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Home Front

21 December 1917 - Matilda James

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 FM

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On this day in 1917, hundreds of striking munitions workers at Beardmore's factory in Paisley returned to work, and in Tynemouth too, it is the first shift back after the strike. Show more

Contributors

Matilda James:
Hannah Wood
Ethel Manning:
Sophie Scott
Maud Drummond:
Vineeta Rishi
Esther O'Leary:
Anna Bolton
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Sarah Illingworth:
Naomi Frederick
Alice Robson:
Catherine Dryden
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

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