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The Killing Factories

Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells used in trench warfare and the dangers in the factories where they worked.

How the war was won at home. Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells needed for trench warfare. They worked at factories susceptible to explosions from a single spark, with catastrophic consequences.

Included is unique film footage found in a garden shed and unseen for a century.

30 minutes

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Presenter Kate Adie
Producer Tony Roe

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