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Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 10 months

Roy takes a surprising step to avoid being identified as a deserter. Show more

Home Front

19 May 1917 - Noah Hamilton

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1917, a roundup of Jewish tailors in East London resulted in several men being charged as absentees, and in Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear. Show more

Contributors

Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Dicky Manchester:: Roy Hudd
Mildred Manchester:: Annette Badland
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Alfred Vane:: Charlie Clements
Madam:: Jane Whittenshaw
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front

15 July 1915 - Norman Harris

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 8 months

The investigation into Police Constable King's murder gathers pace. Show more

Contributors

Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Diver:: David Hounslow
Officer:: Clive Hayward
Clough:: David Acton
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

10 September 1915 - Maggie Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Sep 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 10 months

Maggie Macknade is the only person in her household who seems to understand the dangers of harbouring a deserter. Show more

Contributors

Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Dolly:: Elaine Claxton
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Jessie:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front

20 October 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 11 months

Germany announces an assault on Riga, and Alice Macknade reluctantly hosts a dinner party as her patience with cousin Pearl is sorely tested. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Beau:: Stephen Critchlow
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Allegra McIlroy

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

10 June 1915 - Gabriel Graham

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th Jun 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 7 months

Telegram girls were employed in hopes of taking the sting out of the news they delivered. Show more

Contributors

Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

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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Home Front

12 August 1916 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for years

Magical 'results' are reported at the provision of masks to conceal facial injuries, and Alice Macknade's life seems blessed. Show more

Contributors

Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Postman:: Nick Underwood
Man 1:: Nick Underwood
Danny:: Tom Forrister
Man 2:: Tom Forrister
Martha:: Elizabeth Bennett
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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DramaHistorical

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Home Front

20 April 1917 - Noah Hamilton

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 20^th Apr 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1917, a special American service was held at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the US entry into the war, and in Folkestone, Noah Hamilton pursues small acts of resistance Show more

Contributors

Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Dolly Clout:: Elaine Claxton
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Mathieu Winwood:: Bea Riddell
Cristine de Groot:: Ysabelle Cooper
Writer:: Shaun McKenna
Director:: Allegra McIlroy
Series Editor:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front

23 May 1917 - Esme Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd May 2017, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

On this day in 1917, dog shows were banned under a new amendment to the Defence of the Realm act, but in Folkestone, the cookery competition yields unexpected results. Show more

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliot
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Lady Penfold:: Elaine Claxton
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 77: 22-26 May 1917

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 26^th May 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Jul 2017, 03:00 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

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Eve:: Amelda Brown
Evelina White:: Rosie Cavaliero
May Arnold:: Lois Chimimba
Lady Penfold:: Elaine Claxton
Alfred Vane:: Charlie Clements
Ernie Moore:: Sean Connolly
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Oscar Hendrickx:: Pierre Elliot
Hilda Moore:: Bella Hamblin
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Adam Wilson:: Billy Kennedy
Walter Hamilton:: Joseph Kloska
Maisie Harris:: Cassie Layton
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Noah Hamilton:: Finn Monteath
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Olive Hargreaves:: Rhiannon Neads
Claude Crombie:: Luke Newberry
Todd Merman:: Luke Newberry
Switchboard:: Chetna Pandya
Eric Morton:: Paul Rainbow
Rob MacDonald:: Finlay Robertson
Reg Roach:: Arthur Smith
Alec Poole:: Tom Stuart
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Edna Harris:: Lara West
Nancy Parker:: Jane Whittenshaw
Mayor Stephen Penfold:: John Woodvine
Cynthia Hamilton:: Fenella Woolgar
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Writer:: Sarah Daniels

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Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

Home Front: A Lightening

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 25^th May 2017, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for years

Charlie Clements and Ann Mitchell star in a special edition of Home Front, marking the centenary of Britain's first Gotha air raid, which devastated Folkestone on 25 May 1917. Show more

Contributors

Alfred Vane:: Charlie Clements
Mary Stokes:: Ann Mitchell
Jessie Moore:: Lucy Hutchinson
Ivy:: Lizzy Watts
Dennis:: Sam Swann
Noah:: Finn Monteath
The Apple:: Yonatan Roodner
Kitty:: Ami Metcalf
Nancy:: Jane Whittenshaw
William Stokes:: James Lailey
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front

28 October 1915 - Roy Lavoie

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Oct 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for 11 months

A Dutch ship founders off Folkestone, and Private Lavoie sees an opportunity to escape court martial. Show more

Contributors

Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Mack:: Owen Clark
Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Beau:: Stephen Critchlow
Cooper:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Brad:: Neet Mohan
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 56: 8-12 August 1916 (Season 8 start)

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th Aug 2016, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Dec 2016, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

In the week in 1916 when the film The Battle of the Somme set box offices records for British cinema, extraordinary good fortune disrupts the lives of the Graham household. Show more

Contributors

Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Edie Chadwick:: Kathryn Beaumont
Martha:: Elizabeth Bennett
Isabel Graham:: Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Argent:: Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent:: Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade:: Claire Louise Cordwell
Sylvia Graham:: Joanna David
Fredo Franzoni:: Giovanni del Vecchio
Grace Cavendish:: Grace Doherty
Marion Wardle:: Laura Elphinstone
Danny:: Tom Forrister
Connie Cavendish:: Felix Lailey
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Johnnie Marshall:: Paul Ready
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Postman:: Nick Underwood
Mayor Penfold:: John Woodvine
Hugh Cavendish:: Alex Wyndham
Writer:: Sarah Daniels
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

27 May 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th May 2015, 12:04 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th May 2015, 12:04 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
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole
Producer:: Jessica Dromgoole

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Home Front - Omnibus

Episode 31: 13-17 July 1915

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 17^th Jul 2015, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Sep 2015, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 9 months

A wartime celebrity makes an unexpected visit to Folkestone. Show more

Contributors

Howard Argent:: Toby Jones
Boy:: Felix Lailey
Juliet Cavendish:: Lizzie Bourne
Connie Cavendish:: Natasha Raphael
Grace Cavendish:: Chloe Raphael
PC Clough:: David Acton
Diver:: David Hounslow
Marieke Dupont:: Olivia Ross
Inspector Forrester:: Nigel Hastings
Gabriel Graham:: Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham:: Barbara Flynn
Muriel Grainger:: Hannah Tointon
Guard:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Norman Harris:: Sean Baker
BC Hucks:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Ivy Layton:: Leah Brotherhead
Kitty Lumley:: Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley:: Joel MacCormack
Alice Macknade:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Mickey Macknade:: Reece Buttery
Maggie Macknade:: Hollie Thoupos
Esme Macknade:: Katie Angelou
Maid:: Jessica McClellan
Adeline Marshall:: Anastasia Hille
Eric Morton:: Ian Conningham
Female Onlooker:: Anastasia Hille
Officer:: Clive Hayward
Thornton Tulliver:: Nigel Harman
Hilary Pearce:: Craige Els
Adam Wilson:: Leo Montague
Albert Wilson:: Harry Myers
Florrie Wilson:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Winwood:: Rachel Shelley
Ralph Winwood:: Nicholas Murchie
Tom Wright:: Clive Hayward
Writer:: Richard Monks
Director:: Lucy Collingwood

Genres

Drama

Series

Home Front - Omnibus

Home Front

8 September 1915 - Alice Macknade

Duration: 11 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Alice Macknade has to say farewell to the love of her life as he heads off to war, just months after saying the same to her husband. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Sergeant:: David Acton
Roy:: Tim Beckmann
Bert:: Mark Edel-Hunt
Florrie:: Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea:: Rachel Shelley
Maggie:: Hollie Thoupos
Girl:: Alex Tregear
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jessica Dromgoole

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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

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DramaHistorical

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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