Books/Plays/Song
BOOKS
Former British Navy Commander Robert Green, has published a new book ‘A Thorn In Their Side: The Hilda Murrell Murder‘, about his pursuit of the truth, in which he reveals fresh evidence.
To date, 9 previous books have featured Hilda Murrell’s murder:
Death of a Rose Grower by Graham Smith (Cecil Woolf, London, 1985)
Who Killed Hilda Murrell? by Judith Cook (New English Library, London, 1985)
Hilda Murrell’s Nature Diaries 1961-1983 Edited by Charles Sinker (Collins, London, 1987)
Enemies of the State by Gary Murray (Simon & Schuster, London, 1993)
Unlawful Killing by Judith Cook (Bloomsbury, London, 1994)
Grace by Maggie Gee (Heinemann, London, 1988)
The Detective and the Doctor: A Murder Casebook by D.J Cole and P.R Acland (Robert Hale, London, 1994)
Unsolved Murders: When Killers Escape Justice by Russell Gould (Virgin Books Ltd, London, 2002)
Voodoo Histories: The role of the conspiracy theory in shaping modern history by David Aaronovitch (Jonathon Cape, London, 2009)
PLAYS
Who Killed Hilda Murrell? An investigation by Chris Martin
Productions:
Crucible Studio, Sheffield : March 1986 
Music Hall, Shrewsbury : March 1986
Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London : May-June 1986
Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford, London : July 1986
New Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent : January 1987
Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle upon Tyne : January 1987
Central Studio, Basingstoke : February-March 1987
Curtain Theatre, Rochdale : April 1991
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Celestial Blue : The life and death of Hilda Murrell
by Christopher Haydon
Productions:
Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London : August 1986
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: August 1986
Shrewsbury School : September 1986
Glasgow : September 1986
Duke of Cambridge, Notting Hill, London : June 1987
Gateway Theatre, Chester : July 1987
Ludlow Festival: July 1987
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: August 1987
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Unlawful Killing
A political thriller by Judith Cook
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London : March-April 1991
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SONG
‘The Rose Grower’ (The banned song about the murder of activist Hilda Murrell)
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judith Sambrook said
About twenty years ago, The BBC made a drama serial called Between The Lines about investigating police corruption or criminal activity. Watching the drama at the time, the final two episodes of Series Two began with the investigation into the murder of an elderly anti -nuclear campaigner – who had hidden documents for a nephew who worked for the Ministry of Defence and who was leaking documents to the press. A case of life imitating art – or even vice- versa.
However, living in Shrewsbury – as soon as it was on the tv, it was pretty obvious, that this wasn’t just drama but was making a direct nod to the events in Shrewsbury in the Mid-Eighties. I am not accusing Miss Murrell’s nephew of leaking documents to the press, that was just part of the story which led to the conclusion of series two – what was interesting was the murder of an elderly anti – nuclear campaigner and the way she was murdered by the state with links to the RUC, MI5 and Special Branch.
It didn’t need a great leap of imagination to see certain similarities between the two stories.
Should anybody ever watch this drama – it will be up to the viewer to draw their own conclusions.
Best wishes
Moriarty107.