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

Jessie and Adam find ingenious ways of making money.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Jessie and Adam find ingenious ways of making money. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

12 June 1915 - Jessie Moore

Time moves so quickly, Ivy hasn't had the opportunity to mourn Archie. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Time moves so quickly, Ivy hasn't had the opportunity to mourn Archie. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

11 June 1915 - Ivy Layton

Telegram girls were employed in hopes of taking the sting out of the news they delivered. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Telegram girls were employed in hopes of taking the sting out of the news they delivered. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

10 June 1915 - Gabriel Graham

Thornton can charm the birds out of the trees, and the money out of Canadian pockets. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Thornton can charm the birds out of the trees, and the money out of Canadian pockets. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

9 June 1915 - Thornton Tulliver

Florrie still isn't going out, but the Wilsons are learning to work around her. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Florrie still isn't going out, but the Wilsons are learning to work around her. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

8 June 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Even Folkestone's younger residents make the most of the Canadians being in town.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Even Folkestone's younger residents make the most of the Canadians being in town. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

5 June 1915 - Jessie Moore

Ralph is impressed by Howard's different approach to treating the wounded.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Ralph is impressed by Howard's different approach to treating the wounded. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

4 June 1915 - Howard Argent

A succession of visitors to the Wilson household can't tempt Florrie out of doors. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A succession of visitors to the Wilson household can't tempt Florrie out of doors. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

3 June 1915 - Florrie Wilson

A day at the flapping, and Thornton has his eye on another prize in Folkestone.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A day at the flapping, and Thornton has his eye on another prize in Folkestone. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

2 June 1915 - Thornton Tulliver

It's Councillor Graham's birthday, and Juliet has a surprise for him. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

It's Councillor Graham's birthday, and Juliet has a surprise for him. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

1 June 1915 - Juliet Cavendish

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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