Hillsborough disaster - Tottenham pulling down fences

Title

Hillsborough disaster - Tottenham pulling down fences

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:52

Description

George Matheson reports on Tottenham Hotspurs’ decision to pull down their perimeter fences following the Hillsborough Stadium disaster. Club Secretary, Peter Barnes talks about the decision and how he knew the fences posed a safety problem.

Contributors

George Matheson; Peter Barnes

Keywords

Sport; Association football; Safety; Football stadiums; Disasters (events); Safety measures; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); Tottenham Hotspur Football Club; Fences

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