Pride - The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike

This is the inspiring and moving true story behind the Bafta-winning film, "Pride", which highlights the bond formed between two unlikely groups. A fully authorised tie-in, the film made over $4 million at the UK box office.

About the author

Tim Tate is an award-winning documentary film maker and an author. He has produced and directed films for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Al Jazeera International, and the Discovery Channel. His work has won awards from Amnesty International, the Royal Television Society, UNESCO, The New York Festivals, the Association for International Broadcasting, and the US Cable Academy. He is the author of eight previous nonfiction books, including "Slave Girl."

Tim Tate is an award-winning documentary film maker and an author. He has produced and directed films for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Al Jazeera International, and the Discovery Channel. His work has won awards from Amnesty International, the Royal Television Society, UNESCO, The New York Festivals, the Association for International Broadcasting, and the US Cable Academy. He is the author of eight previous nonfiction books, including "Slave Girl." A passionate rugby spectator and coach, uncovering the secret history of women's football has forced him to reevaluate a sport he always believed to played with the wrong-shaped ball.

Summary

In 1984, a small group of metropolitan homosexual men and lesbian women stepped away from the vibrant culture and hedonism of London's defiant gay scene to befriend and support the beleaguered villages of a very traditional mining community in the remote valleys of South Wales.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Tate, Tate Tim
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2017
• EAN: 9781786062918
• ISBN: 978-1-78606-291-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 226 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, Gay & Lesbian studies, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Strikes, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions