Exploring connections as orange dust blankets a town and a baby is born with a hand defect.George Taylor investigates what really happened when his hometown of Corby suddenly turned toxic.
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Introducing... The Toxic Waste Scandal
Explore the shocking events that ripped through a steelworks community in Corby, told by the people whose lives were irreversibly changed.Hear about anonymous calls, secret packages and poisonous ponds as families try to find answers to why babies in the town were being born with defects.In 2010, Corby Borough Council admitted it had made mistakes in the clean-up of the Northamptonshire town's steelworks.Presenter: George Taylor.
Writer and Producer: Tim Wheeler.
Producer: Sarah-Jane Muddiman.
Story Consultant: Jack Kibble-White.
Additional scripting: Jack Kibble-White, George Taylor and Kirsty Williams.
Production Manager: Jenny Thomas.
Music and Sound Design: Julian Corrie.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Anna Bartlett.
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.
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12. The Worst of Humanity, the Best of Humanity
Reflecting on the Birmingham bombings, the lack of justice and political influence and sharing how the victims are remembered.
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11. The Search for the Bombers
Ed travels to Dublin and Belfast to try and speak to the people linked with the 1974 Birmingham bombings.
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10. Conflict and Conspiracy
We visit Belfast to meet a former IRA prisoner Ricky who believes there could be more to the pub bombings in Birmingham.Discussing the case and whether the IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci, known as ‘Stakeknife’, could be a reason no-one has faced justice.
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