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7 June 1917 - Isabel Graham
On this day in 1917, in the early hours of the morning, people as far away as Dublin were woken by the detonation of Messines Ridge, the biggest man-made explosion in history.
On this day in 1917, in the early hours of the morning, people as far away as Dublin were woken by the detonation of Messines Ridge, the biggest man-made explosion in history. In Folkestone, it's deafening.
Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs
Organ - David Smith
Written by Katie Hims
Singers conducted by Sam Evans
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
Last on
Wed 7 Jun 201712:04
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Isabel Graham | Keely Beresford |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Juliet Cavendish | Lizzie Bourne |
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Esme Macknade | Katie Angelou |
| Adeline Lumley | Helen Schlesinger |
| Mrs Grimes | Amelda Brown |
| Walter Hamilton | Joseph Kloska |
| Alec Poole | Tom Stuart |
| Dorothea Winwood | Rachel Shelley |
| Writer | Katie Hims |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
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- Wed 7 Jun 201712:04BBC Radio 4
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