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| - | '''Digger''' or '''diggers''' may refer to: | ||
| - | ==People== | + | The '''Diggers''' were a group of [[Protestant]] English [[Agrarian socialism|agrarian communists]], begun by [[Gerrard Winstanley]] as ''True Levellers'' in 1649, who became known as ''Diggers,'' because of their attempts to farm on common land. |
| - | * A person who digs or [[Excavation (archaeology)|excavates]] | + | ==Influence on literature and popular culture== |
| - | <!--examples--> | + | * In 1966 a faction of the [[San Francisco Mime Troupe]] formed a Diggers group in the [[hippie]] community in the [[Haight-Ashbury]] district of San Francisco. A strongly anti-establishment group, they handed out free food in Golden Gate Park |
| - | ** [[Clam digging|Clam digger]] | + | * "[[Diggers' Song|The World Turned Upside Down]]" by [[Leon Rosselson]], 1975, a song about the Diggers and their activities on St. George's Hill in 1649; this song was performed by [[Billy Bragg]] on his ''Between the Wars'' EP, 1985; by [[Dick Gaughan]] on ''Handful of Earth'', 1981; by [[Chumbawumba]] on the b-side of their single "Timebomb," 1993; by [[Four to the Bar]] on [[Another Son]] in 1995; by [[Attila the Stockbroker]] with Barnstormer on ''The Siege of Shoreham'', 1996;by Oysterband on their albums Shouting End of life and Alive and Shouting, 1995 and 1996;by [[Clandestine (band)|Clandestine]], a Houston-based Celtic group, on their ''To Anybody At All'' album, 1999; by the Fagans, an Australian folk group, on their album, ''Turning Fine'', 2002; and by Seattle Celt-rock band Coventry on the album ''Red Hair and Black Leather'', 2005. |
| - | ** [[Dump diggers|Dump digger]] | + | * ''Winstanley'', a fictionalized 1975 film portrait of the Diggers, directed by [[Kevin Brownlow]], was based upon the novel ''Comrade Jacob'' by [[David Caute]]. |
| - | ** [[Historical digging#Historical diggers|Historical digger]] | + | * Rev Hammer's ''Freeborn John (The Story of [[John Lilburne]]—The Leader of the Levellers)'' (Cooking Vinyl CD, London, 1997), is a recent example of confusion between the Levellers and True Levellers. |
| - | * [[Diggers]], a democratic egalitarian group of radicals during the English Civil War | + | * ''As Meat Loves Salt'' by [[Maria McCann]], Harcourt, 2001 (ISBN 0-15-601226-X) deals in part with the founding and destruction of a fictional Digger colony at Page Common near London. |
| - | * [[Digger Indians]], a name for the Paiute people | + | * [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy is strongly influenced by Winstanley's writings, including the idea of the [[Republic of Heaven]]. |
| - | * [[Digger (soldier)]], Australian and New Zealand slang term for a soldier who has seen service | + | * [[Caryl Churchill]]'s 1976 play ''Light Shining in Buckinghamshire'', named after the Digger pamphlet and set in the [[English Civil War]], charts the rise and fall of the Diggers and other radical ideas from the 1640s. |
| - | * Digger (goldminer), Australian and New Zealand term for a gold miner (on the "[[diggings]]") during the gold rushes of the 1850s | + | * Jonathon Kemp's 2010 play ''The Digger's Daughter'' tells the tale of the Diggers and quotes much of Winstanley's teaching directly. |
| - | * A person who frequently submits or reads stories on [[Digg]], a technology news website | + | |
| - | * [[Diggers (theater)]], an anarchist collective of the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco formed in 1966, named after the English Diggers | + | |
| - | ;Given name or nickname | ||
| - | * Digger Doug, alias [[Sid Rawle]] | ||
| - | * [[Digger Kettle]], English footballer | ||
| - | * [[Digger Okonkwo]], Maltese footballer | ||
| - | * [[Digger Phelps]] (born 1941), American basketball coach and sportscaster | ||
| - | * [[Digger Stanley]], English boxer | ||
| - | * Dirty Digger (sometimes shortened to Digger), nickname for [[Rupert Murdoch]] | ||
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| - | ==Popular culture== | ||
| - | * ''The Diggers'', an 1889 painting by [[Vincent van Gogh]] | ||
| - | * ''Diggers'' (1990), the second book in ''[[The Nome Trilogy]]'' by Terry Pratchett | ||
| - | * [[Digger (webcomic)]], a webcomic drawn and written by Ursula Vernon | ||
| - | * ''[[The Digger]]'', weekly magazine of Glasgow, Scotland | ||
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| - | ;Fictional characters | ||
| - | * [[Digger (Beanie Baby)]], a Beanie Baby crab produced by Ty, Inc. | ||
| - | * [[Digger (character)]], the mascot for NASCAR on Fox's "gopher cam" | ||
| - | * [[Digger (comics)]], a comic book character owned by Marvel Comics | ||
| - | * [[Digger (mascot)]], the official mascot of London Irish rugby football club | ||
| - | * Digger, member of "The Band" in Kathryn Lasky's book series ''[[Guardians of Ga'Hoole]]'' | ||
| - | * Digger, nickname for [[Botta's Pocket Gopher]] at the Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill, CA | ||
| - | * Digger the [[Dermatophyte]], a cartoon figure on an advertisement for Lamisil | ||
| - | * [[Digger Barnes]], a character in the American television series ''Dallas'' | ||
| - | * Digger Mole, a character from ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' | ||
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| - | ==Film and television== | ||
| - | * [[Diggers (1931 film)|''Diggers'' (1931 film)]] | ||
| - | * [[Digger (1993 film)|''Digger'' (1993 film)]] | ||
| - | * [[Diggers (film)|''Diggers'' (film)]], a 2006 film starring Paul Rudd and Lauren Ambrose | ||
| - | * [[Digger (Bottom)|"Digger" (''Bottom'')]], 1992 episode from the British television sitcom ''Bottom'' | ||
| - | * [[Diggers (TV show)|''Diggers'' (TV show)]], reality television show on the [[National Geographic Channel]] about [[metal detecting]]<!--remove context links when article created--> | ||
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| - | ;Music | ||
| - | * [[Digger (band)]], a punk band | ||
| - | * [[The Diggers]], a Scottish post-Brit-pop power-pop band | ||
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| - | ;Videogames | ||
| - | * [[Digger (video game)|''Digger'' (video game)]], a classic computer game from 1983 | ||
| - | * [[Diggers (video game)|''Diggers'' (video game)]], a launch title for the Amiga CD32 videogaming console | ||
| - | * A reconnaissance unit in the videogame ''[[Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf]]'' | ||
| - | * Diggers, archaeologists that explore ruins in [[Mega Man Legends (video game)|''Mega Man Legends'' (video game)]] | ||
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| - | ==Companies and organizations== | ||
| - | * [[Digger DTR]], a Swiss humanitarian and non profit organization | ||
| - | * [[The Digger's Club]], an Australian mail order seed company specializing in heirloom plants | ||
| - | * [[Diggers & Dealers]], an annual mining conference held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
| - | * Diggers, a nickname for the German soccer club [[FC Ingolstadt 04]] | ||
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| - | ==Tools== | ||
| - | * Slang for an [[excavator]], a heavy vehicle often specialized for digging | ||
| - | * [[Post hole digger]], a tool used to dig post holes | ||
| - | * [[Shovel]] | ||
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| - | ==Other== | ||
| - | * [[Digger wasp]], wasp genus | ||
| - | * A distinct style of long and low [[Chopper (motorcycle)|chopper motorcycle]] popular in the mid to late 1970s | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Dig (disambiguation)]] | ||
| - | * [[Diggerland]] | ||
| - | * [[Diggers Rest, Victoria]], Australia | ||
| - | * [[Digging (disambiguation)]] | ||
| - | * [[Diggings]] | ||
| - | * [[Gold digger]] (disambiguation) | ||
| - | * [[Gravedigger (disambiguation)]] | ||
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The Diggers were a group of Protestant English agrarian communists, begun by Gerrard Winstanley as True Levellers in 1649, who became known as Diggers, because of their attempts to farm on common land.
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Influence on literature and popular culture
- In 1966 a faction of the San Francisco Mime Troupe formed a Diggers group in the hippie community in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. A strongly anti-establishment group, they handed out free food in Golden Gate Park
- "The World Turned Upside Down" by Leon Rosselson, 1975, a song about the Diggers and their activities on St. George's Hill in 1649; this song was performed by Billy Bragg on his Between the Wars EP, 1985; by Dick Gaughan on Handful of Earth, 1981; by Chumbawumba on the b-side of their single "Timebomb," 1993; by Four to the Bar on Another Son in 1995; by Attila the Stockbroker with Barnstormer on The Siege of Shoreham, 1996;by Oysterband on their albums Shouting End of life and Alive and Shouting, 1995 and 1996;by Clandestine, a Houston-based Celtic group, on their To Anybody At All album, 1999; by the Fagans, an Australian folk group, on their album, Turning Fine, 2002; and by Seattle Celt-rock band Coventry on the album Red Hair and Black Leather, 2005.
- Winstanley, a fictionalized 1975 film portrait of the Diggers, directed by Kevin Brownlow, was based upon the novel Comrade Jacob by David Caute.
- Rev Hammer's Freeborn John (The Story of John Lilburne—The Leader of the Levellers) (Cooking Vinyl CD, London, 1997), is a recent example of confusion between the Levellers and True Levellers.
- As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann, Harcourt, 2001 (ISBN 0-15-601226-X) deals in part with the founding and destruction of a fictional Digger colony at Page Common near London.
- Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is strongly influenced by Winstanley's writings, including the idea of the Republic of Heaven.
- Caryl Churchill's 1976 play Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, named after the Digger pamphlet and set in the English Civil War, charts the rise and fall of the Diggers and other radical ideas from the 1640s.
- Jonathon Kemp's 2010 play The Digger's Daughter tells the tale of the Diggers and quotes much of Winstanley's teaching directly.
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