S
P
Y
C
A
T
C
H
E
R

Newsnight images
Reportage
Contents

"All sketches were done in court. The final images were done in the studio, at BBC Newsnight from those drawings"
Mario Minichiello

"The Spycatcher trial was a political cause célèbre, a clash between Government, the media and the courts. It was argued again and again in this country and abroad, demonstrating for many the need for a Human Rights Act.

The case generated a flood of witty political cartoons, but one of the most memorable contributions were the sketches by Mario Minichiello of the court room drama. Mario Minichiello's work vividly recalls important happenings that are beyond the gaze of most members of the public in a world in which the camera continues to be excluded from the courtroom."

Lord Anthony Lester QC

<< Back   Forward>>