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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the miners’ strike.

Watch our acclaimed series directed by Tom Barrow, Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain

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There’s a selection of music from
Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain here

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Hope you enjoy it

We’re delighted to be working with BBC Arts & Classical Music and with the brilliant director Clare Beavan on a new Arena about the peerless Maria Callas.

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In 1984, the miners’ strike divided the country.

@channel4 spoke to those on both sides who witnessed how it came to an end. #MinersStrike1984

“What makes Britain great?

People.

It’s not the government. And people want to see a future for their families, but people have got to get together again.

We’ve not got to be fragmented -otherwise they’ll always pick you off.”

#MinersStrike1984

Wise words.

One of the…

In 1984, the miners’ strike divided the country.

@channel4 spoke to those on both sides who witnessed how it came to an end. #MinersStrike1984

“People have got to get together again…Otherwise they’ll always pick you off.” Ray Chadburn in the final episode of Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain tonight 9pm Channel 4 #minersstrike 1984 #minersstrike

It's my upbringing to hope for a greater good for all. Channel 4 #MinersStrike1984 has me in tears. It's like a raw punch of PTSD. I remember as a kid feeling like civil war had broken out of my history book. 2 sides to every story but, I used to cry & I do again watching this

Toby Jones needs to start practicing a Yorkshire accent if any justice is to be achieved. #MinersStrike

“Orgreave is the number one disaster in my brain.”

In June 1984 hundreds of striking miners and police collided at a picket of the Orgreave coal mine in South Yorkshire.

@channel4 spoke to those on both sides who’s memories of the day are as vivid as ever. #MinersStrike1984

Tonight 9pm Channel 4 The shocking truth about ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ on Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain #minersstrike 1984 #minersstrike #orgreave

40 years on from the Miners Strike, memories of my strange encounter with Thatcher’s secretive adviser. My blog at profpurvis.com. #minersstrike #minersstrike 1984

Watch all episodes now Channel 4

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Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain review – the sadness and resentment still simmer | Television | The Guardian theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Found the Miners Strike doc on Chantel Saunders both heartbreaking and riveting at the same time. A time of desperate struggle and conflict for so many decent people. I was just the 16 year old in donkey jacket from London trying to understand.

The Channel 4 doc on the Miners Strike already heart-wrenching.

“Outstanding series” The Times
“Bracingly good” Radio Times
“Gripping” The Guardian

Begins tonight, 9pm Channel 4 with all episodes then available to stream on channel4.com

#minersstrike 1984 #minersstrike #orgreave

Forty years on, I wrote about the Miners’ Strike. A 3 part series about it Miners Strike 1984 The Battle for Britain starts tonight on Ch 4. Essential viewing .