Part Seven: A time to heal?
Aberfan comes together to try to mend its wounds. But further traumas lie ahead for both survivors and bereaved.
Aberfan comes together to try to mend its wounds. But further traumas lie ahead for both survivors and bereaved.
The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? It’s a tale of unheeded warnings, broken promises, and a shattered community’s fight for justice.
Includes strong, first-hand testimony from both survivors and rescuers about the aftermath of the disaster that struck their small mining village.
A nine-part podcast series from the same stable as 'Shreds'.
Narrator: Hannah Daniel
Producers: Maria David and Andy Fry
Sound design: Cathy Robinson
Executive producers: Karen Voisey and Emma Harding
Development: Ceri Jackson and Selma Chalabi
Archive research: Dafydd O’Connor
Original title music: Dyfan Jones
Production manager: Andrea Deere
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Aberfan: Tip Number 7
The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966
