In this latest episode, author Matthew Yeomans explores the coal industry's impact on South Wales during the early 19th Century. He visits Castell Coch on the edge of Cardiff and Cymmer in the Rhondda Fach, examining the legacy of the Bute and Insole families - including the infamous 1856 Cymmer Colliery disaster that killed 114 men and boys.
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Narrated by Matthew Yeomans
Edited by Dylan Yeomans
Music by Filkins Drift
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