Miners strike - Silver Birch interview

Title

Miners strike - Silver Birch interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Interview on TV-am with Chris Butcher, the Nottinghamshire working miners’ campaigner known as Silver Birch, on the reaction to him trying to get miners back to work during the strike. Comments on why he is taking a strong view against the strike. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Nicholas Owen). Ends mid-sentence.

Contributors

TV-am; Chris Butcher; Nicholas Owen?

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Violence; NUM; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Strikes (events); Chris Butcher; Silver Birch

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