Home Front

By BBC Radio 4Fiction Drama

Home Front episodes

May 24, 2017 24 May 1917 - Jessie Moore
On this day in 1917, the manager of the Savoy ordered 10,000 plates to be destroyed after a guest noticed they were German-made, and Folkestone celebrates Empire Day.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 23, 2017 23 May 1917 - Esme Macknade
On this day in 1917, dog shows were banned under a new amendment to the Defence of the Realm act, but in Folkestone, the cookery competition yields unexpected results.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
12 min
May 22, 2017 22 May 1917 - Maisie Harris
On this day in 1917, Christabel Pankhurst addressed a meeting of the Women's Socialist and Political Union, and in Folkestone, Maisie Harris finds a real friend.
Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs
Organ - David Smith
Written by Sarah Daniels
Singers conducted by Sam Evans
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 19, 2017 19 May 1917 - Noah Hamilton
On this day in 1917, a roundup of Jewish tailors in East London resulted in several men being charged as absentees, and in Folkestone, Noah Hamilton is tempted to disappear...
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 18, 2017 18 May 1917 - Esme Macknade
On this day in 1917, sugar queues were reported in London, with stocks believed to be at their lowest yet, and in Folkestone, Esme's patience is in short supply.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 17, 2017 17 May 1917 - Walter Hamilton
On this day in 1917, a special thanksgiving service was held at Westminster Cathedral in aid of the Red Cross, and in Folkestone, Walter Hamilton's generosity is stretched.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 16, 2017 16 May 1917 - Kitty Lumley
On this day in 1917, an all-female Russian unit called the Women's Battalion of Death was established, and in Folkestone, Kitty's in need of female friendship.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 15, 2017 15 May 1917 - Victor Lumley
On this day in 1917, two British soldiers were shot for desertion, and in Folkestone, Victor Lumley feels far from the action.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.
13 min
May 12, 2017 12 May 1917 - Isabel Graham
On this day in 1917, the War Office announced that it would open voluntary attestation to men up to the age of 50, and Isabel assembles a mixed choir.
Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs
Organ ..... David Smith
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Singers conducted by Sam Evans
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
12 min
May 11, 2017 11 May 1917 - Cynthia Hamilton
On this day in 1917, British forces bombed Zeebrugge, loud enough to be heard in Folkestone, and Dorothea and Cynthia swap quiet confidences.
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
13 min

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Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.