# StoryCast '21: EP 5/21 Trapped: The Chile Miners

An episode of [Russell Brand: On Trial](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1465739231), 14 Jun 2021, 16 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d7fcd5b6-67a0-4509-8ecb-17e152956fea.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=b6cf3528-8036-4ac1-976b-616b44fe1004&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d7fcd5b6-67a0-4509-8ecb-17e152956fea

On 5th August 2010, a collapse in the San Jose copper and gold mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile, leaves 33 miners trapped. Among them, Edison Peña, an Elvis impersonator, entombed nearly half-a-mile underground. Facing almost certain death, the collapse sparks an international rescue effort, which captivates a worldwide TV audience of a billion people. What does the future hold for Edison, and the miners? New Episode every Monday. StoryCast '21: Using the timeframe of the last 21-years, Sky News returns to some of this century's biggest news stories, using the focus of extraordinary personal stories, defined by these events. CREDITS Trapped: The Chile Miners was written and produced by Rob Mulhern Recordings in Chile by Esteban Cabezas Interview co-ordinator for recordings in Chile, Carmen Aguilar Garcia Digital by Tom Gillespie Special thanks to our contributors, Edison Peña, and Jonathan Samuels Archive, Simon Windsor Sound design, Rob Mulhern TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant TV output editor, Emily Deeker Head of Radio, Sky News, Dave Terris Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham Social media, Chris Scott Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton Email: storycast@sky.uk For more on this story log on to www.skynews/storycast21 #StoryCast21

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