City boy James takes inspiration from his girlfriend's beloved Austen in plotting how to win her back. Modern take on Pride and Prejudice with Carolyn Pickles. Show more
What would Elizabeth Bennet be like in the modern world? Faye Castelow stars in this modern day Pride and Prejudice. Show more
Period drama series. Father Brown uncovers secrets, hypocrisy and murder at a finishing school for young ladies. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 36: 5-9 October 1915
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Individual losses and grief increasingly fuel an interest in spiritualism. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 79: 5-9 June 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The final omnibus of Season 10 is set in the week in 1917 when the biggest man-made explosion in history removed Messines Ridge. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 82: 14-18 August 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The third omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 87: 18-22 September 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week in 1917 when free treatment was recommended for all invalided soldiers, and Dorothea prepares to return to work. Show more
Home Front
19 August 1916 - Norman Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1916, the papers reported a 'Great British Day on the Somme', and in Folkestone, Norman Harris's life changes direction. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 57: 15-19 August 1916
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the 'cheerful confidence' of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 72: 17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone. Show more
Home Front
4 August 1917 - Hilary Pearce
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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On this day in 1917, there was a service on the Leas in Folkestone to mark the third anniversary of the outbreak of war. Show more
Home Front
28 August 1917 - Jessie Moore
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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On this day in 1917, severe gales across the country uprooted trees and damaged crops, while in Folkestone, Jessie's mood is bleak. Show more
Home Front
4 September 1917 - Maisie Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, pacifist Edmund Morel was sent to Pentonville prison for six months, and in Folkestone, Maisie Harris is fearful about the war coming home. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 80: 31 July - 4 August 1917 (Season 11 start)
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The first omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the battle of Passchendaele began. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 84: 28 August - 1 September 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The fifth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when severe gales across the country uprooted trees and damaged crops. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 85: 4-8 September 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The sixth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when the entire French cabinet resigned over widespread army mutinies. Show more
31 July to 4 August 1917 (Omnibus): Epic drama set in the Britain of the Great War. The week when the Battle of Passchendaele began. From July 2017. Omnibus One of Season Eleven. Show more
The week when Folkestone watched forty British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the English Channel. From August 2017. Show more
The week in August 1917 when poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. From August 2017. Show more
Epic drama series set in the Great War. Season eleven, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone. The French Army regains territory in a new offensive at Verdun. From August 2017. Show more