislop

Keywords

Compensation; Libel; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; Legal decisions; Private Eye; Sonia Sutcliffe; Billboard (radio programme); Update (radio progremme)

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