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Aberfan 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 2 Swansea / Abertawe 7

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X-RAY

Monday, October 17 BBC One Wales, 8.30pm bbc.co.uk/x-ray @BBCXRay

The average cost of a funeral has more than doubled in a decade, forcing more grieving families into debt. Omar Hamdi has some tips on planning ahead to get the best deal.

Lucy Owen and the team are on the trail of a rogue landlord who’s left a trail of people out of pocket in Bridgend.

And for those thinking of employing a builder, there’s a handy guide to stop the cowboys cashing in.

Melfyn Clwyd Roberts

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SURVIVING ABERFAN

Monday, October 17 BBC One Wales, 9pm

With archive film and new interviews, survivors of the Aberfan disaster tell their stories of tragic loss, miraculous survival, and heroic rescue. Some talk for the first time about the most harrowing day of their lives, and how they have lived with the memory for half a century.

Surviving Aberfan also features extraordinary untold stories of firefighters, rescuers and the children they saved, highlighting how the people of Aberfan have coped with the consequences of the disaster.

An intimate and deeply moving portrait of a community that suffered a heart-breaking disaster, yet somehow found the strength to carry on with hope and dignity. It’s the story of surviving Aberfan.

The programme is produced by Steve Humphries of Testimony Films, who has won international awards for his films on 9/11.

● Surviving Aberfan is part of a series of commemorative programmes by BBC Wales, marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster, which touched people around the world. On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of coal waste crashed into a school and the nearby houses in Aberfan, killing 144 people including 116 children.

Stephen Morgan

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ABERFAN: THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Tuesday, October 18 BBC One, 10.45pm

Huw Edwards traces the story of Aberfan’s decades-long battle for justice.

Soon after the tragedy, people were asking some basic questions. Was Aberfan a terrible accident or a preventable man-made disaster that should never have happened?

Just over a month after the disaster a Tribunal of Inquiry headed by a locally-born judge started to hear evidence. It was the first step in the fight for justice.

The documentary reflects on the 76 days of tribunal evidence brought to life by a cast of actors using the original transcripts. It was a remarkable process where the publicly-owned National Coal Board fought tooth and nail to deny that the disaster could have been foreseen, and that they were liable.

Aberfan: The Fight for Justice also follows the explosive battles to ensure the tips of coal waste that loomed over the village and brought death and destruction were finally cleared. The programme uncovers how the government and a publicly-owned industry showed little consideration for what the village had endured and how charity funds set up in the wake of the disaster were pressured to hand over money for tip clearance.

The documentary reveals astounding details of how warnings were ignored and opportunities to avoid catastrophe were missed; how those in power showed little care for a community that had lost so much; and how the people fought for justice over several decades.

The programme is produced and directed by Iwan England of Alpha Productions, who was raised in Aberfan in the 80s and 90s.

● Aberfan: The Fight for Justice is part of a series of commemorative programmes by BBC Wales, marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster, which touched people around the world. On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of coal waste crashed into a school and the nearby houses in Aberfan, killing 144 people including 116 children.

Stephen Morgan

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ABERFAN: THE GREEN HOLLOW

Friday, October 21 BBC One Wales, 9pm

Some of Wales’ best known acting talent including , Jonathan Pryce, Siân Phillips, Eve Myles and star in The Green Hollow - a 60-minute film-poem by multi-award winning poet, novelist and playwright Owen Sheers. The production draws on interviews with survivors, parents and people involved in the rescue operation, many of whom have never before spoken about their experiences.

The film uses verse, imagery and music to explore the identity of the village before and after the tragedy. It aims to embrace the disaster’s legacy as well as celebrating the strength of the community today.

The star cast list continues with Karl Johnson, Robert Pugh, Kimberley Nixon, Eiry Thomas, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Menna Trussler, Matthew Aubrey, Matthew Gravelle, Sharon Morgan, Boyd Clack, Lisa Palfrey, Shelley Rees, Richard Lynch, Matthew Raymond, Amy Morgan and Ryan Owen. There are also some contributions from community members and new young local acting talent.

Owen Sheers says: “Writing it was emotionally daunting, but it’s also been a tremendous privilege to have been trusted with the stories of Aberfan. Given that trust, I hope The Green Hollow is a fitting tribute and memorial, not just through being true, but through being beautiful too.”

● Aberfan: The Green Hollow is part of a series of commemorative programmes by BBC Wales, marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster, which touched people around the world. On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of coal waste crashed into a school and the nearby houses in Aberfan, killing 144 people including 116 children.

Stephen Morgan

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BBC NATIONAL CHORUS OF WALES: SUNDAY WORSHIP - ABERFAN

Sunday, October 16 BBC Radio 4, 8.10am

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the disaster in the south Wales mining village of Aberfan. News of the catastrophe, one of the first to be televised, sent shockwaves of grief and sorrow around the world. A generation of children had their lives cut short.

Roy Jenkins meets some of the people who were there at the time, and reflects on the event in the light of Christian faith. With music by BBC National Chorus of Wales, directed by Adrian Partington and featuring organist Jeffrey Howard.

Jo Marriott

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BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS OF WALES: IN CONCERT - REMEMBERING ABERFAN

Friday, October 21 BBC Radio 3, 7.30pm

At the heart of the 2016 Swansea International Festival, Nicola Heywood Thomas presents a concert to remember the Aberfan tragedy, which occurred 50 years ago.

The Shortest Day, a piece written in memory of Aberfan by Welsh composer Joseph Davies has been commissioned by Swansea International Festival, the Friends of Swansea Festival, and BBC Radio 3. BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales perform its world premiere, which features texts by Dr Rowan Williams and explores the universal phenomenon of undeserved catastrophe.

Jo Marriott

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POBOL Y CWM

Llun - Gwener, Hydref 17-21, BBC Cymru ar S4C, 8pm Monday - Friday, October 17-21, BBC Wales on S4C, 8pm bbc.co.uk/pobolycwm #PobolYCwm

Nid yw Britt yn delio’n dda iawn gyda sefyllfa Chester. Ar ôl i Iolo dderbyn llythyr gan Chester yn gofyn am wahoddiad i’r briodas, mae Dani’n amau mai cynllun Chester yw ceisio dianc unwaith y bydd yn y seremoni. Mae Britt wedi cael digon o gyhuddiadau Dani ac mae’n ei chloi yn y seler - ond oes sail i amheuon Dani?

Mae perthynas Courtney a Ricky yn parhau, ond wrth i’r ddau geisio mynd â phethau ymhellach, mae’r foment yn cael ei ddifetha gan Ricky wrth iddo dywallt diod dros gyfrifiadur Eifion. Mae Courtney yn rhoi’r cyfrifiadur i Hywel ei drwsio ond daw Sheryl o hyd i’r llun amheus o Gaynor.

Mae Gethin yn gwneud penderfyniad difrifol er mwyn ceisio amddiffyn ei deulu, ond caiff sioc pan ddaw DC Davies draw gyda newyddion am Craig.

Britt doesn’t deal very well with Chester’s situation. When Iolo receives a letter from Chester requesting an invitation to the wedding, Dani suspects Chester is planning to escape once he’s at the ceremony. Britt has had enough of Dani’s accusations and locks her in the cellar, but are Dani’s doubts justified?

Courtney and Ricky’s relationship continues, but as the two try to take things further, the moment is ruined by Ricky spilling a drink over Eifion’s computer. Courtney takes the computer to Hywel to be repaired but Sheryl finds the indecent image of Gaynor.

Gethin comes to a serious decision to try to protect his family, but is shocked when DC Davies visits with news about Craig.

Gwawr Jones

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