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1 February 1916 - Nell Kingsley

On this day, Britain woke up to news of a terrible series of zeppelin attacks on the East coast, leaving 59 dead, and Nell Kingsley looks set to lose the job she loved.

On this day, Britain woke up to news of a terrible series of zeppelin attacks on the East coast, leaving 59 dead, and Nell Kingsley looks set to lose the job she loved.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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

Last on

Mon 1 Feb 201612:04
BBC Radio 4

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  • Nell Kingsley

    Nell is a professional nurse at The Bevan Military Hospital.

Credits

Nell KingsleyAlice St Clair
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Millie MumfordJessica Turner
Dr StreatfieldChris Pavlo
Olive HargreavesRhiannon Neads
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
SmithDavid Hounslow
WriterShaun McKenna
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Feb 201612:04
    BBC Radio 4

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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.