# Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back airs Monday

> A new BBC film tells how Aberfan's community fought for 60 years to remove coal tips after a 1966 disaster killed 144 people.
- Title: Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back airs Monday · TechRadar
- Summary: A new BBC film tells how Aberfan's community fought for 60 years to remove coal tips after a 1966 disaster killed 144 people. BBC releases a…
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- Published: 2026-10-19T18:00:00+00:00
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## Coal tip collapse killed 144 in 1966
In nineteen sixty-six, a coal waste tip collapsed in Wales, killing one hundred forty-four people, including numerous children. The tragedy sparked a community campaign for change.
## Sixty-year fight to remove remaining tips
Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back is a fifty-nine-minute film directed by Ceri Isfryn tracking the campaigns of those affected over sixty years as they demanded the remaining coal tips be removed.
## Watch free on BBC iPlayer Monday at nine pm
The film airs Monday, October nineteenth at nine pm BST on BBC Two and BBC One Wales. Watch free on BBC iPlayer with a UK postcode and valid TV Licence.
## Key takeaway

BBC releases a fifty-nine-minute film about Aberfan's sixty-year campaign to remove coal tips after a nineteen sixty-six collapse killed one hundred forty-four people, including children.