Doe Lea 1991: Dennis Skinner and Views of the Area

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Summary

Unedited camera material including an interview with the Labour MP Dennis Skinner about Doe Lea colliery village in Derbyshire.

Year:

1991

Duration:

0:35:00

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

The Labour MP for Bolsover, Dennis Skinner is interviewed about his memories of working at Glapwell Colliery in Doe Lea, what happened when the local pits closed, the local community and his views of working class life in the area. We then see unedited views of Doe Lea and the surrounding countryside including woodland where a local man is interviewed.

Documentary footage of Dennis Skinner talking about his memories of Glapwell Pit and the community, and of a young man discussing the change in the woodland.


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