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  1. May 9

    Rennie Williams, a teacher who played a heroic role in saving children during the disaster, has died:-

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  2. 17 Nov 2019

    Watching about ? If it is to stand for anything, anything at all, it is that authority must always be challenged.

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    The BBC's John Humphrys has returned to exactly fifty years after reporting on the tragedy which claimed 144 lives.
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  3. 17 Nov 2019

    For those struggling with ’s episode, try reading what happened next ....

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  4. 17 Nov 2019

    Quite a few people have been asking about the Aberfan Disaster since watching . Here's a short thread on the tragedy.

    1966 • Aberfan Disaster. On Friday morning, the 21st October 1966, a wave of coal waste slid down the Aberfan Valley, taking the lives of 116 children and 28 adults with it.
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  5. 21 Nov 2019

    If you've already started watching season three of on Netflix, you may know that one episode focuses on the disaster in the Welsh village of in 1966. (A thread 👇1/4)

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  6. 19 Nov 2019

    My god. I’ve just watched Episode 3 of . It tells the story of the disaster. What an incredible piece of television it was. Even if you don’t watch this show, this episode is a stand-alone you can watch in isolation. So important this story is told.

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  7. 31 Dec 2019

    A pleasure and honour to have got to know Charles Nunn during my coverage of the 50th anniversary of . We kept in touch over the past few years. This NYE spent writing a short tribute to him could not have been better spent.

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  8. 17 Nov 2019

    Every word of this. Coal Board got away with it.

    Watching the Aberfan episode of The Crown next to my husband, whose family was decimated by the tragedy, was agonising. But I'm glad a whole new generation of people will be introduced to the evil irresponsibility of the National Coal Board, for which no-one was ever prosecuted.
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  9. 9 Dec 2019

    Delighted to catch up with Ken Evans tonight in Ken will be voting on Thursday.

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  10. 18 Nov 2019

    “Coming to terms with the loss of so many children has been very difficult for the people of Aberfan. Many still prefer not to talk about it, especially to outsiders…”

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  11. 19 Nov 2019

    We just watched the episode of The Crown and it’s gut wrenching but doesn’t convey the absolute devastation & horror of the story like this article by

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  12. 17 Nov 2019

    If we were alive in 1966 we’ll remember what we were doing when we learned about . This is insightful.

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  13. 17 Nov 2019

    “People who live there are still traumatised, of course, and we found they’d never been offered help before. Now we are trying to arrange more.”

    How filming the agony of Aberfan for The Crown revealed a village still in trauma
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  14. Feb 16

    Jesus. Not again. This is awful to watch.

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    Not my video, but a scary display of the impact is having on South Wales/Rhondda. This slurry slip is in Tylorstown. This is the same thing that happened in Aberfan
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  15. 17 Nov 2019

    The Coal Board /government refused to clear remaining tips and finally TOOK MONEY from the fund set up for the survivors to do it. Outrageous!!!

    Watching the Aberfan episode of The Crown next to my husband, whose family was decimated by the tragedy, was agonising. But I'm glad a whole new generation of people will be introduced to the evil irresponsibility of the National Coal Board, for which no-one was ever prosecuted.
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  16. 18 Nov 2019

    Watching episode 3 - S3 of which is about . Utterly moving television and reminded again of this by John Humphrys on why holding power to account is so important

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    John Humphrys spoke movingly about the when 116 children and 28 adults were killed following the collapse of a colliery spoil tip - and how that tragedy drives him to hold power to account.
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  17. 25 Nov 2019

    This episode is absolutely superb

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    On the 21st of October 1966, a devastating tragedy befell the Welsh mining village of Aberfan, claiming the lives of 116 children and 28 adults. Cast and crew discuss making episode three on our podcast:
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  18. 9 Dec 2019

    Last session of the day in talking to residents about the choice facing our country on Thursday.

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  19. 19 Dec 2019

    On 21 October 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal tip waste slid down a mountainside and devastated the mining village of Aberfan. The black mass crashed through the local school. Gaynor Madgwick was 8 years old, and this is her story.

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  20. 17 Nov 2019

    Just watched episode and it was heartbreaking. This is always my go to read on the disaster - it's a long read but it's worth it

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