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A film poem commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, performed by Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon. [60 minutes]
Glengowla lead mine near Oughterard, County Galway in Ireland started in 1851 and mining was suspended in 1865. During that short 14 year period, "160 square fathoms" was stopped to produce 390 tonnes of...
Documentary about the Aberfan disaster in south Wales in October 1966. The people of Aberfan tell their stories of tragic loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue. [60 minutes]
Looks at old mineshafts in the area around Nenthead in Cumbria. Shows surface views of buildings and the smelt mill wheelpit, and then goes underground.to show an underground horse-whim chamber, various...
The Old Glengowla lead mine in County Galway, Ireland, operated from 1851 to 1865. Today, an underground trip down to water level shows old equipment and and a variety of minerals, and on the surface can be...
Visits the small minig village of Aberfan in South Wales where, on 21 October 1966, the coal tip above the village collapsed and slid down the hillside, killing over 140 people, many of them children from...
Highlights women’s perspectives as large-scale mining dislocates indigenous communities in the Philippines from land they have inhabited and managed for centuries.
A quarterly alternative video magazine, published in response to a growing frustration with mainstream television. All the material was shot on domestic camcorders, mostly by activists who are using the...
Filmed in Sudbury, Ontario, this programme illustrates the effects of mineral extraction and processing on the environment. The example used is nickel, and contrasts are drawn between two periods. In the...
The initial success of the Athenian empire was founded on the surplus revenue from the silver mines of the Laurion area. Examines how archaeologists go about testing such an idea. Uses excavations at the...
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