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15 August 1916 - Florrie Wilson

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The King praises the 'spirit of cheerful confidence' he found amongst the troops in France, while in Folkestone, optimism eludes Florrie Wilson. Show more

Contributors

Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Olly Flowers:: Eviee Lavery
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Mary Mote:: Kirsty Oswald
St John:: Jason Barnett
Man:: Tom Stuart
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

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Home Front

19 August 1916 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 12:04 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

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Anna White:: Amelia Lowdell
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Jean Harris:: Eliza Bennett
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 57: 15-19 August 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Aug 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Dec 2016, 03:00 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

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
St John:: Jason Barnett
Jean Harris:: Eliza Bennett
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Argent:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Ethel Johnson:: Nicola Ferguson
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Connie Cavendish:: Felix Lailey
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Olly Flowers:: Eviee Lavery
Anna White:: Amelia Lowdell
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Carlton:: Nathan Nolan
Mary Mote:: Kirsty Oswald
Mansfield Cumming:: Brian Protheroe
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Cecil Cameron:: Justin Salinger
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Ivy Layton:: Lizzy Watts
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

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Drama

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Home Front

25 August 1916 - Kitty Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Air raids on the east coast resulted in 29 casualties, and Kitty discovers that anyone communicating in secret code runs the risk of being labelled a spy. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Captain Phillip Valentine:: Nick Underwood
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Ethel Johnson:: Nicola Ferguson
Mary Mote:: Kirsty Oswald
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 59: 29 August - 2 September 1916

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Dec 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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In the week in 1916 when the Battle of Verdun finally came to a close, emotions are volatile in Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Briggs:: Adie Allen
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill Macknade:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Roland Pemble:: Jack Holden
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
William Hall:: James Lailey
Elizabeth Chance:: Kika Markham
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Bentley Graham:: Matthew Needham
Albert Wilson:: Lee Ross
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Frank Smith:: Paul Rider
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Producer:: Allegra McIlroy

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Drama

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Home Front

2 September 1916 - Hilary Pearce

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Sep 2016, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Two cases of the plague are confirmed in Hull, and in Folkestone, a rumour begins to take hold. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Roland Pemble:: Jack Holden
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

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DramaHistorical

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Drama on 4

Poetry in Motion

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 2^nd Aug 2016, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Jul 2018, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Katie Hims. Five strangers travel by train from London to Manchester. As they interact with each other, we hear their thoughts. Show more

Contributors

Valerie:: Rachel Davies
Leonard:: Alan Williams
Karla:: Karla Crome
Reece:: Ashley Kumar
Bridie:: Adie Allen
Cashier:: Kirsty Oswald
Train Announcer:: Nick Underwood
Director:: Mary Peate
Writer:: Katie Hims

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Drama

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Drama on 4

Home Front

18 April 1917 - Alec Poole

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 18^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, German strikers returned to work after protesting food shortages, and in Folkestone, Alec Poole offers spiritual sustenance to an unorthodox congregation. Show more

Contributors

Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 72: 17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Apr 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2017, 03:00 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

Contributors

Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Lilian Pemble:: Alex Tregear
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Mathieu Winwood:: Bea Riddell
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Tang Chi-chang:: David Tse
Dolly Clout:: Elaine Claxton
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
William Stokes:: James Lailey
Constance Peel:: Jane Slavin
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Edith Eales:: Maeve Bluebell Wells
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Florence Rumsey:: Sarah Ridgeway
Cristine de Groot:: Ysabelle Cooper
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Drama

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Home Front

9 May 1917 - Joan Edkins

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 9^th May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, the Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German Imperialists, and Mrs Edkins thinks there's a plot against her. Show more

Contributors

Joan Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Ruby Pearce:: Katie Redford
Lilian Frost:: Alex Tregear
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Norman Harris:: Norman Baker
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Forsyth:: John Dougall
Reg (singer):: Charles Gibbs
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 75: 8-12 May 1917

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th May 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Jul 2017, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The fourth omnibus of Season 10 is set in the week in 1917 when the Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German imperialists. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Norman Baker
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Evelina White:: Rosie Cavaliero
May Arnold:: Lois Chimimba
Carson Martindale:: Stephen Critchlow
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Joan Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Forsyth:: John Dougall
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Reg (singer):: Charles Gibbs
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Switchboard:: Chetna Pandya
Ruby Pearce:: Katie Redford
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Lilian Frost:: Alex Tregear
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Drama

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