South Wales Coalfield Collection

Teaching Tapes 1979-82

Ref No. Description Dates
AUD/67 Composite Teaching Tape (2).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Alex Eadie, Eric Varley, Will Paynter, Sir Richard Marsh and Tony Benn discussing the Labour Party's attitude and aims towards an intergrated fuel policy during the 1960's; the role of the various figures in these policies; inadequacies of the machinery of government; development of nuclear power stations during coal closures; and the steel industry and coking coal.
Covers period : 1960-1970 (c).
Running time : 42mins 52secs.
1979-1982
AUD/68 Composite Teaching Tape (3).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Peter Walker discussing relations between government and the mining industry in the 1970's; the position of coal in the energy market; effects of nationalisation.
Covers period : 1970-1980 (c).
Running time : 14secs 53secs.
1979-1982
AUD/69 Composite Teaching Tape (7).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerning the coal industry. Includes Roy Mason, Sir Richard Marsh, Eric Varley, Philip Weekes, Tony Benn discussing pit closures; inadequacies of the machinery of government; the influences of the energy market, especially that of the oil industry; coking coal and the steel industry; and the investment and exploration of coal.
Covers period : 1960-1980 (c).
Running time : 25mins 25secs.
1979-1982
AUD/70 Composite Teaching Tape (9).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Sir Richard Marsh on the inadequacies of the machinery of government, especially its control over the fuel industry; Tony Benn on coking coal and the steel industry; Lord Alfred Robens on the influence of power stations on the coal market; and Sir Harold Wilson on Lord Robens.
Covers period : 1960-1980 (c).
Running time : 12mins 25secs.
1979-1982
AUD/71 Composite Teaching Tape (10).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Will Paynter, Sir Harold Wilson, Lord Alfred Robens, Tony Benn, Sir Richard Marsh, Arthur Scargill, Dai Francis, and Peter Heathfield discussing nationalisation; government fuel policies; closures and the oil industry; coking coal and the steel industry; the inadequacies of government; and national campaigns.
Covers period : 1960-1980 (c).
Running time : 37mins.
1979-1982
AUD/72 Composite Teaching Themes (12).
Edited extracts of interviews of leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Sir Richard Marsh, Lord Alfred Robens, Sir Harold Wilson, Will Paynter, Arthur Scargill, and Emlyn Williams discussing the inadequacies of the machinery of government; fuel policies; power stations; nationalisation; influence of coalfield leaders; and pit closures and strikes.
Covers period : 1960-1970 (c).
Running time : 25mins 50secs.
1979-1982
AUD/152 Composite Teaching Tape (1).
Edited extracts of interviews with leading figures concerned with the coal industry. Includes Tony Benn, Lord Robens, Roy Mason and Sir Harold Wilson discussing the planned production of coal by Labour in the 1960's, the lack of an integrated fuel policy at the time, running-down of the coal industry, and RM's and HW's opinion of Lord Robens.
Covers period : 1960-1970 (c).
Running time : 35mins 50secs.
1979-1982
AUD/153 Composite Teaching Tape (5).
Edited extracts of interviews concerning women and family life; differences in lifestyles of men and women; how children helped their mother with housework; work as domestic servants and housekeepers; running of a small business. GW's interview discusses the area of Resloven and farming, and the relationship between men and management in the colliery.
Covers period : 1910- 1950 (c).
Running time : 18mins 10secs.
AUD/154 Composite Teaching Tape (4).
Edited extracts of interviews with Sir Richard Marsh, Lord Kearton, Wilfred Miron, Peter Walker, Tony Benn. Includes the running down of the coal industry; Fuel Policy White Paper 1967; relationships with mining constituency MP's; establishment of BNOC; oil lobby; safety within the colliery; relationship between Area Directors and Chairman; budgets and decision making; nuclear energy; effect of closures on communities; the Durham coalfield; railways and agricultural machinery.
Covers period : 1950-1980 (c).
Running time : 1hr 29mins 11secs.
1979-1982
AUD/155 Composite Teaching Tape (8).
Edited extracts of interviews of Arthur Scargill, Dai Francis, Sid Vincent, Tommy Callan, Harold Mitchell, Mick McGahey, Lawrence Daly, Emlyn Williams, Will Paynter. Includes left-wing general secretaries in relation to right-wing presidents; NUM National Executive Council representation, and role of the President; opposition to pit closures, especially in Scotland; and the unity and structure of the union.
Covers period : 1960-1980 (c).
Running time : 37mins 46secs.
1979-1982
AUD/156 Composite Teaching Tape (11).
Edited extracts of interviews of Will Paynter, Arthur Scargill, Dai Francis, Lawrence Daly, Peter Heathfield concerning NUM National Executive Council; union leadership; pit closures in the 1960's; and miners' wages. (Entitled Durham Talk Short Version 2).
Covers period : 1945-1970 (c).
Running time : 18mins 54secs.
1979-1982
AUD/157 Composite Teaching Tape (13).
Edited extracts of interviews of Sir Richard Marsh, Lord Robens, Sir Harold Wilson, and Tony Benn. Includes political influences on the coal industry.
Covers period : 1960-1980 (c).
Running time : 15mins 18secs.
1979-1982
AUD/533 Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company.
NOT FULLY CATALOGUED. Edited extracts of various unidentified miners, mainly concerning opinions towards the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company.
Covers period : 1920-1950 (c).
Running time : 27mins.
1979-1982 (c)

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