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

Tempers wear very thin at St Jude's Vicarage.Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Tempers wear very thin at St Jude's Vicarage. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

26 June 1915 - Marieke Dupont

Ivy goes for a quiet lunch with Hilary Pearce. Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

Ivy goes for a quiet lunch with Hilary Pearce. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

25 June 1915 - Ivy Layton

Florrie gets a telegram.Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Florrie gets a telegram. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

24 June 1915 - Mrs Florrie Wilson

A fugitive returns.Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

A fugitive returns. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

23 June 1915 - Dieter Lippke

Howard discovers that he is being secretly cared for by the entire Winwood household.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Georgia Fitch
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Howard discovers that he is being secretly cared for by the entire Winwood household. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Georgia Fitch Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

22 June 1915 - Howard Argent

Sergeant Harris has awkward news to break to the Wilsons.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz & Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Sergeant Harris has awkward news to break to the Wilsons. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz & Georgia Fitch Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Sergeant Harris has awkward news to break to the Wilsons.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz &amp; Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

19 June 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Folkestone is in need of some Canadian diplomacy.Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Folkestone is in need of some Canadian diplomacy. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

18 June 1915 - Beau Tilley

Despite trouble at home, Alice is swept off her feet at work. Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Despite trouble at home, Alice is swept off her feet at work. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

17 June 1915 - Alice Macknade

The new police constable is on a mission to clean up Folkestone and won't accept excuses.Written by Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The new police constable is on a mission to clean up Folkestone and won't accept excuses. Written by Georgia Fitch Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

16 June 1915 - Josiah King

The Graham household is in chaos and certainly not prepared for any visitors.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Georgia Fitch
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Graham household is in chaos and certainly not prepared for any visitors. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Georgia Fitch Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

15 June 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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