Cutting Coal. When this history of the coal industry was filmed in 1984,169 pits were working. Now just 50 are left, while the axe hangs over another 30. The documentary tells of the dangerous conditions, insecurity and disputes that led up to coal nationalisation after the Second
World War, and charts how huge investment and increased production, followed by rapid cut-backs and closures, brought conflict in the 70s and 80s.
Music by Carl Davis , played by Grimethorpe Colliery Band Producer Ruth Jackson
Executive producer Peter Pagnamenta