Daniel Gordon: Telling the real story of Hillsborough

Podcast27.05.2026

Daniel Gordon is a BAFTA-winning film and documentary maker, covering a vast array of subjects from the 1984 miners’ strike to sporting icons like George Best.

With a career that has ranged from working on Soccer AM to gaining exclusive access to North Korea to find the country’s infamous 1966 World Cup team, Daniel is best know for his seminal documentary on the Hillsborough disaster.

In his 3:00 AM Conversations, Sheffield Wednesday fan Daniel talks to Peter Jackson – who was at the match and represented fan groups following the disaster – and Jonathan Dover about the challenges of making the documentary while dealing with his own grief associated with child loss.*

*Includes content that some listeners may find distressing

Peter Jackson, Daniel Gordon and Jonathan Dover

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