The People Speak event in the UK took place in 2010 in London’s West End.

BAFTA award-winning actor Colin Firth hosted and narrated the UK People Speak event, co-ordinating over 20 other famous performers from British stage and screen including Sir Ben Kingsley, Ian McKellen, Benjamin Zephaniah, Kelly Macdonald, Joss Stone, Noel Clarke, Celia Imrie, Arundhati Roy, Juliet Stevenson and Mark Steel. Together they brought to life leaders from our past and their fight against inequality, injustice and democracy for social justice.

The documentary film, broadcast on HISTORY™ later that year is based on the theatre event London. It gives voice to the ordinary British people who spoke up for justice throughout British history, forging a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on equality and democracy.

The event illustrates the relevance of these passionate historical moments to our society today and reminds us never to take our democracy for granted. It is based on the highly successful US documentary film called The People Speak that charts American history and the successful theatre performances that led up to it.

Find out more about the star-studded event at London's Prince of Wales theatre where history was brought to life by going on to the project's main site at HISTORY. HISTORY broadcasts on the Sky Channel 529, Sky HD 545 and Virgin TV 234. Visit www.history.co.uk/speak

Click here to find out more about the US event.