The Brighton Bomb: Trailer

<p>When you get right down to it, everything in life is a matter of timing.</p><p>The clock that propels this story went unheard for three weeks, three days, six hours and thirty-six minutes…until the bomb it was attached to went off at 2.54am on Friday 12 October, 1984. The day ... Show More

<p>The clock – the long-delay timer – nobody is meant to hear is counting down to 2.54am on the 12th October, 1984.</p><p>It's attached to a bomb, behind the panel of the bath of Room 629 in Brighton’s Grand Hotel, left there by a man who signed in as Roy Walsh. </p><p>Except he' ... Show More

<p>The bomb is set for 12 October 1984 - but the IRA have been building to this for decades</p><p>It's the night of 17 September 1984. The guest in room 629 of Brighton’s Grand Hotel has ordered a bottle of vodka and three cokes. It seems he is having a small party. A few minut ... Show More

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