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Local Radio,02 Mar 2024,18 mins,

SeriesLeicestershire

6. Battle Wounds

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

Available for over a year

Meeting the women behind "The Dirty Thirty". Featuring discussion with Carol Girvan and Wendy Jeffery about the abuse they faced on their doorsteps and reuniting Kay Riley and Jane Bruton, who have not seen each other in almost four decades. Jo also speaks with Claire Pinnegar who was sixteen when her father, Malcolm, became leader of The Dirty Thirty.

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