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30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands
Tom Wood, retired Deputy Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police, tells Colin Blane how sympathies with the miners led to a different method of policing the strike.
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Shetland
The 1993 Timex strike was one of the country's most bitter industrial disputes. Colin Blane hears how those involved were affected and asks whether the unrest was worth it.
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Shetland
The miners' strike of 1984/85 was one of the biggest acts of industrial action since 1926. Colin Blane meets former Midlothian strike leader, David Hamilton MP. Show more
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Orkney
In February 1981, the largely female workforce at the Lee Jeans factory in Greenock began a sit-in to protest against the the factory's closure.
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Orkney
In 1971, Clydeside shipbuilders made history by taking their future into their own hands and staging the USC work-in. Colin Blane meets Jimmy Reid, whose plan it was.
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Shetland
Having reported on Scotlands long history of industrial disputes and strikes, Colin Blane now talks to those who manned the picket lines.
