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Radio 4,02 Oct 2018,11 mins

2 October 1918 – Hilary Pearce

Home Front

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On this day in 1918, the German High Command told a shocked Reichstag to “abandon the war as a hopeless cause”, and at the Town Hall in Folkestone, Hilary has a surprising offer of lunch. Cast Hilary ..... Craige Els Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Waiter ….. Sean Murray Norman ….. Sean Baker Written by Katie Hims Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

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