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29 January 1916 - Olive Hargreaves

On this day, a Canadian soldier was badly injured by a bus in Folkestone, and at the Bevan hospital, Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea.

On this day a Canadian soldier was badly injured by a bus in Folkestone, and at the Bevan hospital Sister Hargreaves clashes with Dorothea.

Written by Claudine Toutoungi
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

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11 minutes

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Fri 29 Jan 201612:04
BBC Radio 4

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  • Olive Hargreaves

    Olive is a professional nurse at The Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate.

Credits

Olive HargreavesRhiannon Neads
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Dr StreatfieldChris Pavlo
Nell KingsleyAlice St Clair
Private KellyLeo Wan
Private LensfieldGeorge Watkins
Private BunceEwan Bailey
Private FynnCaolan McCarthy
WriterClaudine Toutoungi
DirectorAllegra McIlroy

Broadcast

  • Fri 29 Jan 201612:04
    BBC Radio 4

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The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Home Front.

Podcast

  • Home Front

    Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.