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18 May 1916 - Emily Colville

Seven members of the No Conscription Fellowship are sentenced to imprisonment, and in Ashburton, Emily Colville resists her duty.

On this day in 1916 seven members of the No Conscription Fellowship were sentenced to imprisonment, and in Ashburton, Emily Colville resists her duty.

Written by Richard Monks
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

Last on

Wed 18 May 201612:04
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

Emily ColvilleScarlett Brookes
Bertram ColvilleNick Underwood
Bess DyerClara Bermingham
Cyrus ColvilleAnton Lesser
Edwin LloydFinn den Hertog
Hetty CoxAdie Allen
Molly DyerStevie Thompson
Oswald DyerDean Nolan
Simeon DyerJosh Darcy
WriterRichard Monks
DirectorAllegra McIlroy

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 May 201612:04
    BBC Radio 4

The Characters

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.