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  1. Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Arthur Scargill, NUM leader, on the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster, when an underground train crashed. Seven miners were killed in the accident (later named as: J Mitchell, R...

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  2. Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Ian Rufus reports on the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster, when an underground train crashed killing seven miners. Speaking are: Dave Ketteridge, NCB; miner in rescue team (not identified)....

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  3. Bentley Colliery disaster (1978)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Ian Rufus reports on the pit disaster at Bentley Colliery near Doncaster, when an underground train crashed killing seven miners. Includes interview with a miner’s wife waiting for news (not identified);...

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  4. Mining tragedy (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Energy Secretary Tony Benn on where he was and his actions following the news of the [Golborne Colliery, Lancashire] pit explosion, and the repercussions of the unfortunate events.

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  5. Mining tragedy (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Sir Derk Ezra, Chairman of the National Coal Board, talks about the recent mining accident [at Golborne Colliery, Lancashire] in which a build-up of methane gas was exposed to a spark, causing an explosion....

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  6. Gormley on mine tragedy (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Joe Gormley, President of the NUM, on the accidental explosion in the Golborne pit, in which 3 men died. Gormley reminds the public that this is the price of coal, and promises a full inquiry to find out...

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  7. Golborne mine explosion (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Press conference

    Radio City’s Kieran Devaney reports on the tragedy that has struck Golborne mine, where an explosion killed 3 men, and left 8 badly burned. Speaking are mining boss Julian Griffiths, rescue worker Geoff...

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  8. Mine safety inspections (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with a mine inspector on the shortage of mine inspectors because of budget cuts by the Health and Safety Executive. He believes there aren’t enough inspectors to keep mines safe.

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  9. Down to earth (1979)

    Genre
    Feature

    Independent Radio presents Down to Earth: A Story of Coal and Colliers, part of a series written and produced by Ralph Bernard, narrated by Frank Windsor, researched by Tim Whyatt and Julie Fletcher; music...

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  10. Eliza Hermitage, aged 101, goes down a coalmine (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Interview with Eliza Hermitage, who is 101 years old and has just been down the world’s first underground mining museum, Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum in Stoke-on-Trent. Museum director Jonathan...

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