Programme Index

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th May 2015, 03:00 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
Fannon:: Shaun Prendergast
Mayor Gregg:: Joe Caffrey
Mr Hims:: Gerard McDermott
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
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

Home Front

4 March 1915 - Robert Lyle

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

The harmony of Robert's home life is threatened when he intervenes to help Davy's little boy. Show more

Home Front

6 March 1915 - Esther O'Leary

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

Esther loves her new job, scavenging in Tynemouth, and is delighted to see her dad there. Show more

Contributors

Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Mary Threlkeld:: Hannah Wood
Robert Lyle:: Deka Walmsley
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

19 March 1915 - Joyce Lyle

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor Hell a fury like Joyce Lyle scorned. Show more

Contributors

Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:: Bessy Walmsley
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Pastor Vincent Surtees:: Shaun Prendergast
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

12 February 1915 - Esther O'Leary

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Feb 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Feb 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

Councillor Maud Burnett's controversial scheme is gathering pace. Show more

Contributors

Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Maud Burnett:: Carolyn Pickles
Mr Hims:: Gerard McDermott
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Pearl Thornton:: Sophie Scott
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front

23 March 1915 - Luke Lyle

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Mar 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 4 months

Joyce confronts two of her demons. Show more

Contributors

Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Josseff al-Assadi:: Paul Chahidi
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 22: 16-20 March 1915

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 20^th Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Some terrible truths and some exotic flotsam wash up on Long Sands. Show more

Contributors

Paddy Blackshields:: Chris Garner
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:: Bessy Walmsley
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Pastor Vincent Surtees:: Shaun Prendergast
Lewis Tully:: Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Stella Wardle:: Ava Bell
Clara Wedger:: Amaka Okafor
Wally Woodthorpe:: Kris Deedigan
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 20: 2-6 March 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Germany declares a submarine blockade of Great Britain, and for reasons of their own, our characters begin to feel hemmed in. Show more

Contributors

Josseff al-Assadi:: Paul Chahidi
Baxter:: Kris Deedigan
Mrs Baxter:: Bettrys Jones
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle:: Deka Walmsley
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Mr Potter:: Sam Dale
Amy Robinson:: Jane Slavin
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Mary Threlkeld:: Hannah Wood
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Stationmaster:: Joe Caffrey
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 23: 23-27 March 1915

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Amid appeals for more women to join the workforce, Marshalls loses two of its best employees. Show more

Contributors

Josseff al-Assadi:: Paul Chahidi
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Cressida Marshall:: Bettrys Jones
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Ray Wardle:: Scarlet Bell
Stella Wardle:: Ava Bell
Clara Wedger:: Amaka Okafor
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Guard:: Simon Harrison
Ticket Collector:: Shaun Mason
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front

27 February 1915 - Robert O'Leary

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 3 months

Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken. Show more

Contributors

Robert O'Leary:: Deka Walmsley
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:: Bessy Walmsley
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Landlord:: Neil Grainger
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Man 1:: Simon Harrison
Man 2:: David Seddon
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 19: 23-27 February 1915

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

Lunatic asylums are being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals, and Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken. Show more

Contributors

Paddy Blackshields:: Chris Garner
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Gladys Lowther:: Elaine Claxton
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle:: Deka Walmsley
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:: Bessy Walmsley
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Arnold Reynolds:: Neil Grainger
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Dr Stratham:: Sam Dale
Lewis Tully:: Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Clara Wedger:: Amaka Okafor
Andrew Williams:: Neil Grainger
Yevgeny Zamyatin:: Simon Scardifield
Beth:: Hannah Wood
Telegram:: Shaun Mason
Workman:: Gerard McDermott
Martha:: Chelsea Halfpenny
Clyde:: Tom Mannion
Landlord:: Neil Grainger
Man:: Simon Harrison
Writer:: Melissa Murray
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 21: 9-13 March 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 13^th Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st May 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 6 months

The Battle of Neuve Chapelle draws to a close while the men at Marshalls spoil for a fight. Show more

Contributors

Paddy Blackshields:: Chris Garner
Duncan Chadwick:: Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick:: Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:: David Seddon
Gladys Lowther:: Elaine Claxton
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle:: Deka Walmsley
Joyce Lyle:: Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle:: Richard Riddell
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall:: Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall:: Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary:: Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary:: Bessy Walmsley
Violet O'Leary:: Jacqueline Phillips
Arnold Reynolds:: Neil Grainger
Kenny Stokoe:: Dean Logan
Dr Stratham:: Sam Dale
Lewis Tully:: Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle:: Stephen O'Raullian
Clara Wedger:: Amaka Okafor
Andrew Williams:: Neil Grainger
Yevgeny Zamyatin:: Simon Scardifield
Beth:: Hannah Wood
Telegram:: Shaun Mason
Workman:: Gerard McDermott
Martha:: Chelsea Halfpenny
Clyde:: Tom Mannion
Landlord:: Neil Grainger
Man:: Simon Harrison
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

Series