Episodes (11 available)

Glenn Patterson investigates the IRA bomb that attempted to kill Margaret Thatcher.

The bomb under the bath in the Brighton hotel is ticking down to 2.54am 12 October 1984.

Glenn Patterson on the IRA's 1984 bomb attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher.

Glenn Patterson on the 1984 IRA attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.

How an IRA bomb in Brighton’s Grand Hotel almost killed Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet.

The hunt for the bomber begins.

For the IRA, the Brighton bomb was only the start.

Another IRA bomb, this time with Buckingham Palace in its sights.