Not everyone wanted the march to be stopped.
As one of the British Union of Fascists' most prominent female organisers, Anne Brock-Griggs spent the 1930s campaigning, writing and recruiting in support of the movement.
In this episode, host Jen Baldwin and the British Library’s Beth Gaskell examine Cable Street from a seldom-heard perspective, following Anne's story through family records, newspapers and political archives. What drew people towards fascism in Britain, and what happened when those beliefs collided with a community determined to resist them?
Advisory note: This episode features themes that listeners may find offensive. These are treated according to the standards of the time and in their historical context.
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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