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- ↑ Owen Sheers (9 October 2016). "Aberfan 50 years on: how best to remember the tragedy?". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ Tom Birchenough (24 October 2016). "Aberfan: The Green Hollow, BBC Four". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ Nathan Bowen (20 October 2016). "The creator of the BBC's Green Hollow Aberfan drama on the need to remember the horrific events of 1966". WalesOnline. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ Craig Austin (7 May 2018). "The Green Hollow: Talking to Owen Sheers". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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