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5 January 1917 - Kenny Stokoe

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Hidden Hand Committee recommended giving to the home secretary powers to revoke naturalisation, and in Tynemouth, Kenny's allegiances come under scrutiny. Show more

Contributors

Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan
Oliver Birch:
Oliver Devoti

Home Front

11 January 1917 - Lester Reed

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, an explosion at a New Jersey munitions factory raised fears of German saboteurs, and Lester Reed continues to point the finger at Tynemouth's enemies within. Show more

Contributors

Lester Reed:
Trevor Fox
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Kenny Stokoe:
Dean Logan
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Timothy Ryker:
Leon Scott
Oliver Birch:
Oliver Devoti
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan

Drama on 4

Slipping

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Andrew Scott and Charlotte Riley play two expert liars meeting in an ocular prosthetics clinic. Sean is painting a false eye for the intriguing Elena. By Claudine Toutoungi. Show more

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Home Front

25 January 1916 - Bob Capeling

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for years

On this day, a conference on shell shock began at the Royal Society of Medicine, and Bob Capeling finds himself in difficulties at the Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Bob Capeling:
Joe Sims
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Millie Mumford:
Jessica Turner
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Carl Larkin:
Richard Pepple
Patrick Bunting:
Jack Ashton
Beryl Roche:
Rebecca Hamilton

Home Front

28 January 1916 - Hilary Pearce

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day President Woodrow Wilson declared, 'The world is on fire, and sparks are likely to drop anywhere', and in Folkestone, Hilary is moved by Ruby Tulliver. Show more

Contributors

Hilary Pearce:
Craige Els
Ruby Tulliver:
Martine McCutcheon
Ivy Layton:
Lizzy Watts
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw

Home Front

3 January 1917 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day in 1917, there was especially heavy German bombardment of the French at Verdun and the people of Tynemouth feel badly shaken. Show more

Contributors

Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Phyllis Marshall:
Christine Absolom
Ada Stokoe:
Hannah Genesius
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Eva Reynolds:
Sophie Scott
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Anthony Yates:
John Dougall

Home Front

6 January 1917 - Alan Lowther

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day in 1917, British troops made a successful daylight raid near Arras, taking German positions and in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther finds himself under attack from all sides. Show more

Contributors

Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Vincent Surtees:
Shaun Prendergast
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Anthony Yates:
John Dougall
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Martha Lamb:
Freya Parker

Home Front

9 January 1917 - Anthony Yates

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day in 1917, Germany resumed her policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and despite efforts to smooth the waters, tensions continue to run high at Marshall's. Show more

Contributors

Anthony Yates:
John Dougall
Gabriel Graham:
Michael Bertenshaw
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Fraser Chadwick:
Edmund Wiseman
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones

Home Front

12 January 1917 - Marion Wardle

Duration: 11 minutes

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

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On this day in 1917, riots erupted in Hamburg over food shortages, and in Tynemouth too there is unrest on the streets. Show more

Contributors

Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Cressida Marshall:
Bettrys Jones
Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
Trevor Lamb:
Luke MacGregor
Jean Claude Lengela:
Fiston Barek
Kitty Lumley:
Ami Metcalf
Evelina White:
Rosie Cavaliero
Oliver Birch:
Oliver Devoti
Dougie Baxter:
Kris Deedigan

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. A Lebanese food mogul has plans for his hard-earned fortune. Trouble is, so do his grown-up children. Stars Montserrat Lombard. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Can Jasmine at all persuade her dad to rethink his latest scheme and put family first? Stars Montserrat Lombard. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Has Jasmine joined forces with her father in his plan to pump the family fortune into Lebanese business? Stars Kulvinder Ghir. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

The plan to persuade their Dad to abandon his investment scheme goes into overdrive when romance strikes. Stars Kulvinder Ghir. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Dad has decided not to give away his fortune and there’s a family dinner in Mum’s memory. Crisis averted? Stars Katie Lyons. Show more

Home Front

29 January 1916 - Olive Hargreaves

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day, a Canadian soldier was badly injured by a bus in Folkestone, and at the Bevan hospital, Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea. Show more

Contributors

Olive Hargreaves:
Rhiannon Neads
Dorothea Winwood:
Rachel Shelley
Dr Streatfield:
Chris Pavlo
Nell Kingsley:
Alice St Clair
Private Kelly:
Leo Wan
Private Lensfield:
George Watkins
Private Bunce:
Ewan Bailey
Private Fynn:
Caolan McCarthy

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Psychological thriller about an obsessive female friendship by Delphine de Vigan stars Tara Fitzgerald and Janie Dee. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Delphine starts writing again, but it is not the story L wants her to tell. Psychological thriller with Janie Dee. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

L exacts a price when she uncovers the reason behind Delphine's recovery. Stars Janie Dee and Tara Fitzgerald. Show more

Duration: 15 minutes

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

L's game plan is revealed as the outcome of an obsessive female friendship is revealed. Stars Tara Fitzgerald and Janie Dee. Show more

Home Front

4 January 1917 - Edie Chadwick

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

On this day in 1917, the Russian battleship Peresvyet sank after hitting a German mine, and Edie Chadwick surveys Tynemouth's own wreckage. Show more

Contributors

Edie Chadwick:
Kathryn Beaumont
Marion Wardle:
Laura Elphinstone
Gladys Lynch:
Elaine Claxton
Joyce Lyle:
Tracy Whitwell
Oliver Birch:
Oliver Devoti
Alan Lowther:
David Seddon
DR Walker:
Ellie Piercy