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25-29 April 1916

In the week that General Townshend surrendered, ending the Siege of Kut al Amara, there are calls to courage throughout the social scale in Ashburton.

In the week that General Townshend surrendered, ending the Siege of Kut al Amara, there are calls to courage throughout the social scale in Ashburton.

Written by Lucy Catherine
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

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

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58 minutes

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Tue 2 Aug 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Hetty CoxAdie Allen
Dieter LippkeFelix Auer
Morris BattleySean Baker
Alexander GidleyMatthew Beard
Marcus GoodridgeMax Bennett
Emily ColvilleScarlett Brookes
Tobias HoldenToby Bryant
Moses WickensBen Callon
John RossiterMark Carey
Dom Anscar VonierKenneth Collard
Simeon DyerJosh Darcy
Lewis CoxDylan Edwards
Edwin LloydFinn den Hertog
Pat McCroryJonny Holden
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Isaac CoxJames Lailey
Rose FairweatherHelen Longworth
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Oswald DyerDean Nolan
Hector GidleyBrian Protheroe
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Effie TavernerLizzie Stables
Molly DyerStevie Thompson
Councillor EllisStephen Tomlin
Elspeth TavernerKelly Williams
WriterLucy Catherine
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Apr 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 1 Aug 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 1 Aug 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 2 Aug 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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