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29 August - 2 September 1916

In the week in 1916 when the Battle of Verdun finally came to a close, emotions are volatile in Folkestone.

In the week in 1916 when the Battle of Verdun finally came to a close, emotions are volatile in Folkestone.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

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

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58 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Dec 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Mrs BriggsAdie Allen
Esme MacknadeKatie Angelou
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Alice MacknadeClaire-Louise Cordwell
Bill MacknadeBen Crowe
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Mrs EdkinsRachel Davies
Oscar HendrickxPierre Elliott
Hilary PearceCraige Els
Roland PembleJack Holden
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
William HallJames Lailey
Elizabeth ChanceKika Markham
Ralph WinwoodNicholas Murchie
Bentley GrahamMatthew Needham
Albert WilsonLee Ross
Marieke DupontOlivia Ross
Frank SmithPaul Rider
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Lilian PembleAlex Tregear
Nancy ParkerJane Whittenshaw
Hugh CavendishAlex Wyndham
WriterShaun McKenna
DirectorAllegra McIlroy
ProducerAllegra McIlroy

Broadcasts

  • Fri 2 Sep 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 5 Dec 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 5 Dec 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 6 Dec 201603:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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

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