The Disasters that Shocked Scotland

The Disasters That Shocked Scotland

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Documentary revisiting 12 disasters that have shocked Scotland over the last 50 years.

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The Disasters That Shocked Scotland: Series 1: Episode 5

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Exploring the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash and the Rosepark Care Home fire.

Documentary revisiting two devastating tragedies that shocked the nation. This episode focuses on the 1994 Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash and the 2004 fire at Rosepark Care Home.

Through archive footage, emotional testimony from those impacted by the events, and interviews with journalists who covered the stories, this series examines disasters that have shocked Scotland.

In this episode, we revisit 1994 and the Mull of Kintyre helicopter crash. While heading to a security conference at Fort George, the helicopter carrying Northern Irish intelligence officers crashed into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre.

Ten years later, in 2004, a small fire in Rosepark Care Home in Uddingston resulted in tragedy.

The Disasters That Shocked Scotland: Series 1

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Series examining 12 disasters that have shocked Scotland over the last 50 years.

Examining events such as the Piper Alpha disaster, the Lockerbie bombing and the Polmont rail crash, this series revisits 12 disasters that have shocked Scotland over the last 50 years.

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