The Reunion ( Today At 11:15 )

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068s4qq

I listened to this on a long car journey today and it made for riveting radio.
This is the sort of thing that the Beeb does so well.

People from all sides concerned with the Birmingham pub bombings and subsequent miscarriage of justice were brought together again. I urge everybody to try to listen again with the iplayer.

I felt sorry in the end, not just for the people jailed erroneously, and their families, but also for Brian Hambleton whose sister Maxine was killed in the Birmingham bombs and who is still campaigning to bring the real bombers to justice. He has yet to have closure it would seem.

[Prudie]

yes I heard it and very thought provoking. A reminder of what atrocities British people can do to each other rather than blaming foreigners.

[mikey4444]

I was so sorry that at the very end, the Birmingham chap still couldn't bring himself at peace, and no wonder, when the people that murdered his sister and 20 others are still at large (or dead)

[Prudie]

i suppose this would be covered by the amnesty or whatever it's called. I'm sure the real culprits are known to some.

[mikey4444]

Mullin said that he knew who they were and that he had even met them in Ireland !

Funny though, how all the corrupt Police Officers were never convicted.....now who would have thought that possible ?

"On 28 November 1974, the men appeared in court for the second time after they had been remanded into custody at HM Prison Winson Green. All showed bruising and other signs of ill-treatment. Fourteen prison officers were charged with assault in June 1975, but were all acquitted at a trial presided over by Mr. Justice Swanwick. The Six brought a civil claim for damages against the West Midlands Police in 1977, which was struck out on 17 January 1980 by the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), constituted by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Denning, Goff LJ and Sir George Baker, under the principle of estoppel.

During proceedings, prison officers and police were blamed for the beatings. A prisoner released from prison two weeks after the Six were admitted testified to the beatings the six men had received"

[SeaJayPea]

This series is some of the best radio I've ever heard. Fortunately, 81 of the other episodes are available to listen to on the programme's web page. I can heartily recommend the Far East Prisoners of War one from earlier this year, Spycatcher. Boys From The Blackstuff and 60s Girl Singers. But they are all riveting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007x9vc/episodes/player

[mikey4444]

SeaJayPea...I agree 100% !

The Beeb comes in for a lot of stick on AB, especially from the Usual Suspects, but what other Radio station has ever, or will ever produce programs of this quality ? With the exception of LBC, its just endless the wall-to-wall drudgery of pop music.

We should be so very proud that we have an organisation like the BBC !

[Ric.ror]

I second your last comment Mikey and I would like to recommend The Robert Peston show - with Eddie Mair - in fact I would recommend anything with Eddie Mair in - he's a national treasure and should have gotten the Newsnight role after Paxo left

[jourdain2]

Agree that it's a terrific series. Recommend the one about the foot-and-mouth epidemic, also the one about the hunting ban being enacted.