For those who remember the Lockerbie bombing, new dramas on Sky and the BBC and the trial in the US of a suspect later this year bring back memories of a horrific act of terrorism

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Sky's Lockerbie drama is hard to watch, but I feel compelled to do so

Colin Firth portrays Dr Jim Swire in a new TV series about his fight for justice after the death of his daughter Flora.

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Father of Lockerbie bombing victim speaks out after New Orleans terror attack

The new Sky series follows Dr Jim Swire (Colin Firth) who fights for answers about the fatal crash which killed his daughter Flora and 269 others on December 21, 1988.

Daily Mirror

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Dr Jim Swire's fake bomb explained as new Lockerbie drama airs

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Dr Jim Swire launched his campaign for justice after the death of his daughter Flora in the attack, which claimed the lives of 270 people after Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over the Scots town.

Daily Record

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Father of Lockerbie victim calls for fresh look at events leading up to attack

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It is one of the grim truths of journalism that interviewing a bereaved parent can become formulaic. There is no need – and it would be disrespectful – to rehearse here the most commonly expressed sentiments. The feelings are as raw as can be imagined, and are no less moving for being oft-cited. The love, plain and simple, is there for all to see.That love is there in spades in Dr Jim Swi+re, whose daughter Flora died in the plane that exploded …

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I interviewed Jim Swire about Lockerbie - he deserves answers

New Sky series Lockerbie follows campaigner Jim Swire's hunt for justice as he tries to understand the plane crash. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth focuses on Swire’s search for justice and is based on the book, The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Swire and Peter Biddulph. Spanning five episodes, the series follows Dr Jim Swire (Colin Firth) who fights for answers about the fatal crash which killed his daughter Flora and 269 ot…

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Did Lockerbie campaigner Jim Swire really take a fake bomb onboard a plane?

The father of a Lockerbie bombing victim has said people must “remember the consequences of terrorism” in the light of a recent terror attack in New Orleans. Dr Jim Swire began his campaign for justice after the death of his 23-year-old daughter Flora Swire in the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am jumbo jet flying from London to New York, which claimed the lives of all 259 people on board, as well as 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Locker…

Jersey Evening Post

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THE father of a Lockerbie bombing victim has said the new TV drama about his 40-year campaign for justice has been made with "great…

Sky's Lockerbie drama is hard to watch, but I feel compelled to do so

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