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Last broadcast on Tue, 23 Jun 2009, 01:35 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
A Chelsea footballer accused of cheating on his wife and a sports boss with a taste for spanking are at the forefront of an assault on the way the British press operates.
Celebrities and public figures alike are turning to privacy laws to suppress stories and photographs that show them in a bad light.
But it is not only kiss and tell stories that are under threat, and editors fear serious investigative journalism could be jeopardised; Panorama investigates this growing trend.
The Death of Kiss and Tell
Panorama examines the battle lines being drawn between those pushing for laws to boost a person's right to privacy and those in the media fighting to tell the truth.
You Are The Editor: A Panorama Quiz
See how you would fare in the hotseat and test your editorial decision-making skills in our fictional scenario quiz.
Pete Doherty's take on the paparazzi
Embattled Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty tells Panorama his thoughts on the behaviour of the paparazzi, the celebrities who court the limelight and what he believes constitutes an invasion of privacy.
Celebrities on privacy and the press
Celebrities talk to Panorama about their impressions of the paparazzi, press intrusion and privacy rights.
Is it Farewell for Kiss and Tell?
As celebrities fight back against damaging 'kiss and tell' stories, the country's privacy laws bump into traditional press freedoms.
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Credits
- Presenter
- Jeremy Vine
- Participant
- Clive Coleman
- Producer
- Matthew Mervyn-Jones
Broadcasts
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Mon 15 Jun 200920:30
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Thu 18 Jun 200904:30
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Fri 19 Jun 200900:25
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Fri 19 Jun 200900:55
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Sun 21 Jun 200920:30
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Tue 23 Jun 200901:35
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