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Home Front

25 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 5 weeks

At St Jude's Vicarage, not everyone is feeling the festive spirit. Show more

Home Front

4 August 1914 - Kitty Wilson (Season 1 start)

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

As Britain waits for Germany's response to their ultimatum, Kitty Wilson has a deadline of her own. 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

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

1 July 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

In Folkestone, the Dominion Day celebrations are infectious. Show more

Contributors

Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:
Reece Buttery
Roy Lavoie:
Tim Beckmann
Maggie Macknade:
Hollie Thoupos
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Thornton Tulliver:
Nigel Harman
Muriel Grainger:
Hannah Tointon
Canadian Soldier 1:
Nathan Nolan
Canadian Soldier 2:
Owen Clark
Canadian Soldier 3:
Stephen Critchlow
Canadian Soldier 4:
David Hounslow

Home Front

6 July 1915 - Victor Lumley

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

Victor prepares for a meeting he only ever dreamed about before. Show more

Contributors

Victor Lumley:
Joel McCormack
Adeline Lumley:
Anastasia Hille
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Toby Speedwell:
Joe Bannister
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague

Home Front

17 September 1914 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Councillor Graham sees a new side to Folkestone. Show more

Home Front

23 September 1914 - Ottoline Lambert

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

In Folkestone, the search for a comfortable home for two Belgian refugees continues. Show more

Home Front

4 December 1914 - Jessie Moore

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 11 days

In a town where recruitment is in the air, Jessie is determined to do her bit for the war effort, but she cannot seem to find anything to do. Show more

Home Front

5 June 1915 - Jessie Moore

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Even Folkestone's younger residents make the most of the Canadians being in town. Show more

Contributors

Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Thornton Tulliver:
Nigel Harman
Ivy Layton:
Leah Brotherhead
Muriel Grainger:
Hannah Tointon
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Hilda Moore:
Bella Hamblin
Private Campbell:
Sam Valentine
Pilgrim:
Paul Hilton

Home Front

4 September 1914 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

The policeman's lot is a varied one in wartime Folkestone, from protecting a German breed of dog to arresting Lord Alfred Douglas by appointment. Show more

Contributors

Home Front

11 September 1914 - Kitty Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

There is a storm brewing down at the harbour and no shelter for some. Show more

Home Front

11 August 1914 - Norman Harris

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

As the search for the missing boys continues, Folkestone's local police find their resources terribly stretched. Show more

Home Front

27 May 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

A cryptic parcel arrives for Kitty at the Wilsons. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Albert Wilson:
Harry Myers
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Maggie Macknade:
Hollie Thoupos
CJ Croucher:
Ian Masters
Post Office Clerk:
Sam Valentine
Paperboy:
Felix Lailey

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 25: 1-5 June 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Omnibus edition of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:
Toby Jones
Private Best:
Sam Valentine
Private Campbell:
Sam Valentine
Connie Cavendish:
Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:
Chloe Raphael
Hugh Cavendish:
Alex Wyndham
Juliet Cavendish:
Lizzie Bourne
Marieke Dupont:
Olivia Ross
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:
Barbara Flynn
Muriel Grainger:
Hannah Tointon
Norman Harris:
Sean Baker
Ivy Layton:
Leah Brotherhead
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Cyril Lauter:
Jude Akuwudike
Alice Macknade:
Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:
Reece Buttery
Hilda Moore:
Bella Hamblin
Jessie Moore:
Lucy Hutchinson
Pilgrim:
Paul Hilton
Thornton Tulliver:
Nigel Harman
Albert Wilson:
Harry Myers
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Ralph Winwood:
Nicholas Murchie

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Home Front

8 June 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 6 months

Florrie still isn't going out, but the Wilsons are learning to work around her. Show more

Contributors

Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Albert Wilson:
Harry Myers
Sylvia Graham:
Barbara Flynn
Esme Macknade:
Katie Angelou
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague
Peggy Jeffery:
Jane Slavin
Flora Jeffery:
Jessica Turner

Home Front

2 July 1915 - Victor Lumley

Duration: 12 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

Victor is home on leave and hardly expected to have to fight a whole new set of battles. Show more

Contributors

Victor Lumley:
Joel MacCormack
Sylvia Graham:
Barbara Flynn
Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague

Home Front

14 July 1915 - Florrie Wilson

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Victor brings shocking news to the Wilsons. Show more

Contributors

Florrie Wilson:
Claire Rushbrook
Albert Wilson:
Harry Myers
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:
Joel MacCormack
Adam Wilson:
Leo Montague