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Losing Paradise

By Stephanie Dale. The UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’ are due to be displaced in the next 20 years. This is the story of Fairbourne, in North Wales.

By Stephanie Dale

The UK’s first ‘environmental refugees’ are due to be displaced in the next 20 years. This is the story of Fairbourne, in North Wales.

Fairbourne’s council has chosen to stop funding its coastal defences, so in a few years residents may be forced to leave their homes. Fairbourne’s story begins in the 19th Century, when mill owner Arthur McDougall created the idyllic holiday paradise. But his head builder – George Stevens – is plagued by dreams about what is to come.

George…. Kieran Knowles
McDougall…. John Dougall
Seithenyn…. Sion Pritchard
The Narrator…. Eiry Thomas
The Earth…. Lisa Jen Brown

Directed by James Robinson
A ´óÏó´«Ã½ Cymru Wales Production

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44 minutes

Last on

Tue 8 Nov 2022 14:15

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  • Thu 8 Apr 2021 14:15
  • Tue 8 Nov 2022 14:15

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