Assume Nothing
What Happened to Mary Glasgow?
2. The Tapes
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14 March 2026
12 minutes
Available for over a year
The story of a 35 year old nursing assistant who collapsed and died following an altercation
with a patient at a psychiatric hospital in Northern Ireland.
35 years later, her family is still searching for answers.
Episode 2: The Tapes
Left with no explanation for his wife’s sudden death, Norman begins to fight for answers – but he faces one obstacle after another.
Today - all that Mary’s daughters have left are memories, a collection of old home videos filmed by Norman – and questions left unanswered for 35 years.
Readings by:
Lucy McConnell
Patrick Strain
Francis Harkin
Declan Rodgers
Series produced by Nathan Edgar
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland Production