Long before the phone hacking scandal, Murdoch’s papers, like the Sun and News of the World, were notorious for the virulence of their invective and running highly dodgy stories about celebrities. In this Spitting Image sketch, Murdoch and two of his journalists, shown as vultures, concoct an ever-more sensational and completely unfounded story about cricketer Ian Botham, in which they accuse the great man of terrorism offences and incest.
Unfortunately, precious little has changed in the over a quarter of a century since the sketch was shown, so that it still remains highly topical.
Tags: Celebrities, Cricket, Ian Botham, Phone hacking, Rupert Murdoch, Satire, Spitting Image, The News of the World, The Sun
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January 19, 2015 at 1:52 pm |
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January 20, 2015 at 2:17 am |
[…] Long before the phone hacking scandal, Murdoch’s papers, like the Sun and News of the World, were notorious for the virulence of their invective and running highly dodgy stories about celebrities, writes the Beast. […]
January 20, 2015 at 5:53 pm |
Yet Botham now takes the Murdoch dollar.
January 20, 2015 at 9:52 pm |
Oh, absolutely. I think the sketch was pure fiction, but nevertheless Botham in his prime gave the Sun and other rags a lot of copy.