I managed to catch it today. Did anyone get it on DVD / tape?
interesting, but knowing what I know about mining made it almost rather dull... the problem is just that it was geared for people who have not a clue how coal mining (or any mining) works, so a lot of things just seemed so obvious. not to mention they kept calling the mine a damn shaft!
But anyway, it was a good story. I read the book out on the disaster as told by the miners themselves. Its just a compilation of their own stories of what happened. thats really interesting. The show got into some of it but nowhere near the detail that the men talked in in the book.
i thought it was rather comical that they showed them choking as they explained they were facing lethal 17% O2 air!