On this day 40 years ago an explosion at the Tory Party Conference in Brighton killed five people, including one MP. It was caused by a bomb planted by the IRA in an attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.In this special episode, we listen back to a documentary we made at the time with reporter Jim Hancock at the scene in Brighton.

On this day 40 years ago an explosion at the Tory Party Conference in Brighton killed five people, including one MP. It was caused by a bomb planted by the IRA in an attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In this special episode, we listen back to a documentary we made at the time with reporter Jim Hancock at the scene in Brighton.

The bomb meant for Thatcher: Brighton explosion 40 years on

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Behind The Headlines takes you deeper into breaking news stories across the UK. We have reporters across the country bringing you the story direct from the scene as well as teams of journalists investigating the issues that matter to you. Our reporters go behind the headlines to the scene of the story to talk to the people involved and bring you the very latest - whenever and wherever it happens.

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