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16-20 January 1917

In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown killed 73 workers, the after effects of the Marshalls explosion are still rippling through Tyneside.

In the week in 1917 when a munitions factory explosion in Silvertown, East London, killed 73 workers, and damaged 70,000 properties, the aftereffects of the Marshalls factory explosion are still rippling through every level of people's lives in Tyneside.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

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

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58 minutes

Last on

Thu 13 Apr 201703:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Jean Claude LengelaFiston Barek
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
PostmanJohn Bowler
Evelina WhiteRosie Cavaliero
Josseff al-AssadiPaul Chahidi
Gladys LynchElaine Claxton
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Lester ReedTrevor Fox
Ada StokoeHannah Genesius
Thomas DixonNeil Grainger
JJ SaltzJohn Guerrasio
SqueezeboxColin Guthrie
Iris ReedCharlie Hardwick
Cressida MarshallBettrys Jones
GregoryLuke MacGregor
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Stanley HobbsDavid Nellist
DR WalkerEllie Piercy
MatronColleen Prendergast
Vincent SurteesShaun Prendergast
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Alan LowtherDavid Seddon
Joyce LyleTracy Whitwell
Daisy JenkinsHannah Wood
StellaMorgan Armstrong
RayCole Wealleans-Watts
CristineYsabelle Cooper
GussieGrace Doherty
BeatriceEviee Lavery
RosamundAlbee Hunter MacKinnon
WriterSarah Daniels
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Jan 201721:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 12 Apr 201710:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 12 Apr 201715:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Apr 201703:00
    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