As fascism advanced on East London, whole communities fought back.
The Battle of Cable Street is remembered as the day East London stopped the fascists. But inside that famous story are very different lives, choices, and consequences.
Host and genealogist Jen Baldwin and Beth Gaskell from the British Library uncover the history of this day through ordinary people: Jewish brothers arrested amid the disorder, a young activist who spent decades defending its legacy, and a woman helping build support for fascism itself. Together, their stories reveal a day of resistance, division and conviction, and the people pulled into its path.
Listen from 29 September, wherever you get your podcasts.
Host: Jen Baldwin
Researcher: Jen 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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