British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

Heysel stadium disaster

Title
Heysel stadium disaster
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
May 1985
Year of production
1985
Play audio
To listen to the audio files, please log in.
Duration
00:06:45
Description
Report on the Heysel Stadium disaster with eyewitness interviews including that of visiting UK junior minister Peter Bottomley who was at the match. Speaking are Liverpool Football Club fans Chris Mackenna(?), John Hewittson(?), Stuart Ravenscroft; consultant surgeon in Belgium William Walsh; UK junior minister Peter Bottomley. Mike Rowbottom reports.
Contributors
Peter Bottomley; Mike Rowbottom; Chris Mackenna(?); John Hewittson(?); Stuart Ravenscroft; William Walsh
Keywords
Deaths; UK; Violence; Association football; Hooliganism; Riots; Policing practice; Belgium; Football grounds; Football stadiums; Alcohol-related crime; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Brussels; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985); Joe Fagan

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 316 times.