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17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)

The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone.

The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

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

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58 minutes

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Thu 20 Jul 201703:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Ralph WinwoodNicholas Murchie
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Maisie HarrisCassie Layton
Noah HamiltonFinn Monteath
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Lilian PembleAlex Tregear
Mrs GrimesAmelda Brown
Reg RoachArthur Smith
Mathieu WinwoodBea Riddell
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Hilary PearceCraige Els
Tang Chi-changDavid Tse
Dolly CloutElaine Claxton
Cynthia HamiltonFenella Woolgar
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Maggie MacknadeHollie Thoupos
William StokesJames Lailey
Constance PeelJane Slavin
Nancy ParkerJane Whittenshaw
Walter HamiltonJoseph Kloska
Esme MacknadeKatie Angelou
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Edna HarrisLara West
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Jessie MooreLucy Hutchinson
Edith EalesMaeve Bluebell Wells
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Oscar HendrickxPierre Elliott
Dorothea WinwoodRachel Shelley
Mrs EdkinsRachel Davies
Florence RumseySarah Ridgeway
Cristine de GrootYsabelle Cooper
WriterShaun McKenna
DirectorAllegra McIlroy
Series EditorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Apr 201721:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 19 Jul 201710:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 19 Jul 201715:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 20 Jul 201703:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

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