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Birth of a Giant

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

View in Radio Times

The story of the new Abbey Works of the Steel Company of Wales, built since the war on a foundation of sand dunes and marshland.
With its interlocking works at Margam, Port Talbot, and Trostre, these works will form one of the greatest steel-producing units in the world. Tonight's programme paints in the background of a remarkable achievement.

Contributors

Narrator:
Richard Burton
Script:
J.C. Griffiths-Jones
Script:
Elwyn Evans
Producer:
Elwyn Evans
Source: Radio Times

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