The Charge | Peterloo: Britain's Forgotten Massacre (Part 2)

The crowd shifts. Panic spreads. Escape is no longer guaranteed. 

As events at St Peter’s Field spiral, William Cheatham is caught in a moment of sudden and overwhelming violence at the hands of the Yeomanry. What began as a peaceful gathering fractures into chaos as the crowd tries to break free. 

In the second episode of this series, host Jen Baldwin and historian David Olusoga trace how this violence unfolds - not just on the field, but beyond it - through witness accounts and surviving records.  

Host and researcher: Jen Baldwin

Guest: David Olusoga

Editor: Caroline Harrower

Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert

Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb

Designer: Michael McCosh

Social media: Sarah Cornes

Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James

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