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5 July 1918 - Sylvia Graham

On this day in 1918, 1300 Boy Scouts were engaged in Peterborough to help with the flax harvest, while in Devon, a schoolboy friendship is rekindled.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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11 minutes

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Thu 5 Jul 201812:04
BBC Radio 4

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  • Sylvia Graham

    Sylvia is from the Marshall family of Collingwood Park, Tynemouth.

Credits

Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Charles SummerRufus Wright
Lionel SummerGeoffrey Palmer
Hector GidleyBrian Protheroe
WriterSebastian Baczkiewicz
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

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  • Thu 5 Jul 201812:04
    BBC Radio 4

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The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Home Front.

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  • Home Front

    Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.