I Was There

Episode 2

The Birmingham Pub Bombs

A night out turns to horror. Victims and first responders reflect on 50 years since deadly terrorist bombs rocked Birmingham and set in motion a chain of events that led to a miscarriage of justice and Britain’s biggest unsolved mass murder. 21 people were killed and 220 others injured when two bombs destroyed the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs in November 1974

Episode 3

The Boxing Day Tsunami

The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami is one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Two decades on, eyewitnesses share their story of survival.