Central News: 16.01.1985: Didcot Power Station

Summary

Geoff Meade reports that four hundred trade unionists have gathered from all over the country to picket Didcot power station in Oxfordshire in support of the miners' strike.

Year:

1985

Duration:

0:02:10

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

RAID

Description

Shots of trade unionists with banners outside Didcot power station with police officers and attempts to stop lorries entering that are carry so-called 'scab coal' from the East Midlands. Interview with Nigel Jeffrey, a striking miner from Leicestershire about their determination and how long they can continue with the strike.


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Notes

Story 119/85