Eyewitness accounts of London bombing

Title

Eyewitness accounts of London bombing

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Tribute

TX Date

26 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:11

Description

Report on the aftermath of the IRA bombing of Bishopsgate, London. Includes vox pop with eyewitnesses. An unidentified builder says he has never seen anything like it. Managing Editor of the News of the World, Stuart Kuttner pays tribute to photographer Ed Henty who died in the incident. St Bartholomew’s Hospital consultant Stephen Miles talks about injuries sustained. Other speakers are Michael Cassidy of the City of London Corporation; Insurance Assessor, Nicholas Balcombe; Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors spokesman, George Gillham; Natwest Bank Chief Executive, Martin Gray. Tanya Hines reports for LBC.

Contributors

Stephen Miles; Michael Cassidy; Stuart Kuttner; Tanya Hines; Nicholas Balcombe; George Gillham; Martin Gray

Keywords

Deaths; London; Injuries; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; Business; IRA; Finance; Trade (practice); Bombs; Explosions; Bishopsgate; Ed Henty; Office workers

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