The Hackney and Newham History Social Club
By Made by Immediate. Made possible by The Heritage Fund
History told by the people who make it.
Alongside our sister project Voices of Change, we're saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives' and Newham's borough archives for future generations. Series 2 out now!
Alongside our sister project Voices of Change, we're saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives' and Newham's borough archives for future generations. Series 2 out now!
Latest episode
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S2, EP 05 | Spaghetti Noodles
Taking Care of Business, Episode 05: As Priyesh prepares to leave the shop for something different, George recalls ‘beef’ he had decades earlier with a resident on Sandringham Road. Judy is sor… -
S2, EP 04 | That Was Good Money
Taking Care of Business, Episode 04: Meet George who left advertising in the Seventies to sell fraco at the market and run parties in Hackney. Elsewhere, another entrepreneur was also in busin… -
S2, EP 03 | The Suitcase
Taking Care of Business, EP 03 Anju at Londis N16 remembers meeting husband Mayank for the first time. Judy’s mum Eva came to England on the brink of war and struggles to recall the events that… -
S2, EP 02 | ‘Burbs Girl
Taking Care of Business, Episode 02: If you’d come by this corner in the 1970s, the shop signs were different. Sue, who grew up in the suburbs, follows the ins and outs of a small shop in Upp… -
S2, EP 01 | A Rainy Morning in N16
Taking Care of Business, Episode 01: There’s a jolly little Londis with a green and white striped awning. Sue Elliott-Nicholls has a sweet time with Priyesh, Mayank and Anju at their cornersho… -
Series 2: Trailer
Welcome to Series 2 of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club. This time, we are 'Taking Care of Business'. -
S1, EP 01 | Lido’s just Lido + Life Could be Sweeter
Meet Victoria, Marilyn, Marnie, Morgan, Carol and Bernadette (almost). Sue Elliott-Nicholls meets the people who make our boroughs what they are today, as she travels from an outdoor pool on London Fields in Hackney to a sugar … -
S1, EP 02 | Saved by The Pool + Victoria has a Secret
Ex-lifeguard Marnie Collins is reminiscing with Morgan about London Fields Lido. While Sue wants to know more about Shane and Bernadette. Further east, Victoria makes the move from a one-room billet to Upton Park. But she’s alr… -
S1, EP 03 | Saturday Soup + The Lido gets a Lifeline
Victoria is rewarded for her hard work. Daughter Marilyn reflects on the influence that Green Street, and Queen’s Market, had on their lives. The lido hits a rough patch but there’s a man, standing in front of a bulldozer, hopi… -
S1, EP 04 | Morgan Picks up More Than Shifts
Morgan looks back on how being a lifeguard was great for his mates. Marnie regrets nothing. And it looks like Sue’s lido-stalking of the maybe-professional swimmer, is about to pay off. *This …
