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

Edie is excited about her new job not least as it allows her to escape friction at home.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed by: Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Edie is excited about her new job not least as it allows her to escape friction at home. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed by: Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

9 February 1915 - Edie Chadwick

Robert Lyle never expected today to bring this many challenges. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Robert Lyle never expected today to bring this many challenges. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

6 February 1915 - Robert Lyle

It's six weeks since the birth of her third baby, and Cressida is ready to get back in the saddle.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

It's six weeks since the birth of her third baby, and Cressida is ready to get back in the saddle. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

5 February 1915 - Cressida Marshall

Despite the obvious profits of war, Geoffrey Marshall, factory owner, can't rest on his laurels while his workforce are heeding the call to enlist. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Despite the obvious profits of war, Geoffrey Marshall, factory owner, can't rest on his laurels while his workforce are heeding the call to enlist. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

4 February 1915 - Geoffrey Marshall

Kitty discovers that the further she travels, the less she understands. Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Kitty discovers that the further she travels, the less she understands. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

3 February 1915 - Kitty Lumley

Season 3 of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain, which was first broadcast exactly a hundred years after it is set, is based on Tyneside. In this first episode of Season 3, the Wilson household can only keep baby Peter a secret for so long.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Season 3 of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain, which was first broadcast exactly a hundred years after it is set, is based on Tyneside. In this first episode of Season 3, the Wilson household can only keep baby Peter a secret for so long. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

2 February 1915 - Albert Wilson (Season 3 start)

New season of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. The Wilson household can only keep baby Peter a secret for so long.

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Lucy Collingwood.

New season of Radio 4's epic drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. The Wilson household can only keep baby Peter a secret for so long. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Lucy Collingwood.

2 February 1915 - Albert Wilson

In the final episode of Season 2, the Graham household is a hive of activity as they await a special delivery.Written by: Katie Hims
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

In the final episode of Season 2, the Graham household is a hive of activity as they await a special delivery. Written by: Katie Hims Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

9 January 1915 - Kitty Lumley

The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing.Written by: Katie Hims
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing. Written by: Katie Hims Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

8 January 1915 - Alice Macknade

At Folkestone's Pleasure Gardens Theatre, someone's in for a surprise.Written by: Katie Hims
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

At Folkestone's Pleasure Gardens Theatre, someone's in for a surprise. Written by: Katie Hims Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

7 January 1915 - Ivy Layton

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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