Episode details

World Service,04 May 2012,10 mins

The General Strike

Witness History

Available for over a year

In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners. Hear the memories of Hetty Bower, a left-wing Londoner who helped the strikers. Photo: Armoured cars protect a food convoy in London during the strike. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

Programme Website
More episodes