Bradford City Fire Disaster documentary

Title

Bradford City Fire Disaster documentary

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

18 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:19:39

Description

Documentary about the Bradford City Fire Disaster (Saturday 11 May 1985), presented by Tony Delahunty (Pennine Radio). Includes live coverage of the incident, contrasted with coverage of earlier celebrations; part of the memorial service; an appreciation of the public response and worldwide media coverage; international messages of goodwill. Contributors include survivors and relatives of those who died; Nicky(?) Bullock; Stuart McCall; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; Leon Brittan, Home Secretary; Gerald Kaufman, Shadow Home Secretary; the Right Reverend Robert Williamson, Bishop of Bradford; Dave Morton, appeal coordinator. Clip ends abruptly.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Gerald Kaufman; Leon Brittan; Tony Delahunty; Stuart McCall; Robert Williamson; Dave Morton; Nicky(?) Bullock

Keywords

Fires; Association football; Football stadiums; Bradford; Disasters (events); Commemorative events; Bradford City Football Club; Lincoln City Football Club; Valley Parade

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