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19 January 1917 - Marion Wardle

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1917, a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown killed 73 workers and damaged 70,000 properties, and in North Shields, Marion is still shaken by recent events. Show more

Contributors

Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Thomas Dixon:
Neil Grainger
Jean Claude Lengela:
Fiston Barek
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy

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