1972: Bevin Boy Bill Smith discusses working in the mines during WW2 on 'It's Saturday'
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Former Bevin Boy Bill Smith tells Norman Jackson about his time down the mines during World War II.
He describes the different backgrounds the boys came from and touches on the prejudice that some miners experienced from people who assumed they were dodging active service during the war.
From the BBC Archives. Originally broadcast 11 March 1972.
