Talk:A. N. Wilson

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[edit] Bevis Hillier

I have replaced this paragraph:

However on August 31, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Hiller had admitted his part in the hoax.

The paragraph had a reference to this CBC story but by my reading he doesn't admit it in that article - it says:

Hillier admitted to the paper he thought Wilson was "despicable" but claimed innocence.

I've replaced rather than removed it, though, because it seems Hillier has now confessed. The earliest reference I've found is this Sunday Times article from a few days after the CBC article, and I've added it to the article. Andy Smith (talk) 17:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Spot on. The first story was the whole of page 3 in The Sunday Times. The follow-up that Hillier was the culprit was at the bottom of the front page in the next week's edition. Bearing in mind the publicity (which was picked up by other papers too), I thought a mention in the lead section was appropriate. Tyrenius 20:24, 5 September 2006 (UTC)