New documentary to tell personal stories of six lockerbie air disaster victims

LOCKERBIE: OUR STORY WILL BE SHOWN IN EARLY JUNE - THE DAY AFTER THE FINAL EPISODE OF THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 DRAMA IS BROADCAST. 09:09, 22 May 2025 A new documentary will tell the

personal stories of six victims of the Lockerbie Air Disaster. Lockerbie: Our Story will be shown on BBC Scotland in early June. It tells the stories of six people who were on board Pan Am

103 when it exploded above Lockerbie on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 passengers and crew and 11 people on the ground. READ MORE: Specialist bakery sets up shop at Midsteeple Quarter in

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soil. The plane was on a flight from London to New York and the show will highlight the story of 25-year-old hairdresser Olive Gordon, 38-year-old Greek shipping titan Minas Kulukundis,

24-year-old banker Tim Burman and promising 19-year-old musician Helga Mosey. It will also look at a couple – 26-year-old pro golfer Billy McAllister and 28-year-old marketing executive

Terri Saunders, who were heading to Christas for a romantic break. Billy’s friend Stewart said: “He genuinely hated flying so it was really ironic, and horrible, that he died the way he died

and the circumstances.” Click here for more news and sport from Dumfries and Galloway. The BBC is currently screening a six-part drama series about the Lockerbie Air Disaster – Bombing of

Pan Am 103 – with new episodes of Sundays and Mondays. Article continues below Lockerbie: Our Story – which is a Two Rivers Media production – will be shown on BBC Scotland at 9pm on June 3,

the day after the drama’s final episode is shown. It will also be available on iPlayer. Head of commissioning at BBC Scotland, Louise Thornton, said: “The impact of the tragic events of the

Lockerbie disaster in December 1988 continue to be felt today. It was an atrocity which shocked the world and changed lives forever. “Our documentary will honour the memory of those lost,

and tell the stories of those left behind, with the greatest of care.”