Episode 1
Documentary revisiting two devastating tragedies that shocked the nation. This episode focuses on the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster and the 2004 Stockline explosion.
Through archive footage, emotional testimony from those impacted by the events, and interviews with journalists who covered the stories, this series examines disasters that have shocked Scotland.
In this episode, we revisit 1988, and the devastating Piper Alpha disaster. On the night of 6 July, an explosion on the oil and gas platform off the coast of Aberdeen resulted in the worst offshore disaster in the UK.
We also journey back to 2004, when an explosion in Maryhill in the west of Glasgow, reduced a busy four-story plastics factory to rubble.
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The first explosion
Duration: 01:47
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Mick McAvoy |
| Series Producer | Lotte Murphy-Johnson |
| Producer | Kirsty MacFarlane |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Jun 2021 20:00
- Wed 24 Nov 2021 23:30
- Wed 8 Feb 2023 20:30
- Wed 16 Aug 2023 23:30
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