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Home Front

14 April 1916 - Edwin Lloyd

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1916, British airmen who had bombarded Constantinople, all returned safely from the 300 mile round flight, and Edwin Lloyd feels a long way from home.

Cast
Edwin Lloyd ..... Finn den Hertog
Ambrose Nichols ..... Steve Clark
Donald Fox ..... Jayson Benovichi-Dicken
Emily Colville ..... Scarlett Brookes
Marcus Goodridge ..... Max Bennett
Tobias Holden ..... Toby Bryant
William Fulford ..... Ryan Coath

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
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

Edwin Lloyd:
Finn den Hertog
Ambrose Nichols:
Steve Clark
Emily Colville:
Scarlett Brookes
Marcus Goodridge:
Max Bennett
Tobias Holden:
Toby Bryant
William Fulford:
Ryan Coath

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