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The Miners' Strike: 40 years on

Stories from across Leicestershire looking back at the 1984 miners' strike.

Local Radio,7 episodes

Episodes

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Leicestershire
1. The Missing history - Coalville
Jo Bostock goes back to her hometown in Coalville to explore stories from the strikes.
02 Mar 2024,16 mins
Leicestershire
2. The Choice
Jo Bostock dives deeper into the story of the strikes in Coalville.
02 Mar 2024,15 mins
Leicestershire
3. The Hornet's Nest
Former miners recall how it felt to cross a picket line.
02 Mar 2024,15 mins
Leicestershire
4. The Dirty Thirty
Out of thousands of miners in Leicestershire only around thirty men joined in the strike.
02 Mar 2024,17 mins
Leicestershire
5. Infamy
At one point, John Gamble was thought to be the only man on strike in Leicestershire.
02 Mar 2024,15 mins,
Leicestershire
6. Battle Wounds
Meeting the women behind "The Dirty Thirty".
02 Mar 2024,18 mins,
Leicestershire
7. Black to Green
Jo Bostock explores ways of healing for her hometown Coalville.
02 Mar 2024,16 mins