Miners Campaign Tapes, 5 The Lie Machine (1984) DOC, ENG

Number five of a series of DIY documentaries put out during the Great Miners Strike of 19841985, this one examining how the corporate media, especially the tabloid press, demonised and propagandised against the miners, their union and particularly their leader, Arthur Scargill. Narrated by former EastEnders castmember, Gavin (Terry Raymond) Richards. Featuring Paul Foot (Private Eye, Socialist Worker) Produced 1984