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Home Front

4 January 1916 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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On this day, Lord Derby published a report that over 650,000 fit single men hadn't offered themselves for service, and Dorothea Winwood is getting into the rhythm of work at the Bevan.

Written by Mike Walker
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all? Show less

Contributors

Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Max Davenport:
Trevor White
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Bob Capeling:
Joe Sims
Margaret Bishop:
Catherine Bailey
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone

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