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

Hilary Pearce is making his quiet way up in the world. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Hilary Pearce is making his quiet way up in the world. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

29 May 1915 - Hilary Pearce

Reverend Winwood is finding his faith, and his resilience, tested. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Reverend Winwood is finding his faith, and his resilience, tested. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

28 May 1915 - Ralph Winwood

A cryptic parcel arrives for Kitty at the Wilsons. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

A cryptic parcel arrives for Kitty at the Wilsons. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

27 May 1915 - Kitty Lumley

There's a new policeman in Folkestone, and he's determined to make his mark.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

There's a new policeman in Folkestone, and he's determined to make his mark. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

26 May 1915 - Josiah King

Season 4 of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain, first broadcast exactly a hundred years after it is set. In the first episode of Season 4, Ivy is shocked at how much and how quickly Folkestone has changed. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Season 4 of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain, first broadcast exactly a hundred years after it is set. In the first episode of Season 4, Ivy is shocked at how much and how quickly Folkestone has changed. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

25 May 1915 - Ivy Layton (Season 4 start)

New season of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. Ivy is shocked at how much and how quickly Folkestone has changed. 

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

New season of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. Ivy is shocked at how much and how quickly Folkestone has changed. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

25 May 1915 - Ivy Layton

In the last episode of Season 3, Marshalls loses two of its best female employees.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

In the last episode of Season 3, Marshalls loses two of its best female employees. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

27 March 1915 - Kitty Lumley

A day of arrivals and departures in Collingwood Park.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A day of arrivals and departures in Collingwood Park. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

26 March 1915 - Adeline Lumley

Fraser has got the wrong idea about Marion altogether.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Fraser has got the wrong idea about Marion altogether. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

25 March 1915 - Marion Wardle

A man's job and a woman's honour hang in the balance.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

A man's job and a woman's honour hang in the balance. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

24 March 1915 - Johnnie Marshall

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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