Hillsborough: The Full Story
Ninety-six football fans never came home from a match in 1989. This is the full story of the Hillsborough disaster.
What started as a FA Cup football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield ended as one of the worst days in British sporting history.
Grace Mailey and Tony Snell guide you through the full story, with interviews and audio from BBC Radio Merseyside’s archive over the last 30 years.
Produced by Steve Coleman, David North and Christian Spooner.
Executive Producer: Pauline McAdam.
Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Merseyside and published in 2019.
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