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

Some news close to home leaves Geoffrey reeling.Written by Richard Monks
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Some news close to home leaves Geoffrey reeling. Written by Richard Monks Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

9 March 1915 - Geoffrey Marshall

Esther loves her new job, scavenging in Tynemouth, and is delighted to see her dad there.Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Esther loves her new job, scavenging in Tynemouth, and is delighted to see her dad there. Written by Richard Monks Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

6 March 1915 - Esther O'Leary

Rosamund Marshall and Peter Samuel Lumley are welcomed into the church, but some of the congregation feel a lot less welcome.Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor; Jessica Dromgoole

Rosamund Marshall and Peter Samuel Lumley are welcomed into the church, but some of the congregation feel a lot less welcome. Written by Richard Monks Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor; Jessica Dromgoole

5 March 1915 - Adam Wilson

The harmony of Robert's home life is threatened when he intervenes to help Davy's little boy.Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The harmony of Robert's home life is threatened when he intervenes to help Davy's little boy. Written by Richard Monks Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

4 March 1915 - Robert Lyle

Fraser finds being a union representative at Marshalls' Factory the easiest part of his life.Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Fraser finds being a union representative at Marshalls' Factory the easiest part of his life. Written by Richard Monks Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

3 March 1915 - Fraser Chadwick

Folkestone arrives in Tynemouth as the Graham and Wilson clans arrive for the christenings of Peter and Rosamund.Written by Richard Monks
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Folkestone arrives in Tynemouth as the Graham and Wilson clans arrive for the christenings of Peter and Rosamund. Written by Richard Monks Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

2 March 1915 - Phyllis Marshall

Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken.Written by Melissa Murray
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken. Written by Melissa Murray Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

27 February 1915 - Robert O'Leary

The rift between the Chadwick twins deepens.Written by Melissa Murray
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The rift between the Chadwick twins deepens. Written by Melissa Murray Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

26 February 1915 - Fraser Chadwick

A pretty visitor turns heads at Marshalls factory.Written by: Melissa Murray
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A pretty visitor turns heads at Marshalls factory. Written by: Melissa Murray Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

25 February 1915 - Johnnie Marshall

Phyllis readies herself for a particularly difficult meeting.Written by Melissa Murray
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Phyllis readies herself for a particularly difficult meeting. Written by Melissa Murray Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

24 February 1915 - Phyllis 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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