How to listen to Home Front
Commissioned to mark the centenaries of World War One, Home Front is set in Great Britain between 4 August 1914 and 9 November 1918.
The drama is told day by day over 15 seasons, most of which are made up of 40 episodes. Each episode is around 11 minutes long and is from a particular character’s point of view. Each episode also contains an historical fact that is specific to the day on which the episode is set. Can you spot them all?
All episodes are available to listen to as podcasts and via the Home Front website – find daily episodes here and omnibus editions here. Each omnibus is made up of five 11-minute episodes. So, a 40-episode season is also contained in eight omnibus editions.
Home Front is set in three locations. The main one is Folkestone where most of the seasons are set. Three of the seasons are set on Tyneside and a further two are set in South Devon.
Follow these links to the first episode of each season:
Season 1: The Lost Boys
Season 2: What Will You Do?
Season 3: A New Deal
Season 4: Where There’s Need
Season 5: Whisky On The Other Side
Season 6: Angels In All But Name
Season 7: Moral, Medical, Family and Economic
Season 8: Invisible Threads
Season 9: Foreign Bodies
Season 10: Our Daily Bread
Season 11: Broken and Mad
Season 12: Giddy With Possibility
Season 13: A Woman’s Place
Season 14: Needs Must When The Devil Drives
Season 15: Onward
All episodes are available for 10 years from their original broadcast date. For example the first episode of Season 1, which is set on 4 August 1914, was first broadcast on 4 August 2014 and expires on 4 August 2024. The omnibus of the first five episodes of Season 1 expires on 8 August 2024.
There are two special extra editions of Home Front: A Lightening which accompanies Season 10 and A Fragile Peace which is set a year after the end of Season 15.
Find out who's who with Home Front's character pages and discover more about the historical facts that feature in the drama with articles and videos.
Home Front Season details
| Number and title | Theme (and location) | Start and end dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1: The Lost Boys | The outbreak of war (Folkestone) | 4 August - 3 October 1914 |
| 2: What Will You Do? | Recruitment (Folkestone) | 1 December 1914 - 9 January 1915 |
| 3: A New Deal | Industry (Tyneside) | 2 February - 27 March 1915 |
| 4: Where There's Need | Profiteering (Folkestone) | 25 May - 17 July 1915 |
| 5: Whisky On The Other Side | Spiritualism (Folkestone) | 7 September - 30 October 1915 |
| 6: Angels In All But Name | Nursing and casualties (Folkestone) | 21 December 1915 - 12 February 1916 |
| 7: Moral, Medical, Family and Economic | Conscription and objection (South Devon) | 4 April - 27 May 1916 |
| 8: Invisible Threads | Espionage and propaganda (Folkestone) | 8 August - 30 September 1916 |
| 9: Foreign Bodies | Xenophobia and suspicion (Tyneside) | 12 December 1916 - 3 February 1917 |
| 10: Our Daily Bread | The church and class (Folkestone) | 17 April - 9 June 1917 |
| 11: Broken and Mad | Trauma and madness (Folkestone) | 31 July - 22 September 1917 |
| 12: Giddy with Possibility | Industrial unrest (Tyneside) | 13 November 1917 - 5 January 1918 |
| 13: A Woman's Place | Morality and sexuality (Folkestone) | 5 March - 27 April 1918 |
| 14: Needs Must When the Devil Drives | Surrogate labour (South Devon) | 18 June - 10 August 1918 |
| 15: Onward | The outbreak of peace (Folkestone) | 24 September - 9 November 1918 |
