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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
George Chesterton

Lockerbie on Sky review: sensitively picks its way through unending grief and Realpolitik at its most cynical

For a disaster that happened 35 years ago, the story of Pan Am Flight 103’s destruction over Lockerbie has a very 21st-Century feel.

This bombing, which caused the deaths of 270 people over a quiet Scottish town, has a confused and controversial epilogue. Moving from the attack itself and the immediate aftermath, this four-part Sky documentary traces the hunt for the bombers and the personal and public struggles of the victims’ families. 

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