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Local Radio,02 Mar 2024,15 mins,

SeriesLeicestershire

5. Infamy

The Miners' Strike: 40 years on
Contains some strong language.

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At one point, John Gamble was thought to be the only man on strike in Leicestershire. Jo Bostock takes John back to the site of the pit he walked out of 40 years ago. She also explores how "The Dirty Thirty" name has spread in a journey that leads her to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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