Hillsborough inquiry begins

Title

Hillsborough inquiry begins

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

13 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Michael O’Neill reports on the start of Lord Justice Taylor’s inquiry of the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89) with background- excerpts of interviews with fans recollecting their experiences and Dr Jim Wardrope on injuries sustained by victims taken to his hospital; Margaret Thatcher, Sports Minister Colin Moynihan and Home Secretary Douglas Hurd? speaking to press after visiting the scene; interview with Barry Devenside, father of Chris Devenside who died in the disaster.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael O’Neill; Colin Moynihan; Douglas Hurd?; Barry Devonside; James Wardrope

Keywords

Deaths; Association football; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Public inquiries; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989); Lord Justice Taylor; Christopher Barry Devonside

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