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Radio 4,06 Sep 2016,11 mins

6 September 1916 - Alice Macknade

Home Front

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On this day in 1916, 80 men were detained as absentee conscripts after a raid on a boxing tournament at Woolwich Hippodrome, and Bill Macknade is back on fighting form. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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