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Robert "Rob" Dawber (8 January 1956 – 20 February 2001) was a British railwayman turned writer whose script for the film The Navigators was commissioned by director Ken Loach and shot in Sheffield, where Dawber lived.
Dec 1, 2021 · Rob Dawber was a victim of capitalist greed — one of many thousands of workers allowed to work with asbestos without proper protection long after it was known that asbestos is lethal.
The Navigators is a 2001 British film directed by Ken Loach with screenplay by Rob Dawber. It tells the story of the reactions of five Sheffield rail workers to the privatisation of the railway maintenance organisation for which they all work, and the consequences for them.
Oct 4, 2016 · If Rob Dawber had been injured in a fight with police during a strike, as he might have been on a number of occasions, during the miners' strike of 1984-5 for example, or if he were facing legal charges as a result of militant labour movement action, it would be easy to pitch an appeal for money.
In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty Brit...
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Rob Dawber. Writer: The Navigators. Rob Dawber was born on 8 January 1956. Rob was a writer, known for The Navigators (2001). Rob died on 20 February 2001.
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The Navigators, directed by Ken Loach, was written by rail worker and union activist Rob Dawber. He died in February earlier this year of a cancer contracted while working with asbestos on the...
