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

Synopsis

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 across the country. Including drama-documentaries, cartoons, and topical tales from the Mining Review cinemagazine, this collection is a beguiling invitation into the domestic, community and working life of miners and their families.

With stories from coal-fields across Scotland, Wales and England - from pit ponies to brass bands, cutter loaders to the five-day week - this set presents over 5 hours of remastered material, and contains an extensive booklet featuring newly commissioned contributions from Lee Hall, the BFI’s curators and other researchers.

Disc 1: * Mining Review 1st Year No 1 (1947); King Coal (1948); Nines Was Standing (1950); Miners Health Centre, from Mining Review 2nd Year No 3 (1948); ining Review 2nd Year No 10 (1949); Mining Review 2nd Year No 12 (1949); Plan for Coal (1952); The Shovel (1953); Time Out from Mining Review 7th Year No 8 (1954); Balletomines from Mining Review 7th Year No 12 (1954); Hungarians in Britain from Mining Review 10th Year No 8 (1957); New Power In Their Hands (1959); Mining Review 13th Year No 4 (1959); Stormy Genius from Mining Review 13th Year No 8 (1960); Arthur Clears the Air (1961); Whitehaven Whippets from Mining Review 15th Year No 7 (1962); Mining Review 16th Year No 6 (1963)

Disc 2: Songs of the Coalfields (1964); Big Job (1965); Portrait of a Miner (1966); Nobodys Face (1966); The First Adventures of Thud and Blunder (1964); Mining Review 20th Year No 9 (1967); Hands, Knees and Bumps a Daisy (1969); Mining Review 22nd Year No 5 (1969); What About That Job? (Case Studies for Management No 1)(1970); The Bother Breeder (Case Studies for Management No 4 (1970); Man Failure (1971); I’ll See You (Too Late Now No 2) (1976); A Beautiful Memory (Too Late Now No 3 )(1976); You Pick the Moment (Too Late Now No 4)(1976); Miners (1976); Review 32nd Year No 1 (1978)
* 40 Years on (1978)
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Series

This Working Life, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Subjects

Social Studies; Engineering; Film studies; History

Keywords

archive films; coal miners; coal mines; documentary films

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£24.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

347 minutes

Year

2009

Production Company

Name

National Coal Board

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN