BADLANDS SEASON 6 | Episode #07 | 12.7.22
The Hillsborough Disaster: A Fatal Human Crush, Soccer Hooligans, and a Massive Cover-up
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On April 15th, 1989, 97 men, women, and children were crushed to death during a soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The Hillsborough Disaster ruined lives and communities. But Hillsborough wasn’t just a disaster. It was a fight for justice. It was a war between the establishment and the people, and a cover-up on the largest scale – one that exploited hooligan culture in order to assassinate the character of thousands. And once the dust settled on the very public and very contentious collision of fandom and greedy capitalism, soccer – and, for that matter, all sports – would never be the same again.
Sources
Margaret Aspinall: 'I was denied final cuddle with dead son' (CNN)
Hillsborough: Timeline of the 1989 stadium disaster (BBC News)
Hillsborough trial: Timeline of 30-year battle for justice (The Independent)
How and when all 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster died (ITV News)
Names, not numbers: All 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster (Yorkshire Post)
Hillsborough: Anatomy of a Disaster (The Guardian)
Hillsborough Inquests: Mother upset at footage of James Aspinall lying alone on pitch (BBC News)
Hillsborough: The players view (This Is Anfield)
Hillsborough (1996, dir Charles McDougall)
What Happened at Hillsborough? (BBC News)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Ben Burrell.
Copy edited by James Sullivan.
Scored and mixed by Matt Tahaney.
Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak