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Radio 4,25 May 2017,11 mins

25 May 1917 - Kitty Lumley

Home Front

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On this day in 1917, Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid, and Tontine Street in Folkestone is packed with shoppers preparing for Whitsun weekend. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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