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3. The Shrewsbury Two

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Reading from his autobiography, the actor recalls his arrest for strike action.

Reading from his autobiography, the actor recalls his arrest for strike action - and  being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.

"We were not militants - we were ordinary hairy-arsed building workers".
  
Ricky Tomlinson recalls his arrest for strike action, the name-calling  - and being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.

The actor reads more from his autobiography.

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

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Actor Ricky Tomlinson reads from his autobiography.

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