Wasteland
Author(s):
Gary Clarke
The striking miners, portrayed in COAL, fought for their families, their livelihoods, their communities, their futures and for an industry… but what happened to the families who survived the epic year-long battle of the Miners’ Strike of 1984/85?
Wasteland looks at how two different generations coped in this turbulent era of radical upheaval as industrial Britain fell and a new subculture emerged.
As one generation grinds exhaustedly to a halt, the next generation heads into the illegal rave scene of 1990s Britain, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces become home for a new community of music and dance.
