The 1948 French Miners' Strike
How coal miners in post-war France went from being seen as heroes, to pariahs.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
November 25, 201650m 2s
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Show Notes
This week, the French Miners' strike of 1948, 50 years since the launch of the Cabaret musical, the Silk Letters Movement of British India, the plane-spotters jailed for spying and how to save baby elephants!
(Photo: French President Francois Hollande welcomes former striker Norbert Gilmez during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. September 2016. Credit:Reuters.)