Bombshell game controversy

Title

Bombshell game controversy

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:44

Description

Report on controversy surrounding the Waddingtons children’s game Bombshell, following the death of Ken Howorth, a British bomb disposal expert, while trying to defuse an IRA bomb in London. Includes interview with Stephen Howorth, son; Eldon Griffiths MP; Glyn Owen-Hughes (incorrectly referred to as Owen Hughes), Managing Director of Waddingtons. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Eldon Griffiths; Stephen Howorth; Glyn Owen-Hughes

Keywords

Deaths; Terrorism; IRA; Army; Toys; Bombs; Explosions; Explosives; Board games; Childrens games; Bombshell (board game); Waddingtons; Ken Howorth

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