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Home Front

6 January 1917 - Alan Lowther

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day in 1917, British troops made a successful daylight raid near Arras, taking German positions and in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther finds himself under attack from all sides.

Written by Claudine Toutoungi
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes Show less

Contributors

Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Vincent Surtees:
Shaun Prendergast
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Anthony Yates:
John Dougall
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker

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