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Radio 4,25 Jan 2017,11 mins

25 January 1917 - Sylvia Graham

Home Front

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On this day in 1917, 354 Canadian soldiers drowned when their ship hit a mine off the Irish coast, and at Collingwood Sylvia Graham does her best to steer her family through choppy waters. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

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