Aberfan: Tip Number 7
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -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...'
December 08, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB55 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...
Part Eight: Battles won and lost...
December 01, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBAberfan 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 survivors and rescuers about the aftermath of the disaster that struck their small mining village. A nine-part podcast se...
Part Seven: A time to heal?
November 24, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBAberfan 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 disaste...
Part Six: "Those tips must go..."
November 17, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBA 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. Includes strong, first-hand testimony from both survivors and rescuers about the aftermath of the disaster that st...
Part Five: The Search for Answers
November 10, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBWhat 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 su...
Part Four: Counting the Cost
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBThe 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 justice. Includes strong, first-hand testimony from both survivors and rescuers about the day disaster struck thei...
Part Three: Help is coming
October 27, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWith 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 community’s fight for justice. Includes strong, first-hand testimony from both survivors and rescuers about the day dis...
Part One: Prologue - the price of coal
October 20, 2021 05:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBCoal 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 promises, and a shattered community’s fight for justice. A 9-part podcast series from the same stable as 'Shreds'...
Part Two: "And then it was blackout...”
October 20, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThree 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 community’s fight for justice. A 9 part podcast series from the same stable as 'Shreds'. Narrator: Hannah Daniel...
Preview - Aberfan: Tip Number 7
October 19, 2021 14:25 - 49 seconds - 766 KBTrailer. A new podcast telling the story of the Aberfan disaster, which killed 116 children and 28 adults, and the families’ fight for justice.