King Coal
A Century of Coal Mining on Film
Launching in conjunction with the BFI's Britain's Industrial Heritage project, this programme offers a remarkable insight into an industry which came to define 20th century Britain, from precious early films such as A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner (1910) to 1940s animation and 1980s documentary footage shot during the turmoil of the Miners' Strike.
For a taster of this programme view an extract of Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery below…
King Coal
1948
Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery
1901
A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner
1910
Coal Face
1935
Songs of the Coalfields: The Sandgate Nursing Song
1964
Mining Review 2nd Year No.12 (extract)
1949
Gala Day (extract)
1963
Songs of the Coalfields: The Best Little Doorboy
1964
Big Job
1965
What About That Job?
1970
The Battle of Orgreave (extract)
2001
Not Just Tea and Sandwiches
1984
Songs of the Coalfields: The Blantyre Explosion
1964
