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

Juliet makes an undercover visit.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Juliet makes an undercover visit. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

23 September 1915 - Juliet Argent

The Winwoods venture out for the first time with their new baby.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The Winwoods venture out for the first time with their new baby. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

22 September 1915 - Dorothea Winwood

Albert Wilson doesn't think he and Florrie should pass up on two free tickets to the theatre.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Albert Wilson doesn't think he and Florrie should pass up on two free tickets to the theatre. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

21 September 1915 - Florrie Wilson

Ivy Layton creates a theatrical novelty - Madame Aethyria.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Ivy Layton creates a theatrical novelty - Madame Aethyria. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

18 September 1915 - Ivy Layton

The big day finally arrives for Dorothea and Ralph.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

The big day finally arrives for Dorothea and Ralph. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

17 September 1915 - Ralph Winwood

A letter from Marion and the bairns sets Kitty's heart racing. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

A letter from Marion and the bairns sets Kitty's heart racing. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

16 September 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Alice and Roy try to evade the inevitable in the hope Roy can escape transfer to France, or even court martial.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Alice and Roy try to evade the inevitable in the hope Roy can escape transfer to France, or even court martial. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

15 September 1915 - Alice Macknade

In the Graham household, new science and technology offers some practical comfort.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

In the Graham household, new science and technology offers some practical comfort. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

14 September 1915 - Sylvia Graham

In the Graham household, new science and technology offers some practical comfort.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy.

In the Graham household, new science and technology offers some practical comfort. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy.

14 September 1915- Sylvia Graham

Florrie agrees to accompany her neighbour Sally on a strange visit.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Florrie agrees to accompany her neighbour Sally on a strange visit. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

11 September 1915 - Florrie Wilson

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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