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Bobby Sands: 66 Days

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24/09/2017

BBC Two - Bobby Sands: 66 Days

The story of Bobby Sands's 66-day hunger strike in the spring of 1981.

Documentary in which film-maker Brendan J Byrne explores the story of Bobby Sands's 66-day hunger strike in the spring of 1981.

Film-maker Brendan J Byrne explores the story of Bobby Sands's 66-day hunger strike in the spring of 1981. Using extracts from Bobby Sands's diary, testimony and footage from the archives, the film hears from journalists, historians, sociologists and medical experts as well as those who knew Sands.

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