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Radio 4,15 Apr 2016,11 mins

15 April 1916 - Tobias Holden

Home Front

Available for 90 days

On this day in 1916, the cabinet met in Downing street to discuss the problems of conscription and recruitment, and Tobias has a day of surprises. Cast Tobias Holden ..... Toby Bryant Alexander Gidley ..... Matthew Beard Clarence Ogden ..... David Sterne Hector Gidley ..... Brian Protheroe Marcus Goodridge ..... Max Bennett Moses Wickens ..... Ben Callon Primrose Rutter ..... Jade Matthew Usher ..... Ciaran Bermingham Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz 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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