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Pit boy: Reuben Cope of Bentilee is recalling his days as a boy miner fifty or so years ago. (Broadcast on 30/06/1974, duration: 14:45)

Working conditions for children: Denis Stuart introduces the survey of conditions for child labour in the Potteries area in the middle of the 19th century. (Broadcast on 02/04/1969, duration: 25:21)

Minnie Pit disaster: Survivors talk about the worst disaster in North Staffordshire mining history which occurred in 1918. (Broadcast on 07/01/74, duration: 13:02)

Visiting Florence Colliery: Lloyd Boardman and Harry Goode are talking about coal from Florence Colliery. (Broadcast on 02/11/1974, duration: 23:28)

Pit pony: John Getgood with Harry Burton who worked as an ostler at Foxfield colliery talk about ponies working underground. (Duration: 4:00)

Finding out about coal: Bill Sweeney and Silverdale Colliery manager - John Belcher look at the history of coal mining locally. (Broadcast on 13/11/1984, duration: 18:12)

Going down Chatterley Whitfield: A trip down the Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum. (Broadcast on 20/11/1980, duration: 18:48)

Modern working conditions 1: Bill Sweeney and John Belcher see how modern miners work. (Duration: 18:08)

Modern working conditions 2: Bill Sweeney and John Belcher see how modern miners work. (Broadcast on 05/12/1980, duration:18:56)

How coal was mined: Bill Morland and Gordon Astley talk about the various ways in which coal was mined in this area in past centuries. (Broadcast on 30/01/1975, duration: 19:15)

Methods of mining: Bill Morland and Gordon Astley talk about past and present mining techniques. (Broadcast on 13/02/1975, duration: 19:54)

The dangers of underground mining: Bill Morland talks to Gordon Astley about some of the hazards of underground coal-mining. (Broadcast on 13/03/1975, duration: 18:08)

Coal production and uses: Bill Morland and Gordon Astley talk about production of coal and some of its many uses. (Broadcast on 27/10/1975, duration: 20:30)