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22-26 August 1916

The east and south east coasts are terrorised by air raids, and Folkestone seems brimful of secrets and lies.

In the week in 1916 when the East and South East coasts were terrorised by air raids, Folkestone seems brim-full of secrets and lies.

Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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?

10 months left to listen

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 Dec 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

DoctorJason Barnett
Mrs GrimesElizabeth Bennett
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Dolly CloutElaine Claxton
CristineYsabelle Cooper
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Mrs EdkinsRachel Davies
Grace CavendishGrace Doherty
Reginald ChurchJohn Dougall
Oscar HendrickxPierre Elliott
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Hilary PearceCraige Els
Ethel JohnsonNicola Ferguson
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Connie CavendishFelix Lailey
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Mary MoteKirsty Oswald
NurseClare Perkins
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Frank SmithPaul Rider
Marieke DupontOlivia Ross
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Fred BallDarren Swift
Lilian PembleAlex Tregear
Captain ValentineNick Underwood
Hugh CavendishAlex Wyndham
WriterKatie Hims
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 26 Aug 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 2 Dec 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 2 Dec 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 3 Dec 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

Podcast

  • Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI