The winter of 1984 forced miners to confront impossible choices. Families faced a dilemma that would tear at the fabric of the country’s tight-knit communities. Miners could continue to strike, pushing them to the brink of poverty, or return to work to put food on the table… (Part 1 of 2).
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
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Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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Defender Trials by Cody Martin
Titan by Cody Martin
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
Winter Train Home by Featherland
Glass Houses by Third Age
Count Backwards From 10 by Glasseyes
Blackstone by Lincoln Davis
Determination by Lincoln Davis
Memories Of Future Events by Hill
The Choice Is Yours by Moments
Harboring by Salon Dijon
No Escape by Wicked Cinema
Veil Of Secrets by Wicked Cinema
Rebellion by Wicked Cinema
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