E118: 1926 general strike, part 1

E118: 1926 general strike, part 1

Author: Working Class History April 22, 2026 Duration: 41:33
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First of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In collaboration with the General Strike 100 project and told using interviews with striking workers themselves.

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  • Listen to Part 2 and Part 3 now (without ads) by joining us on Patreon
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Acknowledgements
  • Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands and Fellow Worker.
  • Episode graphic: car overturned in London during the general strike. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
  • Our theme tune for this episode is Montaigne’s version of ‘When the Coal Comes from the Rhonda’, a folk song originating from Welsh miners in the early twentieth century and sung during the general strike. Download the song here. More from Montaigne: website, Instagram, YouTube.
  • Edited by Jesse French

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