Surviving Aberfan: The People's Story by Sue Elliott

Surviving Aberfan: The People's Story by Sue Elliott

Britain and the world were shocked in October 1966 by live television pictures coming from a small mining village in Wales. They showed a human tragedy unfolding after thousands of tons of coal waste fell from a mountainside onto its primary school and surrounding houses. The majority of the 144 people killed were children under 12. After more than 50 years the survivors of that disaster -- among the worst in Britain's peacetime history -- still live with painful memories and all-too-real after effects. In this first ever oral history of the tragedy, people who were there tell their stories, some speaking publicly for the first time. Built around 27 extensive interviews, Surviving Aberfan is a story of official neglect and betrayal, horror and great sadness. But it also demonstrates how courage, hope and effort can rebuild a devastated community and move forward.

Humphries, Steve: - STEVE HUMPHRIES began his career as a university lecturer before setting up Bristol-based Testimony Films in 1992. A highly respected and influential producer and writer, his oral-history series have included A Labour of Love, Forbidden Britain, Veterans, Green and Pleasant Land and The Call of the Sea, all of which he has written books to accompany. He is also Vice-President of the Oral History Society. Steve produced and directed the television programme Horror on the Home Front.

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ISBN 13	9781786230348
ISBN 10	1786230348
Title	Surviving Aberfan: The People's Story
Author	Sue Elliott
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Year published	2016-09-20
Number of pages	204
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