Andrew Marr book is pulped for inaccuracy

The BBC’s Andrew Marr has done very well out of his his book, A History of Modern Britain, selling more than 250,000 copies to date. But now this nice little earner will cease for a while following a legal action over incorrect allegations about one of the people featured in the work, thought to be the militant feminist and women's rights campaigner Erin Pizzey.

In no more than a line, Marr linked 70-year-old Pizzey to the Angry Brigade, a militant group that staged bomb attacks in the 1970s. It is understood that this is the cause of the dispute, though neither Pizzey nor any lawyers have yet verified this and Marr says he is unable to comment for legal reasons.

Pan Macmillan, the publishers of the book, which accompanied a five-part BBC documentary series in 2007, issued a statement today calling for bookshops to return all unsold copies.

It is understood solicitors for the publishers have issued an apology to Pizzey, but it is not known whether this will placate her or whether she will go on to sue Marr and Pan Macmillan for damages. ·