Miners, police, journalists and politicians tell the story of the strike which changed Britain.
Driving home from his last shift down the pit, as Britain's coal industry withered away, Don Keating pulled into a lay-by and cried.
He was among the first men to walk out on strike in March 1984 after learning of the government's plans to shut Cortonwood colliery, near Rotherham, and 19 other pits - some within weeks. "There was a lot of heartache," said ex-miner Terry Cadwallander, whose brother took his own life while on strike. "But we still had to keep going."For those involved, memories of the strike - and the pit closures which followed the union's defeat - remain raw 40 years on.
"People lost their homes, people ended up with divorces. It broke families. It was an incredibly, incredibly difficult time. People lost all their savings. I had to sell my car to get some money in, which was nothing compared to some.". It was two weeks old. He went to DSS to ask for help, some funds to bury his child, and they refused. They said anybody who was involved in industrial action - friends, family, whatever - they're not entitled to any help.
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