Bloody Friday
On July 21st 1972 the IRA planned the biggest car bomb blitz ever seen. 40 years on we tell the story of that day through the eyes of people who were there. (BBC Genome)
On July 21st 1972 the IRA planned the biggest car bomb blitz ever seen. 40 years on we tell the story of that day through the eyes of people who were there. (BBC Genome)
Richard Dormer
Narrator
Gerry Adams
Self
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Self
On July 21st 1972 the IRA planned the biggest car bomb blitz ever seen. 40 years on we tell the story of that day through the eyes of people who were there. (BBC Genome)
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