twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ wˈiːk ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˌæbɚfˈæn dɪzˈæstɚ, ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ænd bɹˈɔːdkæstɚ ɡwˈɪn tˈɑːməs mˌeɪks hɪz fˈeɪməs ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv ˌæbɚfˈæn.
27 October – Almost a week after the Aberfan disaster, writer and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas makes his famous radio tribute to the children of Aberfan.