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The Bomb Disposal Men

It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Daily we are reminded of the courage and skill shown by the men of the Army's Bomb Disposal Squad, situated in the terrorist front line. The Bomb Squad modestly deny heroic labels and point to coal mining, deep-sea diving or motor racing as truly risky jobs. But everything about those jobs is designed to keep the miners, divers and drivers alive. And everything about bombs is designed to kill the bomb disposal men. Without them all of us could, too easily, become victims of the terrorist suitcase, or the booby-trapped parked car. Jack Pizzey has followed these quiet, self-effacing technicians through their training and into action in Ulster; watched how each man deals with the endless hoaxes and the heart-stopping realities of booby-traps and hair-triggers in the middle of, currently, the most intensive terrorist bomb campaign the world has ever known. Cameramen Ian Stone, Allen Bendig. Research Robyn Wallis. Producer Jenny Barraclough.

English
  • Originally Aired October 29, 1974
  • Runtime 55 minutes
  • Production Code p00jvcm0
  • Network BBC Two
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