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11-15 August 1914

As Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary, Folkestone tries to rally flagging tourism while waving local troops off to the front.

As Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary, Folkestone tries to rally flagging tourism whilst waving local troops off to the front.

Written by: Katie Hims & Sean Moffatt
Consultant Historian: Professor Maggie Andrews
Music by: Matthew Strachan
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front is a ground-breaking Radio Four radio drama - its biggest ever - set in Britain during 1914-18, playing a central role in the 麻豆官网首页入口's comprehensive offering to mark the centenaries of the First World War.

An enthralling fiction, set against a backdrop of fact. Each episode is set a hundred years to the day before broadcast, and follows one character's day. Together they create a mosaic of experience from a wide cross-section of British society, and a playful treasure hunt, with historical truths hidden in each story.

Season One is set in Folkestone, a fashionable Edwardian seaside resort that quickly became one of the hubs of the military machine, and close enough to France to hear the fighting. Future seasons will be set in Newcastle and Devon, telling the major stories of wartime Britain.

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58 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 Nov 2014 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Norman Sean Baker
Isabel Keely Beresford
Gabriel Michael Bertenshaw
Lilian Lisa Brookes
Mrs Clout Elaine Claxton
Dr McFee David Cann
Bill Ben Crowe
Sylvia Deborah Findlay
Freddie Freddie Fox
Forrester Nigel Hastings
Archie Arthur Hughes
Jack Ashley Kumar
Kitty Ami Metcalf
Albert Harry Myers
Adam Leo Montague
Victor Joel MacCormack
Ralph Nicholas Murchie
Florrie Claire Rushbrook
Dorothea Rachel Shelley
Dieter Joe Sims
Writer Katie Hims
Writer Sean Moffatt
Director Lucy Collingwood
Producer Lucy Collingwood

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Aug 2014 21:00
  • Wed 19 Nov 2014 10:00
  • Wed 19 Nov 2014 15:00
  • Thu 20 Nov 2014 03:00

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

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