The Hackney and Newham History Social Club

Made by Immediate. Made possible by The Heritage Fund

History told by the people who make it. Stories told across episodes. Season 3 out now! With 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.

  1. SE3, EP 07 | Big Shoes to Fill

    07/22/2025

    SE3, EP 07 | Big Shoes to Fill

    Sue is in Newham’s Maryland to meet Victoria’s nephew. Photographer Raju Vaidyanathan finds a box under the stairs. And there’s a girl growing up in Accra and a boy growing up in Dominica: Steve meets Angela. What happens next? See Raju’s work here: https://beyondbanglatown.org.uk/exhibition/ See Tracer’s work @tracerital on Instagram - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives. History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    42 min
  2. SE3, EP 06 | Not Taking it to The Chemist

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 06 | Not Taking it to The Chemist

    Victoria’s plan is going well. Raju finds that developing photographs is not cheap. And we’re back with Charmaine who remembers early days with Wenty Newland in Whitechapel, Hackney and beyond. Bianca is on hand with more information on Hessel Street and the family business, Wentys Tropical Foods. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives. History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    19 min
  3. SE3, EP 05 | What if It Works

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 05 | What if It Works

    Bandele ‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi’s first ever exhibition opens. Raju Vaidyanathan is there to see it. Raju was born and bred on Brick Lane. He got his first camera in 1983. As we go back to the 1950s, Sixties, ‘70s and ‘80s, love and hate bring communities together. This is the best and worst of us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    23 min
  4. SE3, EP 04 | We Came Through

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 04 | We Came Through

    “East London photos from an East Londoner” notes Raju, as Victoria continues to make plans. Raju sees faces he recognises in Tex’s photographs. We meet Phyllis and Charmaine Tomlinson remembering days in Mount Terrace, E1. A tea factory, branch of Woolworths and dance parties were part of life before Phyllis moved to Hackney and Charmaine made it to Newham. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    25 min
  5. SE3, EP 03 | Where are The Pictures

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 03 | Where are The Pictures

    As family clear Tex’s flat, Victoria and husband Connor go looking for his life’s work. And a way to save Tex’s photographs. Gilbert moves to a hill outside Romford in Essex, after a brush with a member of the Communist Party. Tex’s work at Autograph https://autograph.org.uk/online-galleries/bandele-tex-ajetunmobi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    25 min
  6. SE3, EP 02 | The Best of Us

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 02 | The Best of Us

    Victoria remembers life with Tex, her photographer uncle who gave time to his nieces and nephews. Meanwhile, a teenage Gilbert Clarke comes to England from Jamaica with the RAF, in time for D-Day. In post-war London he meets Phyllis on the dance floor of The Paramount dancehall. Gilbert is a Plaistow resident. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    23 min
  7. SE3, EP 01 | Uncle Tex

    07/18/2025

    SE3, EP 01 | Uncle Tex

    When Newham school teacher Victoria Loughran came across some old film negatives, she knew she had to save them. They belonged to her late Uncle Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi. History Social Club traces Tex’s life through the pictures he took. In the spiritual home of the East End walking tour:  Old Stepney and Whitechapel. Tex’s portraits and street photography show working class people looking like glamorous models. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SE 3 | Same Streets Different Lives History Social Club follows in the footsteps of photographer Tex, Bandele Ajetunmobi, across the streets of East London.  On our way, we meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Want to learn more about the show? Visit www.immediate-theatre.com/heritage or email: info@immediate-theatre.com.  Follow us on Instagram @thehistorysocialclub The Hackney and Newham History Social Club, alongside our sister project Voices of Change, is saving stories that will be preserved in Hackney Museum and Archives and Newham's Borough Archives for future generations.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysocialclub/message

    21 min
  8. Out Now! S3: Same Streets Different Lives

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    Out Now! S3: Same Streets Different Lives

    Same Streets Different Lives... Out now! Meet Victoria, Connor, Tray, Raju, Gilbert, Phyllis, Charmaine, Bianca and Steve

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History told by the people who make it. Stories told across episodes. Season 3 out now! With 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.

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  • Creator
    Made by Immediate. Made possible by The Heritage Fund
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Made by Immediate. Made possible by The Heritage Fund
  • Show Website
    The Hackney and Newham History Social Club