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23-27 January 1917

In the week, in 1917, when the national press reported extensively on an explosion at an east London munitions factory, in Tynemouth, the workers are yet to have their story told.

In the week, in 1917, when the national press reported extensively on an explosion at an East London munitions factory, in Tynemouth, the workers are yet to have their story told.

Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Sound: Martha Littlehailes.

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58 minutes

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Fri 14 Apr 201703:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Edie ChadwickKathryn Beaumont
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Lord MayorJohn Bowler
EllaAmy Cameron
Evelina WhiteRosie Cavaliero
Josseff al-AssadiPaul Chahidi
Gladys LynchElaine Claxton
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Dougie BaxterKris Deedigan
Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Lester ReedTrevor Fox
JJ SaltzJohn Guerrasio
Iris ReedCharlie Hardwick
Cressida MarshallBettrys Jones
Kenny StokoeDean Logan
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Stanley HobbsDavid Nellist
Martha LambFreya Parker
DR WalkerEllie Piercy
FredaColleen Prendergast
Vincent SurteesShaun Prendergast
Alan LowtherDavid Seddon
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Edgar BatesDavid Sterne
MarjorieTracy Whitwell
Daisy JenkinsHannah Wood
Fraser ChadwickEdmund Wiseman
BobbyHope Alice Cairns
JacobJake Lawson
GussieGrace Doherty
PeterAlbee Hunter MacKinnon
WriterKatie Hims
DirectorAllegra McIlroy
Series EditorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Jan 201721:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 13 Apr 201710:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Apr 201715:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 14 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