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| Summary: | The Enemy Within provides unique insight into one of the most dramatic events in British history: the 1984-85 Miners' Strike. No experts. No politicians. Thirty years on, this is the raw first-hand experience of those who lived through Britain's longest strike. Follow the highs and lows of that life-changing year. In 1984, a Conservative government under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared war on Britain's unions, taking on the strongest in the country, the National Union of Mineworkers. Following a secret plan, the government began announcing the closure of coal mines, threatening not just an industry but whole communities and a way of life. Against all the forces the government could throw at them, 160,000 coal miners took up the fight. The Enemy Within tells the story of a group of miners and supporters who were on the frontline of that strike for an entire year. These were people that Margaret Thatcher labelled 'the enemy within'. Using interviews and a wealth of rare and never before seen archival footage, The Enemy Within draws together personal experiences--whether they're tragic, funny or terrifying--to take the audience on an emotionally powerful journey through the dramatic events of that year.
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Bullfrog Films, ©2014; previously released in 2015. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (112 min.) |
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| Audience: | 9 and up. |
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| Production Credits: | Executive producers, Christopher Hird and Mike Simons ; edit producer, Amelia Lavington ; archive producer, Gerard Wilkinson ; director of photography, Malcolm Hadley ; Editor, Paul Edmunds. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 8, 2016). |
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