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Home Front

28 September 1916 - Ivy Layton

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1916, an inquest heard a charwoman was killed dusting an unexploded German shell on a mantelpiece, while at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, a small miracle occurs. Show more

Contributors

Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Maisie Harris:
Cassie Layton
Dennis Monk:
Sam Swann
Edna Harris:
Lara West
John Haste:
Sam Alexander
Mrs Burns:
Jane Slavin
Mr Castle:
Jason Barnett

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