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25 January 1917 - Sylvia Graham
On this day in 1917, 354 Canadian soldiers drowned when their ship hit a mine off the Irish coast, and at Collingwood Sylvia Graham does her best to steer her family through choppy waters.
Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Last on
Wed 25 Jan 201712:04
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Adeline Lumley | Helen Schlesinger |
| Phyllis Marshall | Christine Absalom |
| Daisy Jenkins | Hannah Wood |
| JJ Saltz | John Guerrasio |
| Isabel Graham | Keely Beresford |
| Bobby | Hope Alice Cairns |
| Jacob | Jake Lawson |
| Freda | Colleen Prendergast |
| Cressida Marshall | Bettrys Jones |
| Writer | Katie Hims |
| Producer | Allegra McIlroy |
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- Wed 25 Jan 201712:04BBC Radio 4
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Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.
