Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher
Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher
An exploration of one of the IRA's most significant attacks on mainland Britain during the Troubles, which killed five people and seriously injured 34 others. Directly targeting Margaret Thatcher, the bomb was planted three weeks before the Conservative Party conference, hidden beneath a bathtub in room 629 of Brighton's Grand Hotel. This programme features new testimony from many of those affected and an interview Patrick Magee gave in 2022 about his role in the bombing
Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher airs on BBC One Northern Ireland HD at 10:40 PM, Tuesday 15 October. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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John Gummer
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Penelope Gummer
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Lesley Ann Brett
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