Bundle of items in a marked envelope concerning a libel case against the BBC brought by Robert Astles after the BBC broadcast an interview with the journalist William Pike in which he made comments about Astles’ actions in Uganda during the Presidency of Idi Amin.
Contains:
/1 Letter from Gill Phillips, for the Solicitor of the BBC, to Denis Hills concerning a statement about Robert Astles. Written from London. Signed. Typescript. Annotated. 18/12/ 1987
/2 Copy letter from Denis Hills to Gill Phillips concerning his decision not to be involved in a libel action against Robert Astles. Written from Twickenham. 03/01/1988
/3 Statement made by Denis Hills concerning Robert Astles’ actions in Uganda during the Presidency of Idi Amin. nd.
/4 Document concerning Denis Hills’ attacks on the BBC and Daily Telegraph in his book Return to Poland x 2. Typescript. Annotated. nd
/5 Sheet of Manuscript notes headed ‘ASTLES BBC Solicitor’s Office. ’ 16/12/1987
/6 Transcript of an interview with William Pike, editor of the Ugandan government newspaper New Vision, that was broadcast on BBC African Service, Network Africa. Photocopied duplicate. Typescript. Annotated. 11/12/1986
/7 Two Typescript sheets concerning Robert Astles. nd
/8 Sheet of Manuscript notes concerning Robert Astles. nd
/9 Photocopy of a section of a book concerning Nairobi by Tom Heaton. nd
/10 Copy letter [from Denis Hills] to Tom Heaton concerning the books he is writing, Bob Astles and the BBC. Typescript. Annotated. 02/01/1988
/11 Copy letter [from Denis Hills] to Olive Kaggwa concerning his family and Bob Astles. Written from Twickenham. Typescript. Annotated. 02/01/1988
/12 Copy letter [from Denis Hills] to Tom Heaton concerning Bob Astles, reviews of his book about Poland and asking for news. Typescript. Annotated. 18/02/1988
/13 Letter from Gill Phillips to Denis Hills concerning Robert Astles. Written from London. Signed. Typescript. 25/01/1988
/14 Letter from Tom Heaton to Denis Hills concerning Robert Astles. Photocopy. Typescript. 11/01/1988
/15 Letter from Gill Phillips to Denis Hills concerning Robert Astles. Written from London. With envelope. Signed. Typescript. 05/01/1988.
/16 Copy letter from Denis Hills to Gill Phillips concerning his photographs of the corpses of 26 men lying next to a lake in Uganda in April 1971 and Robert Astles. Written from Twickenham. Typescript Annotated. 12/06/1988
/17 Letter from Gill Phillips to Denis Hills concerning Robert Astles and the Amin regime. Written from London. With envelope. Signed. Typescript. 03/05/1988
Bundle of items in a marked envelope concerning a libel case against the BBC brought by Robert Astles
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- ReferenceGB 456 LC/MS/HIL/F/2/11
- Alternative Id.GB 456 MS/HIL/F/2/11
- Dates of Creation1987-1988
- Physical Descriptionbdl