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19-23 September 1916

In the week in 1916 when people began to believe that the latest innovation - tanks - might end the war, the people of Folkestone find new life, new death and new love.

In the week in 1916 when people began to believe that the latest innovation - tanks, might end the war, the people of Folkestone find new life, new death, and new love.

Written by Mike Walker
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Katie Hims
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?

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58 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Dec 201603:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

John HasteSam Alexander
Norman HarrisSean Baker
Mrs GrimesElizabeth Bennett
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Grace CavendishGrace Doherty
GeneralGerry Hinks
Jessie MooreLucy Hutchinson
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Connie CavendishFelix Lailey
Elizabeth ChanceKika Markham
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
VirajNeet Mohan
Clemmie CrayfordJoanna Monro
Ralph WinwoodNicholas Murchie
Johnnie MarshallPaul Ready
Frank SmithPaul Rider
Albert WilsonLee Ross
Marieke DupontOlivia Ross
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Dennis MonkSam Swann
Captain Phillip ValentineNick Underwood
Ivy LaytonLizzy Watts
Lt Hugh CavendishAlex Wyndham
WriterMike Walker
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 23 Sep 201621:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 8 Dec 201610:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 8 Dec 201615:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 9 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