The Tintagel Miracle
Season: 7 Episode: 4
High above the roaring Atlantic, Tintagel clings to the rugged north coast of Cornwall, a place where sea mist wraps itself around ancient stone and legend never feels far away. Dominated by Tintagel Castle, inseparable from the myths of King Arthur, it draws travellers, dreamers and romantics from around the world. Yet on 6 July 1979, this storied village found itself at the centre of a very different tale, when a pilotless RAF Hunter jet slammed into the seaside resort, and villagers and holidaymakers survived by sheer good fortune.
CAST
Jim White - Guy Irons
Dan Irons - Simon Criddle
Robert Jack - Oli Coleman
Bill Walton - Steve Sheperd
John Garwood - Jon Locke
Rev. Ivan Gregory - Tony Allen
THIS PODCAST
This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
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SOURCES
TINTAGEL WEB
Liverpool Daily Post - Saturday 07 July 1979
Daily Express - Saturday 07 July 1979
Daily Mirror - Saturday 07 July 1979
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 11 August 1979
Burton Daily Mail - Wednesday 24 October 1979
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