Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Local Radio,02 Mar 2024,4 mins

SeriesSouth Yorkshire

4. Legacy and loss

The Miners' Strike: 40 years on

Available for over a year

Former Goldthorpe Colliery miner Terry Cadwallander reflects on his life underground. Terry, who became a miner aged 15, shares his family history with the industry. He still looks back with great affection and reflects on the changes the community has faced since the pit closed. Terry also remembers his brother Geoffrey Cadwallander, who took his own life during the strike.

Programme Website
More episodes