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.

This episode Includes strong language and 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

Folgen-ID: 1000544287048

GUID: urn:bbc:podcast:p0b8mjhb

Erscheinungs­datum: 8.12.2021, 07:00:00