See You in Court

See You in Court
Format	Documentary
Directed by	Ross Wilson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Lindsey Douglas
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	29 March 2011 (2011-03-29) – present

See You In Court is a 2011 BBC One documentary series about celebrities taking libel action against the media.

Contents

1 Episodes
2 References
3 External links

Episodes

Episode 1: 29 March 2011

Lembit Opik claims that national newspapers made him a figure of fun and caused him to lose his seat in the 2010 general election.^[1]
Sheryl Gascoigne claims that red top tabloids defamed her by printing quotes they said were from her ex-husband Paul and his mother.^[1]

Episode 2: 5 April 2011

Uri Geller challenges red-top articles, and an American television programme, about his relationship with Michael Jackson and alleged connection to Martin Bashir.
Ali Dizaei claims newspapers have said things about him that are untrue. He was successful in receiving an apology and payout as a result of an article falsely accusing him of bigamy. He was convicted of a separate crime, for which he is serving a prison sentence.

Episode 3: 12 April 2011

Ultramarathon runner Richard Donovan takes action against Forbes magazine for their coverage of his North Pole marathon, which he says in inaccurate and unsatisfactory.
Finsbury Park Mosque takes action against Policy Exchange in response to their claim that they distributed extremist literature.

Episode 4: 3 May 2011

Simon Singh is taken to court over his claims about chiropractic.
Tristran Rogers

Episode 5: 10 May 2011

Episode 6: 17 May 2011

References

^ ^a ^b Johnston, Philip (29 March 2011). "Lembit Opik, a 'loon'? We couldn't possibly comment". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8414299/Lembit-Opik-a-loon-We-couldn't-possibly-comment.html. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

External links

See You in Court at BBC Programmes