Aberfan: Tip Number 7

Dec 07 2021 9 ep. 32 mins 308
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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. Nine part podcast series from the same stable as 'Shreds'.

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Part Nine: Epilogue - 'Aberfan is different...'

Dec 07 2021 29 mins  
55 years on, survivors of the Aberfan disaster are now looking to the future – as well as the past 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. Th

Part Eight: Battles won and lost...

Nov 30 2021 36 mins  
Aberfan suffers further blows – but fights on.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 survivo

Part Seven: A time to heal?

Nov 23 2021 35 mins  
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 ju

Part Six: "Those tips must go..."

Nov 16 2021 31 mins  
A promise is made - the remaining tips above Aberfan will be removed. But at what cost to the village?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. I

Part Five: The Search for Answers

Nov 09 2021 38 mins  
What happened at Aberfan and why? The Aberfan Disaster Tribunal will examine the facts – and establish whether it could have been prevented. Will it be a whitewash? 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, br

Part Four: Counting the Cost

Nov 02 2021 41 mins  
The last survivors are rescued from the slurry as the full horror of what has happened at Aberfan becomes clear 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

Part Three: Help is coming

Oct 26 2021 34 mins  
With Pantglas School buried by thousands of tonnes of coal waste, rescuers race against the clock in an urgent search for survivors.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 communit

Part Two: "And then it was blackout...”

Oct 19 2021 29 mins  
Three young classmates head to school one misty morning - a morning that will devastate their community and change their lives forever.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 com

Part One: Prologue - the price of coal

Oct 19 2021 13 mins  
Coal is king in the south Wales valleys of the 1960s. It brings jobs to thousands of households. But it is about to exact a terrible price on one small community.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 pr