Black Gold Podcast
Stanlow oil refinery has been central to the UK鈥檚 industrial strategy for the past 100 years. How has it impacted its local community? And does it have a place in the future?
Episodes to download
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Introducing Black Gold
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Stories about the impact of Stanlow oil refinery on a community and landscape.
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5. This Field Remains
Thu 15 Feb 2024
100 years in, what does the future hold for the ageing oil refinery?
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4.Stanlow Or Las Vegas
Thu 15 Feb 2024
The influence of Stanlow鈥檚 striking visual presence on world-famous pop stars and artists.
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3. The Siren
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Historic accidents show the dangers of living and working in the shadow of the refinery.
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2. In The Black Gold Rush
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Stanlow Oil Refinery ushers in an age of prosperity and fuels Britain鈥檚 age of oil.
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1. Clocked On, Laid Off
Thu 15 Feb 2024
A turning point at the refinery, as half its workforce is cut during the 80s.
