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 surroundin

Part Eight: Battles won and lost...

Dec 1st, 2021 36m 24s

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 unheed

Part Seven: A time to heal?

Nov 24th, 2021 35m 2s

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 a

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

Nov 17th, 2021 31m 22s

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 surrou

Part Five: The Search for Answers

Nov 10th, 2021 38m 35s

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 2

Part Four: Counting the Cost

Nov 3rd, 2021 41m 35s

The last survivors are rescued from the slurry as the full horror of what has happened at Aberfan becomes clearThe Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school

Part Three: Help is coming

Oct 27th, 2021 34m 16s

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

Part One: Prologue - the price of coal

Oct 20th, 2021 13m 24s

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 Octob

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

Oct 20th, 2021 29m 44s

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 eng