Home Front
10 July 1915 - Ralph Winwood
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for 8 months
Reverend Winwood finds ministering to a diverse flock of parishioners far easier than to his own household. Show more
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Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 1: 4-8 August 1914 (Season 1 start)
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 5 hours, 39 minutes
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
5 October 1915 - Alice Macknade
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 11 months
Roy takes a surprising step to avoid being identified as a deserter. Show more
Home Front
17 December 1914 - Archie Tulliver
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for 28 days
The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone. Show more
Home Front
28 September 1916 - Ivy Layton
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1916, an inquest heard a charwoman was killed dusting an unexploded German shell on a mantelpiece, while at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, a small miracle occurs. Show more
Home Front
16 September 1916 - Norman Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
The papers report the successful first deployment of 'a new type of heavy armoured car' called a tank, and the Battle of the Somme film captivates Maisie Harris. Show more
Home Front
18 August 1917 - Norman Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, Sylvia Pankhurst's peace meeting in Hyde Park was broken up by the police, while in Folkestone, Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths. Show more
Home Front
5 June 1917 - Eric Morton
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, the second daylight Gotha air raid targeted Sheerness, while in Folkestone, the police station is still dealing with the fallout of the first. Show more
Home Front
6 June 1917 - Gabriel Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for years
On this day in 1917, a 'tropical rainstorm' descended on a damaged Folkestone, where Gabriel Graham's tempestuous journey leads to a flash of inspiration. Show more
Home Front
22 May 1917 - Maisie Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, Christabel Pankhurst addressed a meeting of the Women's Socialist and Political Union, and in Folkestone, Maisie Harris finds a real friend. Show more
Home Front
26 May 1917 - Alec Poole
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, while in Canada there were demonstrations against the introduction of conscription, people in Folkestone mourned their dead. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 77: 22-26 May 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for years
The sixth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid. Show more
Dr Janussen discovers the terrible secret that turned Virginia into a giant broccoli monster. Starring Cassie Layton. From 2018. Show more
Quanderhorn
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
The Splattered Remains of Undentifiable Organs Incident All Over Again
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for 23 days
Jenkins learns the crew have taken the lift to the Moon, where carnivorous plants await them. Stars John Sessions. From 2018. Show more
The professor gets a warning from his future self, as an ancient alien ziggurat appears. Starring James Fleet. From 2018. Show more
Facing the diabolical traps of the Alien ziggurat has deadly consequences for Brian. Stars Ryan Sampson. From 2018. Show more
England, 1952. Brian Nylon finds time is behaving very oddly. Can Professor Quanderhorn help? Stars Ryan Sampson. From 2018. Show more
Martian Guuuurk mind-leaps into half-insectoid Troy: a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity. Stars Kevin Eldon. From 2018. Show more
Home Front
19 April 1917 - Maisie Harris
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, a report from Russia claimed the revolutionary movement was spreading with 'tranquillity', while in Folkestone, Maisie searches for the still, small voice. Show more
Home Front
28 April 1917 - Ralph Winwood
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for years
On this day in 1917, the food controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect, and the Winwoods host a dinner party. Show more