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Radio 4,04 Jan 2016,60 mins

4 January 1916 - Dorothea Winwood

Home Front

Available for 71 days

On this day, Lord Derby published a report that over 650,000 fit single men hadn't offered themselves for service, and Dorothea Winwood is getting into the rhythm of work at the Bevan. Written by Mike Walker Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes SECRET SHAKESPEARE A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

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