Coal not Dole - The Miners Videotape Project

Videos made by the NUM to counteract the government narrative of the strike. Contains many interviews from rank and file members and supporters from around the UK.

During the Miners strike of 1984-85 faced with unrelenting hostility from the government and much of the media the National Union of Mineworkers and members of the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT) and some other sympathisers started the Miners Videotape Project, to document the strike and raise awareness of events on the picket lines and in the mining communities.

Playlist

Part 1: Not Just Tea & Sandwiches

Link https://youtu.be/pVFQ5qPzt5U

Part 2: The Butchery of the Coal Board

Link https://youtu.be/JvS8gUq5ImI

Part 3: Solidarity

Link https://youtu.be/KWRLnQK93gU

Part 4: "Straight Talking"

Link https://youtu.be/HGh-8tXdNHU

Part 5: The Media and the Miners Strike

Link https://youtu.be/AKbWmrBD31U

Part 6: Just doing their Job?

Link https://youtu.be/RcVczwVIvRA

Archive links

Part 1 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart11984accttechnicianswatchonline
Part 2 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart21984accttechnicianswatchonline
Part 3 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart31984accttechnicianswatchonline
Part 4 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart41984accttechnicianswatchonline
Part 5 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart51984accttechnicianswatchonline
Part 6 https://archive.org/details/coalnotdolepart61984accttechnicianswatchonline

National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)

Comments

The credits in some of this

The credits in some of this tapes say this is supposed to be a ten part series, but I've not been able to find any evidence that parts 7 onwards were made or shown. Everywhere I've found details about this series like a BFI dvd just list the first 6

For a long history of the

For a long history of the miners, including masses of stuff on the '84-'85 strike not blind to the contradictions of the NUM, see : So Near So Far

Have you let the Orgreave

Have you let the Orgreave Justice Campaign know this stuff's available online? I'm sure they'd be happy to help get it shared.

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