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The man in the red robe has it. In his many court cases, Hislop has won only once.
The most famous libel case involving Hislop and Private Eye was brought by the publishing magnate Robert Maxwell. After the case he quipped: "I've just given a fat cheque to a fat Czech". The magazine's attacks on Maxwell were fully vindicated by the revelations of massive fraud that followed his death.
Ordered to pay £600,000 in damages after being sued for libel by Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, Hislop told reporters waiting outside the High Court, "If that was justice then I'm a banana." However, the award was dropped to £60,000 on appeal.
Over to you, YE.
The most famous libel case involving Hislop and Private Eye was brought by the publishing magnate Robert Maxwell. After the case he quipped: "I've just given a fat cheque to a fat Czech". The magazine's attacks on Maxwell were fully vindicated by the revelations of massive fraud that followed his death.
Ordered to pay £600,000 in damages after being sued for libel by Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, Hislop told reporters waiting outside the High Court, "If that was justice then I'm a banana." However, the award was dropped to £60,000 on appeal.
Over to you, YE.
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Thank you my child.
Okay. Bamber Gascoigne used to present University Challenge (and set all the questions himself) but quit to be replaced by Jeremy Paxman.
However, in 1998, he re-emerged to present a one-off show which was part of another famous TV show.... (i.e like the Young Ones sketch)... what was that TV show?
Okay. Bamber Gascoigne used to present University Challenge (and set all the questions himself) but quit to be replaced by Jeremy Paxman.
However, in 1998, he re-emerged to present a one-off show which was part of another famous TV show.... (i.e like the Young Ones sketch)... what was that TV show?
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Right, this may seem tricky, but there is an obvious answer:
Although there are several predecessors, the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" was coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 for a play based on a real historical character, named in the title and who also says the above line. Who was that person?
Although there are several predecessors, the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword" was coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 for a play based on a real historical character, named in the title and who also says the above line. Who was that person?
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