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Radio 4,16 Jan 2017,11 mins

16 January 1917 - Sylvia Graham

Home Front

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On this day in 1917, the Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted, proposing a German-Mexican alliance, and in Tynemouth, Sylvia Graham finds an unlikely ally. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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