Arrested for Opposing the Fascists | East London vs The Fascists: A Family History Of... Cable Street

As tensions rise across East London, one family finds itself at the heart of the story.

In October 1936, three brothers from a Jewish hairdressing family step out onto the streets of East London as tensions over a planned fascist march reach breaking point. By the end of the day, all three will be under arrest.

Host Jen Baldwin and British Library Lead Curator Beth Gaskell uncover the story of the Jacobvitch family, exploring how ordinary residents became caught up in one of the most famous confrontations in modern British history. As East London prepares for a day of uncertainty, the conditions for conflict are already falling into place.

Host: Jen Baldwin

Researcher: Jen Baldwin and Sidra Baldwin

Guest: Beth Gaskell, Lead Curator of News and Moving Image, British Library

Editor: Guy Bettison

Script editors: Madeleine Gilbert, Niall Cullen, and Daisy Goddard

Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb

Designer: Michael McCosh

Social media: Sarah Cornes, Ellie Ayton, and Thomas Davis

Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James

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