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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Kirsty MacFarlane

The Disasters That Shocked Scotland: Series 1: Episode 3

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Exploring the 1971 Ibrox disaster and the 2000 sinking of the Solway Harvester.

Documentary series revisiting devastating tragedies that shocked the nation. This episode focuses on the 1971 Ibrox disaster and the sinking of the Solway Harvester in 2000.

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 the 1971 Ibrox disaster. On 2 January, following a 1-1 draw between rivals Rangers and Celtic, an accident on Ibrox’s Stairway 13 resulted in tragedy.

Almost 30 years later, in 2000, a crew of seven men from Galloway were lost at sea while out catching scallops on their boat, the Solway Harvester.



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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