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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, 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: Andy Fry and Maria David
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
Dramatic reconstructions
Keiron Self as Desmond Ackner
Richard Elfyn as Lord Robens and Lesley Davies
Rhys ap William as David Lewis Roberts
Special thanks to the people of Aberfan and all those who trusted us to tell their stories.
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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, 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: Andy Fry and Maria David
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
Dramatic reconstructions
Keiron Self as Desmond Ackner
Richard Elfyn as Lord Robens and Lesley Davies
Rhys ap William as David Lewis Roberts
Special thanks to the people of Aberfan and all those who trusted us to tell their stories.
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