Contains strong language, adult humour, some sexual content, some violence and some upsetting scenes.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
96. The Tommy Ball Shooting
24 November 2025
43 minutes
Available for over a year
It’s November 1923 when a young Aston Villa player is shot to death by his neighbour. Iain looks at what happened between Tommy Ball and George Stagg and explores why their dispute turned deadly.
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