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Britten 100: Imo and Ben

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

By Mark Ravenhill. Drama telling how Imogen Holst worked with Benjamin Britten on the score for the opera Gloriana. With Paul Ready as Britten and Amanda Root as Imogen Holst. Show more

Contributors

Benjamin Britten:
Paul Ready
Imogen Holst:
Amanda Root
Lord Harewood:
Charles Edwards
Musician:
Emma Tring

Home Front

23 September 1915 - Juliet Argent

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Juliet Argent makes an undercover visit. Show more

Home Front

15 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 11 months

The Battle of Loos has ended, but it's clear that the war has changed Isabel Graham irrevocably. Show more

Home Front

21 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

The Allied fleet bombards the Bulgarian coast, and Isabel and Dorothea have to put aside their differences. Show more

Home Front

13 December 1917 - Fraser Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, Crimea proclaimed its short-lived independence, as a secular Muslim state. In North Shields, Fraser Chadwick feels like the least popular man in the world. Show more

Contributors

Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Trevor Lamb:
Philip Correia
Charlie Long:
Oliver Devoti
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready

Home Front

14 December 1917 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, Lloyd George famously declared 'There is no halfway house between victory and defeat', and in Tynemouth, Johnnie veers dangerously near defeat. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Ada Stokoe:
Sophie Scott
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Judith Turner:
Kate Okello
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox

Home Front

22 December 1917 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, peace negotiations between Russia and Germany began at Brest-Litovsk, and at Collingwood too, relations are thawing. Show more

Contributors

Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Ada Stokoe:
Victoria Bewick
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:
Joanna David
Cristine de Groot:
Ysabelle Cooper

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 17: 9-13 February 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

The mayor of Tynemouth honours the first local soldier to be awarded a VC, and Edie shares the town's excitement. Show more

Contributors

Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Frederick Dobson:
Ben Fiske
Mayor Gregg:
Joe Caffrey
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley
Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Violet O'Leary:
Jacqueline Phillips
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius
Pearl Thornton:
Sophie Scott
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield
Loudhailer Man:
Kris Deedigan
Female Speaker:
Elaine Claxton

Home Front

24 November 1917 - Lester Reed

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, Rosa Luxemburg wrote from prison that the Russian revolution was a 'milestone', and in Tynemouth, the Reeds are watchful for Bolshevism. Show more

Contributors

Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Stanley Hobbs:
David Nellist
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front

30 November 1917 - Iris Reed

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Graincourt Sugar Factory fell to the German Army, and in Tynemouth, Iris Reed is finding toffee in the strangest places. Show more

Contributors

Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Cressida Marshall:
Isabella Inchbald
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Cristine de Groot:
Ysabelle Cooper
Gussie Marshall:
Grace Doherty
Beatrice Marshall:
Eviee Lavery
Peter Lumley:
Bea White

Home Front

20 February 1915 - Edie Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Johnnie Marshall's attentions to Edie do not go unnoticed. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Johnny Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Woman Worker:
Hannah Genesius

Home Front

3 March 1915 - Fraser Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Fraser finds being a union representative at Marshalls' Factory the easiest part of his life. Show more

Contributors

Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian

Home Front

16 March 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Kitty's life feels like a gothic novel, complete with footprints in the snow and a haunted lake. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Adeline Marshall:
Anastasia Hille
Clara Wedger:
Amaka Okafor
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom

Home Front

5 February 1915 - Cressida Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

It is six weeks since the birth of her third baby, and Cressida is ready to get back in the saddle. Show more

Contributors

Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Amy Robinson:
Jane Slavin
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles
Sgt Ryker:
Simon Harrison
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius

Home Front

9 February 1915 - Edie Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Edie is excited about her new job, not least as it allows her to escape friction at home. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Esther O'Leary:
Amy Cameron
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Mayor Gregg:
Joe Caffrey
Frederick Dobson:
Ben Fiske

Home Front

10 February 1915 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Not everyone at Collingwood Park is in favour of Marshalls manufacturing munitions. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absalom
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield
Loudhailer Man:
Kris Deedigan

Home Front

13 February 1915 - Fraser Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

A budding local reporter cannot believe his luck. Show more

Contributors

Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Female Speaker:
Elaine Claxton
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Luke Lyle:
Richard Riddell
Speaker 1:
Kris Deedigan
Speaker 2:
Mark Stobbart
Yevgeny Zamyatin:
Simon Scardifield

Home Front

16 February 1915 - Cressida Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Cressida wants to be at the forefront of the women's struggle, but she cannot be taken seriously. Show more

Contributors

Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Amy Robinson:
Jane Slavin
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Maud Burnett:
Carolyn Pickles

Home Front

18 February 1915 - Fraser Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Fraser's day is one of constant negotiation, and not just on union matters. Show more

Contributors

Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Duncan Chadwick:
Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:
Stephen O'Raullian
Robert Lyle:
Deka Walmsley

Home Front

24 March 1915 - Johnnie Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

A man's job and a woman's honour hang in the balance. Show more

Contributors

Johnnie Marshall:
Paul Ready
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Geoffrey Marshall:
Dominic Mafham
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan