After 1926 General Strike, NE England village became known as 'Little Moscow' [audio 30min]

Commentator Alexei Sayle journeys to North East England, to the village of Chopwell, 80 years after it became known as Little Moscow. In the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike, the small mining village became notorious for its association with communism. Portraits of Marx and Lenin appeared on the miners' banner, streets were named after communists, and its militant mineworkers were on strike for over 17 months. The press ran a series of sensational reports with headlines such as 'Spectre of a Miniature Russia' and 'Precocious Lenins Who Live in Marx Avenue'. Sayle trawls the oral history archives to find the true story behind the headlines. Born and raised in a Liverpool communist family, he was prominent in Britain's alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s.