logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2024
22m 58s

Paddy Hill: Rebuilding after a miscarria...

Bbc World Service
About this episode

This month marks 50 years since 21 people were killed by the IRA in the Birmingham pub bombings. Six men, ‘The Birmingham Six’, were imprisoned for 16 years for murderous bomb attacks which they did not commit. In 2011, Stephen Sackur spoke to one of those men, Paddy Hill. He had been a free man for 20 years, but had he managed to rebuild his life?

Up next
Today
Sir Nick Clegg: Social media’s power paradox
<p>Amol Rajan speaks to Sir Nick Clegg - former deputy Prime Minister of the UK and, more recently, former President of Global Affairs at Meta - about big tech, AI and the future of social media.</p><p>Sir Nick first appeared on the world stage back in 2010, when he became the UK ... Show More
22m 59s
Nov 22
Twinkle Khanna: Indian women’s aspirations have changed
<p>‘When it comes to women's lives, things have progressed, maybe not always in a linear way.’</p><p>Devina Gupta speaks to author and columnist Twinkle Khanna about the lives of women in 21st century India. Khanna’s column in the Times of India, Mrs Funnybones, captures the co ... Show More
22m 59s
Nov 21
Sundar Pichai CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
<p>“The current state of the art AI technology is prone to some errors… you have to learn to use these tools for what they are good at, and not blindly trust everything they say.”</p><p>Faisal Islam speaks to Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its holding company Alphab ... Show More
22m 59s
Recommended Episodes
Mar 2025
Six Men, Two Bombs, One Grave Injustice
March 14, 1991. The Birmingham Six have been in prison for 16 years. Each of these six Irishmen was found guilty of 21 counts of murder back in 1975 – held responsible for bombs detonated at two popular pubs in Birmingham, England. They were accused of being part of an IRA terror ... Show More
36m 40s
Jul 2024
Episode 643: Five men jailed for murder of Thomas Dooley
<p>5 men have been jailed for the murder of 43-year-old Thomas Dooley who died after being attacked with machetes and sword like weapons while he was attending a funeral in Tralee, Co Kerry.</p><br><p>The men, who are all related to the deceased, were handed down life sentences f ... Show More
22m 51s
Sep 17
The Birmingham Six | Funeral for a Friend | 1
<p>When IRA bombs tear through two pubs in Birmingham and kill 21 innocent people, Detective Superintendent George Reade knows he has to act fast to find the perpetrators. But for Paddy Hill and five friends - on their way to Ireland for a funeral - this is the start of a torturo ... Show More
55m 47s
Aug 4
Margaret Roberts Exposes the True Story of the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Ongoing Cover-Up
Thirty years ago, Timothy McVeigh was arrested and later executed for the deadliest act of domestic terror in American history. Margaret Roberts says most of what you think you know about the Oklahoma City bombing is a lie. (00:00) What Was the Oklahoma City Bombing? (05:59) The ... Show More
1h 57m
Dec 2024
Miscarriage of Justice: The Wrongful Conviction of The Birmingham Six
On November 21st, 1974, Birmingham, England, was forever scarred by one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in its history. Two bombs tore through crowded pubs, killing 21 people and injuring nearly 200. In the wake of the explosions, six innocent men—later known as the Bir ... Show More
38m 12s
Jun 2025
“A petrol bomb away from death". What’s happening on the streets of the UK?
<p>It's been 3 days since the streets of Ballymena in Northern Ireland went from peaceful protest to full on riots. Since then, 41 police officers have been injured, rioters have hurled petrol bombs, and people have fled their homes as hate-filled mobs set fire to them. </p><p>As ... Show More
49m 19s
Apr 2024
The 2010 Kampala bombings
In July 2010, two bombs went off at a rugby club in Uganda's capital Kampala. It was where hundreds had gathered to watch the football World Cup final.The attack killed 74 people and injured 85 others.The militant Islamist group al-Shabab staged the attack, as revenge for Uganda' ... Show More
8m 51s
Jul 2025
Episode 1081: Hundreds attend funeral of Scottish mobsters shot dead in Fuengirola
The funerals of murdered gangland heavies Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr took place in Scotland yesterday as police doubled down on their insistence that their killing had nothing to do with local feuds.While Spanish police say they have identified and wish to extradite a hitm ... Show More
18m 17s
Oct 31
Episode 1249: Ian ‘Mad Dog’ handed 10-year sentence for shooting up Dublin home
Gangster-turned-poet Ian 'Mad Dog' Maloney has been jailed for 10 years for a gun attack on a house. He has apologised to the victims and said he is finished with crime.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Maloney and his hopes for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac ... Show More
20m 1s
Mar 2024
A Murder Fueled By Hate - March 26 2024
March 26th: Buford O’Neal Furrow Sentenced (2001) Crimes born out of hatred and racism are always hard to swallow. On March 26th 2001 a man was sentenced for crimes he committed against 2 groups of individuals with nothing but hate in his heart as he pulled the trigger. https:/ ... Show More
8m 40s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami