Land of My Father
It’s 1984. In a mining village in the Welsh Valleys, 16-year-old Alys is falling in love. Her father is going on strike. Family, dreams, and politics collide in Siân Owen's drama.
It’s 1984. In a mining village in the Welsh Valleys, Alys is doing her O-Levels, falling in love, and just being a teenager.
Then, the Miners’ Strike starts. And everything changes.
Forty years later, reeling from her marriage break up, Alys takes her son on a day out in the Valleys: to the zip wire above the site of Tower Colliery. Soon, she finds herself revisiting the year that altered her family’s lives irrevocably.
Siân Owen’s drama is about the children of the Miners’ Strike - and its legacy.
By Siân Owen
Young Alys... Caitlin Griffiths
Older Alys... Mali Harries
Cai.... Shaheen Jafargholi
Samuel.... Nicholas McGaughey
Sue... Lisa Zahra
Jacob.... Jamie Redford
Cai’s Dad and Eddie.... Rhys Ap William
Sarah.... Jemima Nicholas
Paul.... Rory Kelleher
Production Co-ordinator, Lindsay Rees
Sound Design, Catherine Robinson and Nigel Lewis
Director and Producer, Fay Lomas
A Â鶹Éç Audio Drama Wales Production
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- Tue 5 Mar 2024 14:15Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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