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Home Front

5 January 1915 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 1 month

The women of Folkestone struggle to help returning soldiers suffering from frostbite. Show more

Home Front

17 March 1915 - Cressida Marshall

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Cressida hits the roof when she realises what her mother and aunt have kept from her. Show more

Home Front

7 August 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 12 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 4 months

When a postman drops dead in the Post Office, the life of Reverend Mr Winwood takes an unexpected turn. Show more

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 1: 4-8 August 1914 (Season 1 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 3 days

An epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone comes to terms with being at the hub of Britain's war effort. Show more

Home Front

22 August 1914 - Jessie Moore

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

An eclipse brings tourists and townsfolk flocking to the seafront. Show more

Home Front

25 August 1914 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 3 months

After the influx of refugees from Belgium, initiatives are afoot at St Jude's to help. Show more

Home Front

28 August 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Britain is victorious in its first naval battle, and in Folkestone, there are tears at the vicarage. 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

22 December 1915 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day, David Lloyd George made an official visit to munitions factories in Newcastle, and it is Dorothea's first day at the Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:
Tom Stuart
Bob Capeling:
Joe Sims
Dolly Clout:
Elaine Claxton
Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Isabel Graham:
Keely Beresford
Max Davenport:
Trevor White
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Dr Streatfield:
Chris Pavlo
Soldier:
Leo Wan

Home Front

2 September 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 3 months

The complexities in the vicar's life threaten to catch up with him. Show more

Home Front

18 September 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

A momentous day for the Winwood household. Ralph has something very important to tell Dorothea. Show more

Home Front

24 September 1914 - Sylvia Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

In the Graham household, there is a speech to prepare. Show more

Home Front

1 October 1914 - Isabel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Dorothea and Sylvia start to act entirely out of character. Isabel has trouble understanding anyone's behaviour. Show more

Home Front

1 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham (Season 2 start)

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 8 days

The Graham household prepares for an arrival. Show more

Home Front

3 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 10 days

All is not well in the Winwood household, but Ralph cannot fathom why. Show more

Home Front

8 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 15 days

A newcomer spells trouble for the inhabitants of St Jude's. Show more

Home Front

16 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for 23 days

The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority. Show more

Contributors

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