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Not a Penny off the Pay, Not a Second on the Day

4 Extra Debut. Labour MP Tony Benn explores the causes behind the 1926 General Strike and its lasting social, and political, legacy. From 2001.

Tony Benn explores the causes behind and the legacy of the 1926 General Strike - a dispute which divided the country along class lines.

While miners said that they would rather starve than concede, for some it was just a kind of game, with volunteers fulfilling boyhood dreams by driving trams, buses and trains.

As well as being a pivotal moment for the development of British industrial relations, it was also important for the future of the BBC.

Producer: Andrea Kidd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

58 minutes

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