At the Coalface
Listening for lights out. Burrow down deep for tales of dirt and darkness.
The Light
Author Bernard Hare recalls a terrifying childhood experience which changed his life.
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Britain's Underground Army
Three surviving Bevin Boys reflect on the ways the experience changed them forever.
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Gwyn Thomas on Aberfan, 1966
Gwyn Thomas’ famous eulogy on the mining disaster at Aberfan in 1966.
Freeminers in the Forest of Dean—Lives in a Landscape, Series 14
Alan Dein meets the Forest of Dean 'free miners', still digging coal in their 70s.
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Slate Mines, Snowdonia—Open Country
Snowdonia's slate once roofed the world. Find out what has become of the quarries today.
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The Purbeck Clay Mines—Open Country
Helen Mark explores the clay mining history of Dorset's picturesque Isle of Purbeck.
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Jock Purdon, the Miners' Poet
Billy Bragg tells the story of Jock Purdon and the history of songwriting about mining.
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Gresford, the Miners' Hymn—Soul Music
Exploration of the haunting melancholy of Gresford, the Miners' Hymn, by Robert Saint.
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The Miners' Strike—The Reunion
Sue MacGregor brings together some of those involved in the miners' strike of 1984-5.
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