He was 74 and had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for several years. Mr Woodcock was appointed news editor at BBC Radio Birmingham in 1970 and was in the role when the Birmingham pub bombings took place in November, 1974. Six men were arrested and later convicted, but the convictions were overturned in 1991. Mr Woodcock remembered hearing a deep boom in the distance, followed by a phone call telling him to get into the city. IRA bombs had exploded at the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town pubs in the Bull Ring Centre, killing 21 people and injuring 182 others. He played a significant role in the local, national and international media coverage of events that night.
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