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18-22 January 1916

In the week of the first concerted attempt to break the Siege of Kut, Folkestone's characters are all looking for release.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Shaun McKenna
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

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Wed 30 Mar 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Albert WilsonJamie Foreman
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Anna WhiteAmelia Lowdell
Bob CapelingJoe Sims
Clemmie CrayfordJoanna Monro
CristineYsabelle Cooper
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Edward EastonRaymond Wilson
Emile TourteStephane Cornicard
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Jessie MooreLucy Hutchinson
Mr MottersheadGerard McDermott
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Nell KingsleyAlice St Clair
Nev CottonLeo Wan
Olive HargreavesRhiannon Neads
Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Ralph WinwoodNicholas Murchie
Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
Winifred DinsdaleAlice Lowe
Nurse WrightIsobel Rogers
WriterSarah Daniels
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Jan 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 29 Mar 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 29 Mar 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 30 Mar 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

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