Days of Hope – 1916
Days of Hope – 1916 The Matthew’s are country people who have a very different outlook to their children.
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Category: Days of Hope
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926.
Days of Hope – 1921
Days of Hope – 1921 In 1921 the pits were idle and the miners locked out because they refused wage[…]
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Days of Hope – 1924
Days of Hope – 1924 1924 saw the Labour Party form a government with Ramsey MacDonald as Prime Minister.
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Days of Hope – 1926
Days of Hope – 1926 Britain’s workforce is idle as the General Strike takes hold.
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Days of Hope – “1926 : General Strike” (1975)
Betrayed by Union Leaders The miners are Betrayed by Union Leaders during the General Strike.
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Days of Hope – “1924” (1975)
Joins the Communist Party Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a[…]
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Days of Hope – “1921” (1975)
Coal lock-out in 1921 During the Coal lock-out in 1921, Ben’s army unit is redeployed from Ireland to police the[…]
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Days of Hope – “1916 : Joining Up” (1975)
First World War Ben Matthews enlists in the army and ends up serving in Ireland, where there is resistance to[…]
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