Season 1

Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain

3 Episodes Premiered January 25, 2024

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Episodes

Community
EP 1

Community

Jan 25, 2024

The miners strike of 1984-85 wounded and re-shaped the nation and was bitterly divisive, nowhere more so than in one Derbyshire pit village, Shirebrook. A look at the events of the strike through the eyes of those directly involved

View Details 47 MIN
Law and Order
EP 2

Law and Order

Feb 1, 2024

New revelations about the bloodiest day of the strike, the 'Battle of Orgreave', and its aftermath for those who took part, featuring footage from the perspective of the miners which has never been broadcast before.

View Details 47 MIN
Power
EP 3

Power

Feb 8, 2024

How millionaire businessman David Hart helped Thatcher's government defeat the strike by exploiting splits between striking and working miners in one key county - Nottinghamshire.

View Details 47 MIN