Swansea: Lost Industry, broken Communites and the Rise of Trade Unions.

Swansea was once one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution. During the nineteenth-century, it was a world centre for tinplate production, it smelted 90% of the world's copper, and the town witnessed the creation of the now much sought after Swansea Porcelain. 

In Episode 2 of Heartlands, we follow Macy, an 18-year-old from the Uplands in Swansea as she looks at how her city absorbed the loss of heavy industry and whether there's anything that may be done to reclaim the community pride that disappeared along with it. 

In this episode, Macy talks with her nan who fondly remembers the Swansea of old and dispairs about the state of the city now. Macy sets out to find out if Swansea is worse off having lost its industry and if so, is there is anything we can do to fix it. 

Her journey takes her to Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, to Amelia Horgan an academic who researches the effects of instability in modern work, and to meet the trade union representative for the hospitality sector, Dave Turnbull. 

Presenter: Macy Hughes

Producers: Hunter Charlton & Ben Tulloh

Assistant production: Anna Bud and Guy Gardiner

Exec Producer: Arlie Adlington

Artwork: Edd Wellesley-Davies

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