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E66: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 2

E66: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 2

FromWorking Class History


E66: Building workers’ strike w/ Ricky Tomlinson, part 2

FromWorking Class History

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Part 2 of our double-podcast episode to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 building workers' strike. In this episode, we speak to two participants in the strike - Tony O'Brien and the actor, Ricky Tomlinson - about how the strike ended, the framing of the Shrewsbury 24, Ricky’s experiences in prison, blacklisting, and the legacies of the 1972 strike.
Full acknowledgements, photos, sources, more information and eventually a transcript on the homepage for this double episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e65-66-building-workers-strike-w-ricky-tomlinson/
Released:
Jul 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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