Timewatch · SEASON 12
Hunger Strike: A Hidden History
Episode 11 · 1993-10-13

- Documentary
Episode overview
On 5 May 1981, Bobby Sands died on hunger strike at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. Nine more prisoners starved themselves to death. Using first-hand testimony, this programme tells the story.
50 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Allied to the Mafia1993-01-13
2. The Sparks That Lit the Bonfire1993-01-27
3. The Stolen Child1993-02-10
4. The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover1993-02-24
5. The Pill: Prescription for Revolution1993-03-10
6. Buffalo Bill1993-03-24
7. Special: Battle of the Bombers1993-04-07
8. On Behalf of the State: Memories of Hanging1993-06-02
9. True Story of the Roman Arena1993-09-15
10. The Mother of All Battles1993-09-29
11. Hunger Strike: A Hidden History1993-10-13
12. Children of the Third Reich1993-11-10
13. The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald1993-11-21
14. Chairman Mao the Last Emperor1993-12-20