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9-13 February 1915

The mayor of Tynemouth honours the first local soldier to be awarded a VC, and Edie shares the town's excitement.

The Mayor of Tynemouth honours the first local soldier to be awarded a V.C and Edie shares the town's excitement.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Consultant Historian: Professor Maggie Andrews
Music: Matthew Strachan
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

58 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 May 201503:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Maud BurnettCarolyn Pickles
Duncan ChadwickMark Stobbart
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Fraser ChadwickEdmund Wiseman
Frederick DobsonBen Fiske
FannonShaun Prendergast
Mayor GreggJoe Caffrey
Mr HimsGerard McDermott
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Joyce LyleTracy Whitwell
Robert LyleDeka Walmsley
Luke LyleRichard Riddell
Cressida MarshallBettrys Jones
Geoffrey MarshallDominic Mafham
Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Esther O'LearyAmy Cameron
Violet O'LearyJacqueline Phillips
Kenny StokoeDean Logan
Ada StokoeHannah Genesius
Pearl ThorntonSophie Scott
Davy WardleStephen O'Raullian
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Yevgeny ZamyatinSimon Scardifield
Loudhailer ManKris Deedigan
Female SpeakerElaine Claxton
WriterShaun McKenna
DirectorLucy Collingwood
ProducerLucy Collingwood

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 Feb 201521:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 14 May 201510:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 14 May 201515:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 15 May 201503:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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