New BBC Lockerbie documentary will ‘honour the memory of those lost’

A BBC documentary astir the Lockerbie clang is acceptable to radiance a airy connected the household and friends who mislaid loved ones successful the clang and their stories.

The movie Lockerbie: Our Story is announced arsenic the BBC and Netflix person a six-part play connected the probe into the bombing of Pan Am formation 103, and however the assemblage successful Lockerbie came unneurotic successful the aftermath airing aboriginal this year.

In the documentary, the caller stories of six radical who died successful the violent onslaught volition beryllium covered, with loved ones explaining wherefore “they were connected the level that day” arsenic good arsenic wondering “whether they should person been warned not to be”.

Louise Thornton, caput of commissioning astatine BBC Scotland, said: “The interaction of the tragic events of the Lockerbie catastrophe successful December 1988 proceed to beryllium felt today.

“It was an atrocity which shocked the satellite and changed lives forever. Our documentary volition honour the representation of those lost, and archer the stories of those near behind, with the top of care.”

Those covered successful the 60-minute movie see Olive Gordon, a 25-year-old hairdresser; Greek shipping titan Minas Kulukundis, 38; Tim Burman, a 24-year-old banker; Terri Saunders and Billy MacAllister, a couple; and Helga Mosey, a 19-year-old promising musician.

Clare Sillery, caput of BBC commissioning, documentaries, said “Nearly 40 years connected from the bombing of Pan Am 103, this movie shines a agelong overdue airy connected immoderate of the radical and idiosyncratic stories down the bombing.”

On December 21 1988, the level exploded sidesplitting 270 people, 11 of whom were locals to the area, 40 minutes into its formation from London to New York.

Victims were of 21 antithetic nationalities, and 190 were American.

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is the lone antheral ever convicted of the atrocity, portion different antheral is owed to basal proceedings successful the US this twelvemonth successful narration to the attack.

A Libyan fishy of the Lockerbie bombing, Abu Agila Masud, who is alleged to person helped to marque the bomb, is to spell connected proceedings successful the US successful May.

Al-Megrahi died successful 2012 successful Libya aft controversially being granted compassionate merchandise successful 2009 pursuing a terminal crab diagnosis.

In December 2023, a memorial took spot to people the 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing, and past twelvemonth the Princess Royal visited the tract of the Garden of Remembrance, laying a wreath.

Earlier this year, Sky play Lockerbie: A Search For Truth – starring Oscar-winning histrion Colin Firth arsenic Dr Jim Swire, who has been campaigning for justness since his girl Flora died – aired.

The BBC and Netflix amusement has SAS Rogue Heroes histrion Connor Swindells, Ozark histrion Peter Mullan, Mary & George prima Tony Curran, Back To Black histrion Eddie Marsan, and Karen Pirie histrion Lauren Lyle among the cast.

The bid volition aerial connected BBC iPlayer and BBC One aboriginal this year, followed by Netflix.

Lockerbie: Our Story volition beryllium connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Scotland.