LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

IRA bomb survivors

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

6 Nov 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:16:13

Description

Documentary on survivors of IRA bomb attacks, presented by Di Latham. Interviewees are Major-General Sir Steuart Pringle, who survived an IRA bomb attack (17/10/81) but lost a leg as a result; Ray Hassan(?), who was blinded and partially deafened by a parcel bomb which exploded while he was serving in Northern Ireland; Lieutenant Paul Carroll(?), who lost a leg when a radio-controlled bomb hidden in a lamp post exploded. The men believe they were legitimate targets because they chose to join the Army and there are people in Northern Ireland who are willing to die for their cause.

Contributors

Di Latham; Steuart Pringle; Ray Hassan(?); Paul Carroll(?)

Keywords

Injuries; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; British; IRA; Guerrilla warfare; Deafness; Army; Soldiers; Bombs; Explosions; Blindness; Artificial limbs; Steuart Pringle; Ray Hassan(?); Paul Carroll(?)

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