See You in Court

See You in Court
Directed by	Ross Wilson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Lindsey Douglas
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	29 March (2011-03-29) – 17 May 2011 (2011-05-17)

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

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

• George Galloway
• Danielle Lloyd

References

1. Johnston, Philip (29 March 2011). "Lembit Opik, a 'loon'? We couldn't possibly comment". The Daily Telegraph . London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

External links

• See You in Court at IMDb
• See You in Court at BBC Online