Munich, 6th february 1958

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The Busby Babes: end of a dream
1998 | BBC
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Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Munich air crash on February 6, 1958, in which 23 people, including eight Manchester United football players, were killed. Former team-mates, friends and relatives recall manager Matt Busby's two-time Championship-winning side. Those appearing in the programme include former team members Bobby Charlton, Harry Gregg, Bill Foulkes and Ronnie Cope, Jimmy Savile (who ran a Manchester nightclub at the time), Sarah-Ann Edwards (mother of Duncan Edwards, a Manchester United player who died of his injuries in hospital three weeks after the crash), Marjorie English (girlfriend of player Eddie Coleman who also died in the crash), and members of the emergency services who worked on the rescue.