The first season of an epic drama series set in Great War Britain exactly one hundred days before its original broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In this episode, Folkestone has woken up to new responsibilities as a part of the war machine.Written by: Katie Hims
Music: Matthew Strachan
Directed by Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The first season of an epic drama series set in Great War Britain exactly one hundred days before its original broadcast on BBC Radio 4. In this episode, Folkestone has woken up to new responsibilities as a part of the war machine. Written by: Katie Hims Music: Matthew Strachan Directed by Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

5 August 1914 - Gabriel Graham

Epic new drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. As Britain waits for Germany's response to their ultimatum, in Folkestone, Kitty Wilson has a deadline of her own.

Written by: Katie Hims
Music: Matthew Strachan
Directed by Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front is a ground-breaking new Radio Four radio drama - its biggest ever at around 600 episodes - set in Britain during the Great War, playing a central role in the BBC's comprehensive World War One offering.

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 at least one historical truth 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.

Marking major and minor events of the time, Home Front charts the strategies that ordinary people found for managing life in wartime, and how, together, they ensured that the Home Front didn't break down.

Epic new drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. As Britain waits for Germany's response to their ultimatum, in Folkestone, Kitty Wilson has a deadline of her own. Written by: Katie Hims Music: Matthew Strachan Directed by Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Home Front is a ground-breaking new Radio Four radio drama - its biggest ever at around 600 episodes - set in Britain during the Great War, playing a central role in the BBC's comprehensive World War One offering. 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 at least one historical truth 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. Marking major and minor events of the time, Home Front charts the strategies that ordinary people found for managing life in wartime, and how, together, they ensured that the Home Front didn't break down.

4 August 1914 - Kitty Wilson

On this day the Allied fleet bombarded the Bulgarian coast, and Isabel and Dorothea have to put aside their differencesWritten by Richard Monks
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

On this day the Allied fleet bombarded the Bulgarian coast, and Isabel and Dorothea have to put aside their differences Written by Richard Monks Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

21 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

On this day Germany announced an assault on Riga, and Alice Macknade reluctantly hosts a dinner partyWritten by Richard Monks
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

On this day Germany announced an assault on Riga, and Alice Macknade reluctantly hosts a dinner party Written by Richard Monks Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

20 October 1915 - Alice Macknade

On this day Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria, and Lilian Frost tries to make amends Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

On this day Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria, and Lilian Frost tries to make amends Written by Richard Monks Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

19 October 1915 - Lilian Frost

On this day, Britain heard that nurse Edith Cavell had been executed, and Albert Wilson is up and out early as the troops are marching to the harbour.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day, Britain heard that nurse Edith Cavell had been executed, and Albert Wilson is up and out early as the troops are marching to the harbour. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

16 October 1915 - Albert Wilson

On this day, the Battle of Loos ended, but it's clear that the war has changed Isabel Graham irrevocably.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day, the Battle of Loos ended, but it's clear that the war has changed Isabel Graham irrevocably. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

15 October 1915 - Isabel Graham

On this day, Emmeline Pankhurst declared 'There should be a place for every man, no matter his age, to wear a uniform and learn to shoot', but Adam cannot celebrate.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day, Emmeline Pankhurst declared 'There should be a place for every man, no matter his age, to wear a uniform and learn to shoot', but Adam cannot celebrate. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

14 October 1915 - Adam Wilson

On this day the education aspect was dropped from the recruitment test, and Kitty is shocked to discover a whole world she knew nothing about.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day the education aspect was dropped from the recruitment test, and Kitty is shocked to discover a whole world she knew nothing about. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

13 October 1915 - Kitty Lumley

On this day, Edith Cavell was shot by a German firing squad, and a letter arrives at the Grahams' with bad news.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day, Edith Cavell was shot by a German firing squad, and a letter arrives at the Grahams' with bad news. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

12 October 1915 - Adeline Lumley

Lilian Frost sees Roland in a new light as they share a day of photographic discoveries.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Lilian Frost sees Roland in a new light as they share a day of photographic discoveries. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

9 October 1915 - Lilian Frost

Sylvia Graham finds her family at the centre of an unexpected theatrical incidentWritten by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Sylvia Graham finds her family at the centre of an unexpected theatrical incident Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

8 October 1915 - Sylvia Graham

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.

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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.

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