LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Derek Jameson loses libel case against BBC

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:14

Description

Report on former Daily Express editor Derek Jameson losing his libel case against the BBC over a 1980 sketch on Radio 4’s Week Ending which described him as an East End boy made bad. Includes interview with Derek Jameson. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).

Contributors

Derek Jameson; Tim Crook?

Keywords

BBC; Libel; Trials; Editors; Radio programmes; Radio comedy; Derek Jameson; BBC Radio 4; Week Ending

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