The Miners' Strike

Why the 1984 miners' strike began and how it ended

Thousands of miners were locked in a bitter dispute with Margaret Thatcher's government.

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'We had to help each other during miners' strike'
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Nottinghamshire
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5 days ago
'We fought pit closures till the end'
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Kent
Posted
11 March
Miners gather for march re-enactment forty years on. Video, 00:00:31
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Wales
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7 March
Miners mark 40th anniversary of year-long strike
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England
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3 March
Striking miners threatened to kidnap my little brother
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Wales
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3 March
Hard to forgive strike breakers, say ex-miners
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England
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27 February
Miners' strike designs help Welsh fashion find voice
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Wales
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7 February
'No presents, no heating - but it was the best Christmas we ever had'
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England
Posted
24 December 2024
Ex-miner lights cathedral Christmas tree
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Wear
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16 December 2024
The David Wilkie Murder Trial. Audio, 30 minutes
David Wilkie's murder trial remembered 40 years after he was killed by two strking miners.
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BBC Radio Wales
Available until Tue 20:28
Banner show to mark 40 years since miners' strike
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Wear
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19 October 2024
Abba filmmaker angered by striking miners portrayal
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Wales
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8 October 2024
Ex-miners' delight as giant sculpture installed
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Wear
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2 October 2024
Miners' strike rage fuelled Manics success - Wire
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Wales
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31 August 2024
Manics' Nicky Wire fuelled by 'working class rage' Video, 00:00:54
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Wales
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30 August 2024
Wakefield Pride celebrates 20th anniversary
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West Yorkshire
Posted
11 August 2024
Our Story. The Miners' Strike. Audio, 28 minutes
Mark Stephen hears personal accounts of the bitterest industrial dispute in living memory.
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BBC Radio Scotland
Available for over a year
Gala marks 40th anniversary of miners' strike
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Wear
Posted
13 July 2024
No 10 behind Orgreave violence - government lawyer
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Wales
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12 July 2024
Ex-miners 'proud' of first banner in 24 years
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England
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12 July 2024
1982: Welsh miners back healthcare workers Video, 00:01:02
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BBC
Posted
8 July 2024
Photographer returns to mines he shot in strike 'war'
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Wales
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7 July 2024
1985: Letter From A Mining Village. Audio, 00:13:38
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BBC
Posted
19 June 2024
Scargill joins rally marking 40 years since Orgreave
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South Yorkshire
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15 June 2024