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19 December 1914 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 26 days

A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

29 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 1 month

Warwickshire cricket captain Jim Troughton guest stars as England cricketer Colin Blythe on a recruitment drive in Folkestone, and appealing to one young man in particular. Show more

Contributors

Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Laurie:: Will Howard
Colin Blythe:: Jim Troughton
Albert:: Harry Myers
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Hilary:: Craige Els
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Norman:: Sean Baker
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

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Home Front

24 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 24^th Dec 2014, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 5 weeks

It is Christmas Eve, and one keen young man has an appointment to keep. Show more

Contributors

Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Norman:: Sean Baker
Herbert Loxley:: Clive Haywood
Cissy Loxley:: Jane Slavin
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 13: 22-26 December 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. The Grahams host a family Christmas, and Folkestone's yuletide festivities do not go entirely to plan. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis:: Christine Absalom
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Norman:: Sean Baker
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Ramesh:: Navin Chowdhry
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Barry:: Kris Deedigan
Hilary:: Craige Els
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Herbert Loxley:: Clive Hayward
Laurie:: Will Howard
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Albert:: Harry Myers
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
George:: Ronan Raftery
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Nurse Betts:: Jane Slavin
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 14: 29 December 1914 to 2 January 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. Folkestone is uneasy about the move from 1914, and all its hope and fear, into 1915, with all its hope and fear. Show more

Contributors

Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Laurie:: Will Howard
Colin Blythe:: Jim Troughton
Albert:: Harry Myers
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Hilary:: Craige Els
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Norman:: Sean Baker
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Phyllis:: Christine Absalom
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Adam:: Leo Montague
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
PC Monk:: Sam Swann
Queenie:: Lorna Nickson Brown
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

8 January 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Jan 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 8^th Jan 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 2 months

The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Lucy Collingwood
Producer:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

Brand

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 15: 5-9 January 1915

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the final omnibus edition of Season 2, Folkestone mourns one of its missing, and the Grahams await a special delivery. Show more

Contributors

Phyllis:: Christine Absalom
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Archie:: Arthur Hughes
Jack:: Ashley Kumar
Connie:: Felix Lailey
Frank:: Robert Lonsdale
Captain Maltby:: Damian Lynch
Walter:: Joel MacCormack
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Albert:: Harry Myers
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Edna:: Lara West
Writer:: Katie Hims
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 10: 1-5 December 1914 (Season 2 start)

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the first Season 2 omnibus, everyone is looking to do their bit for the war effort. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia:: Deborah Findlay
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Esme:: Katie Angelou
Gabriel:: Michael Bertenshaw
Hilary:: Craige Els
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Juliet:: Lizzie Bourne
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Pallbearer:: Clive Haywood
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Adam:: Leo Montague
Mrs Edkins:: Rachel Davies
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Lilian:: Lisa Brookes
Tom:: Clive Hayward
Mrs Grimes:: Amelda Brown
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ernie:: Sean Connolly
Hilda:: Bella Hamblin
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Humphrey:: Matthew Tennyson
Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Solly:: Stephen Critchlow
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 12: 15-19 December 1914

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2014, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Jan 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

A spirit of generosity and recklessness fills the air as all Folkestone is encouraged to give itself to the war. With Craige Els, Will Howard. Show more

Contributors

Hilary:: Craige Els
Laurie:: Will Howard
Isabel:: Keely Beresford
Mr Tench:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Mr Hawkes:: Gerry Hinks
Ralph:: Nicholas Murchie
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
George:: Ronan Raftery
Barry:: Kris Deedigan
Marieke:: Olivia Ross
Nurse Betts:: Jane Slavin
Douglas Conroy:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Archie:: Arthur Hughes
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Maisie:: Cassie Layton
Bill:: Ben Crowe
Hilda:: Bella Hamblin
Ivor:: Alun Raglan
Joe:: Lloyd Thomas
Mervyn:: Tom Whitelock
Admiral Fitzgerald:: John Woodvine
Arthur:: Jacob Beswick
Cyril:: Perry Moore
Jerry:: Kieran Hardcastle
Bernard:: Ian Brooker
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Mickey:: Ben Pettengell
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

Genres

DramaHistorical

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Docudramas

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