Cable Street: The 1936 Anti‑Fascist Stand that Shifted London

The episode follows the Battle of Cable Street in March 1936, where a diverse coalition of East London residents halted a Nazi‑aligned fascist march and exposed the limits of Britain’s Public Order Act. It looks at how ordinary people mobilised, the legal and political fallout for the British Union of Fascists, and the longer‑term influence on anti‑right‑wing strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices