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English Civil War - Part II, The (2002 Audio)

Subject

Art; Politics & government

Distribution

Audio (CD), £19.95

A book of essays on the 1984-85 miners’ strike and the 2001 re-enactment of the stand-off in Orgreave, organised by Jeremy Deller and sponsored by Artangel. The accompanying CD contains poetry and songs...

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Portrait of a Miner : The National Coal Board (Vol 1) (2009)

Subject

Engineering; Film studies; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 347 minutes), £24.99

This 2-disc collection showcases and celebrates the extraordinary work of the National Coal Board Film Unit - operating between 1947-1984 - producing films to inform, entertain and galvanise working people...

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Moving Memories 2 (1991 Video)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 57 min.

A compilation from the unique collection of the North West Film Archive containing films of the region. Starting on Blackpool seafront in 1899 and ending in the streets of Salford in 1969, coverage includes...

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Battle of Orgreave, The (2006)

Director

Mike Figgis

Subject

Art; Politics & government; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 63 minutes), £19.99

The Battle of Orgreave was a re-enactment of one of the most violent confrontations of the 1984/5 miners strike, when police mounted a cavalry charge through the mining village of Orgreave in south...

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King and Queen with Yorkshire Coal Miners

Date released

14 Feb 1944

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1417

NoS ID

147706

Story no

7 / 7

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Discussing the Economy (1996 Video)

Producer

G D Jayalakshmi

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 80 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In 2 parts: 1) examines the lives of French workers including silk-weavers, coal miners, winemakers and gunsmiths in the late 19th-early 20th century, highlighting the living and working conditiions of...

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(Untitled record)

Date released

Nov 1947

Series name

Mining Review 1st Year

Issue no

3

NoS ID

334731

Story no

3 / 3

BFI Summary - Joe Baksi, American boxer, visits British miners. COI Commentary - Joe Baksi - the American heavy-weight boxer - recently made a tour of coal mines in the Doncaster area. Being a miner himself...

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The Future of Scotland

Date released

Apr 1948

Series name

This Modern Age

Issue no

18

NoS ID

347025

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: Long shot of spires, highlands, monuments, Holyrood Palace, plaque on the tomb of David Rizzio, lochs, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The industries of Scotland are shown - liners in the Clyde, cranes...

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