Catherine finds herself abruptly dismissed from Northanger Abbey. With Georgina Groome and Miriam Margolyes. Show more
Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but surely like every heroine she deserves a happy ending? With Miriam Margolyes. Show more
Concluding part of the reworking of Zola's classic novel Germinal. Starring Glenda Jackson and Richard Fleeshman Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 68: 9-13 January 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In the week, in 1917, when Sylvia Pankhurst was threatened with libel for reporting the conditions of female munitions workers, emotions run high for those at Marshall's factory. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 69: 16-20 January 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown killed 73 workers, the after effects of the Marshalls explosion are still rippling through Tyneside. Show more
Penultimate episode. A dramatisation of La Debacle by Emile Zola. Starring Glenda Jackson Show more
4 Extra Debut. A young woman in 11th century Iceland forges a path through a world of beauty yet uncompromising harshness. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Love is rekindled when old friends visit. Modern re-telling of classic 11th century Icelander saga starring Kate Phillips. Show more
Gudrun’s blissful life is interrupted when her childhood sweetheart returns from abroad with his new wife. Stars Kate Phillips. Show more
Doctor Celestine de Tullio is commanding an offensive up a near-vertical mountain deep in snow. The military objective is at the top, but Celestine has another target in her sights. Show more
Home Front
12 January 1917 - Marion Wardle
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
4 Extra Debut. When a Republican agent in the Spanish Civil war arrives in England on a mission, he becomes a hunted man. Stars Alun Raglan. Show more
A Republican agent in the Spanish Civil war is a hunted man - implicated in a young girl’s murder in England. Stars Alun Raglan. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Fearful that their home is to be destroyed, a band of rabbits begins an epic and perilous journey. Starring Lyndsey Marshal. Show more
By Gregory Evans. During the referendum on EU membership, a dying man adds a codicil to his will - a final wish that threatens to tear his family apart. Show more
To ensure the future of their new home, the rabbits must confront the terrifying General Woundwort. Stars Gunnar Cauthery. Show more
Robert Emms and Michelle Terry star in Adrian Penketh's drama set in the high-pressure world of air traffic control. What happens when the unthinkable happens? Show more
Home Front
17 January 1917 - Iris Reed
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, an appeal was issued in the Times for women workers to help at YMCA recreation huts in France, and in North Shields, Iris Reed plans some entertainment. Show more
Home Front
3 February 1917 - Edie Chadwick
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, America formally broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and in North Shields, Marshalls Munitionettes Football Team have a challenge of their own. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 71: 30 January-3 February 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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In the week, in 1917, when America formally broke diplomatic relations with Germany, in Tynemouth, people are making small steps forwards. Show more