The Last Fare / David Wilkie & The Miners’ Strike - Part 1

The Last Fare / David Wilkie & The Miners’ Strike - Part 1

Author: They Walk Among Us October 22, 2025 Duration: 50:25

The winter of 1984 forced miners to confront impossible choices. Families faced a dilemma that would tear at the fabric of the country’s tight-knit communities. Miners could continue to strike, pushing them to the brink of poverty, or return to work to put food on the table… (Part 1 of 2).


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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.


Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.


Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton


Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.


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MUSIC: 


Leaking Dawn by Cody Martin 

Cain by Cody Martin 

Dark Night by Cody Martin 

Defender Trials by Cody Martin 

Titan by Cody Martin 

Wolgrim by Cody Martin 

Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel 

Winter Train Home by Featherland 

Glass Houses by Third Age 

Count Backwards From 10 by Glasseyes 

Blackstone by Lincoln Davis 

Determination by Lincoln Davis 

Memories Of Future Events by Hill 

The Choice Is Yours by Moments 

Harboring by Salon Dijon 

No Escape by Wicked Cinema 

Veil Of Secrets by Wicked Cinema 

Rebellion by Wicked Cinema 


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