Funeral of Warrington bomb victim

Title

Funeral of Warrington bomb victim

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

22 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:59

Description

Peter Deeley reports from St Wilfred’s church in Grappenhall near Warrington on the funeral of 3-year-old Jonathan Ball, victim of the 2nd IRA Warrington bombing. Includes excerpt of sermon by Bishop of Birkenhead the Right Reverend Michael Langrish calling on the IRA to down arms; statement by Prime Minister John Major; interview with funeral attendee Gordon Wilson, whose daughter was killed in the Enniskillen bombings in 1987; vox pop with Belfast residents. Audio level low in places.

Contributors

John Major; Peter Deeley; Gordon Wilson; Michael Langrish

Keywords

Deaths; Terrorism; IRA; Children (age group); Funerals; Warrington; Bishops; Bombs; Cheshire; Jonathan Ball; Grappenhall; Wilfred Ball; Mary Ball

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