Podcasts / audiobooks on the subject of mining history / disasters?

[JRS]

Hello, as per the title really… does anyone have any good mining / caving audiobook recommendations - I’m doing a heck of a lot of driving with work lately and need something to ease the boredom! Thank you.

 

[TomFerry]

The person speaking changes each chapter .


I have another one or more I’ll dig out

 

[JRS]

Excellent- thanks @TomFerry

 

[TomFerry]

Excellent- thanks @TomFerry

Go on the Spotify app .

Search real survival stories .

There is a good caving story on that .

Very good tbh

 

[AR.]

At one point, there was a good 1960s BBC radio broadcast about the Senghenydd colliery disaster on YouTube, but having had a look for it now I couldn't find it among the clickbait.

 

[TomFerry]

There are some YouTube docs what are very good , some of these may work without watching them ?

Just another idea , I do recall a couple of English colliery ones .



Maybe see if Hartley colliery has an audio book .

 

[JRS]

Well this morning I have listened to the 1996 Australian Beaconsfield incident as a podcast, two miners trapped in a very confined space for 14 days before being rescued. One person sadly was killed near where they were trapped. Made for very harrowing listening… poor blighters.

 

[TomFerry]

Well this morning I have listened to the 1996 Australian Beaconsfield incident as a podcast, two miners trapped in a very confined space for 14 days before being rescued. One person sadly was killed near where they were trapped. Made for very harrowing listening… poor blighters.

Yes I no the one , on the real survival stories there is a couple on there !

Truly horrible.

 

[Mr Mike]

I wonder if the Chilean miners trapped one is available as a audio book. "The 33".

 

[JRS]

I wonder if the Chilean miners trapped one is available as a audio book. "The 33".

Ooh yes good point, will have a look. Did you see the motion picture? Antonio Banderos played the lead character!

 

[Mr Mike]

I read the book, watched the film with some mining friends. Enjoyed it.

 

[TomFerry]

This is caving related but I am going to share it here , since the thread is already started .

 

[neutronix]

Senghenydd colliery disaster





Coincidentally my son and his partner live in the village. The memorial garden is truly heart breaking.

 

[TomFerry]

Well worth a listen this is .

The V.C bit really made me think .

 

[neutronix]

Levant Mine disaster. Yesterday's Witness, BBC in 1970.