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27 December 1916 - Edie Chadwick
On this day in 1916, newspapers praised munitionettes' 'invasion of man's pursuits' at a ladies football match, and in Tyneside, the Marshall Girls say 'fiddlesticks to convention'
On this day in 1916, the Sheffield Independent praised local munitionettes' "invasion of man's vigorous pursuits" at a ladies football match, and in Tyneside too the Marshall Girls say "fiddlesticks to convention"
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Last on
Tue 27 Dec 201612:04
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Edie Chadwick | Kathryn Beaumont |
| Martha Lamb | Freya Parker |
| Hannah | Hannah Wood |
| Joyce Lyle | Tracy Whitwell |
| Pickpocket | John Bowler |
| Pearl Thornton | Sophie Scott |
| Iris Reed | Charlie Hardwick |
| Fraser Chadwick | Edmund Wiseman |
| Alan Lowther | David Seddon |
| Writer | Shaun McKenna |
| Director | Allegra McIlroy |
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- Tue 27 Dec 201612:04BBC Radio 4
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Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Home Front.
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Home Front
Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
