1983: A Day Out Down a Coal Mine | Day Out | BBC Archive

Chatterley Whitfield coal mine in Stoke-on-Trent employed 4,000 people and was the first UK mine to produce 1 million tonnes of coal per year. After it closed for business in 1977, the site became the country’s first mining museum, with former miners taking visitors 700 feet underground for a unique tour of the tunnels. Day Out presenter Gwyn Richards dons a hard hat and headlamp to take a look. Clip taken from Day Out, originally broadcast on BBC One (Midlands), 4 December 1983. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive