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Controversy Over Channel 4’s Airing of Prince Harry Kidnap Film

By Media Law Prof Blog

Calls are mounting that urge Britain’s Channel 4 to abandon its plans to air a docudrama centered on the Taliban’s fictionalized possible kidnapping of Prince Harry, the younger son of the Prince of Wales. The Air Chief Marshal has weighed in, suggesting that the drama is a bad idea, but Channel 4 defends itself saying the program explores a legitimate issue of public concern. The Guardian’s Mark Lawson examines the limits of journalistic fantasy here.