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1-5 February 1916

In the week when Britain suffered the worst zeppelin raid thus far in the war, all of Folkestone is jumpy.

Written by Shaun McKenna
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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Fri 1 Apr 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Albert WilsonJamie Foreman
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Anna WhiteAmelia Lowdell
Billy BarstowDavid Hounslow
CristineYsabelle Cooper
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Elsie BussTracy Wiles
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Fred AppsEwan Bailey
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Dr StreatfieldChris Pavlo
Hilary PearceCraige Els
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Millie MumfordJessica Turner
Nell KingsleyAlice St Clair
Norman HarrisSean Baker
Olive HargreavesRhiannon Neads
Queenie PenfoldLorna Nickson Brown
Ruby TulliverMartine McCutcheon
SmithDavid Hounslow
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
Winifred DinsdaleAlice Lowe
Town ClerkLeo Wan
Councillor PepperEwan Bailey
WriterShaun McKenna
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 5 Feb 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 31 Mar 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 31 Mar 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 1 Apr 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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