Spycatcher Australian trial

Title
Spycatcher Australian trial
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:02:28
Description
Report on the leaking of confidential information in the book, Spycatcher by former MI5 agent Peter Wright and the attempts to ban it by the British courts; including interview with Wright’s lawyer Malcolm Turnbull defending his case and criticising British policies on publication of confidential information. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Malcolm Turnbull
Keywords
Books; Law; Right to information; Espionage; Legal systems; Spies; Legal decisions; Trials; Intelligence service; Peter Wright; Spycatcher; Lewis Powell; Injunctions

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LBC/IRN, "Spycatcher Australian trial". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009300158021 (Accessed 07 May 2025)