About this episode

The episode discusses the miners' strike of 1984/85 and the relationship formed between the LGBTQ+ community and miners in South Wales, as depicted in the film 'Pride'.

When it comes to the miners' strike of 1984/85, there isn't much positivity to be found. Families in communities solely reliant upon the income generated from the coal-mining industry were effectively starved into desperation as Margaret Thatcher's brutal tactics attempted to break the Unions. But as those standing up to the crisis had to find new ways to generate funds for their union members, a relationship based on mutual understanding and marginalisation formed between a group of gays and lesbians in London and a small town in South Wales. The fruits of the fruits of these labours were immortalised in a touching 2014 film with a stellar cast mainly from England, Ireland and Scotland - but what else wasn't quite right? What were Mark Ashton's political involvments before this venture? And how many guests is too many for a sleepover..? Join us to find out on That's Not How It Went Down! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lewis Howard, Elliot Fitzpatrick

Topics covered

• miners' strike
• LGBTQ+ history
• community support
• political activism
• film review

Keywords

• miners' strike
• LGBTQ+
• Margaret Thatcher
• Mark Ashton
• Pride film
• South Wales
• London
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

Books & works: 'Pride'

Places: South Wales, London

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