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

A couple of visitors descend on the Wilsons, one more welcome than the other.Written by: Katie Hims
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A couple of visitors descend on the Wilsons, one more welcome than the other. Written by: Katie Hims Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

6 January 1915 - Jack Wilson

The women of Folkestone struggle to help returning soldiers suffering from frostbite.Written by: Katie Hims
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The women of Folkestone struggle to help returning soldiers suffering from frostbite. Written by: Katie Hims Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

5 January 1915 - Isabel Graham

The recruitment drive is finally bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The recruitment drive is finally bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

2 January 1915 - Ivor Davies

A New Year with new prospects. A fresh start might be just what the Graham household needs.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

A New Year with new prospects. A fresh start might be just what the Graham household needs. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

New Year's Day 1915 - Sylvia Graham

Can the Wilsons draw a line under the terrible events of 1914, by celebrating New Year in the time-honoured fashion?Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Can the Wilsons draw a line under the terrible events of 1914, by celebrating New Year in the time-honoured fashion? Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

New Year's Eve 1914 - Albert and Florrie Wilson

Esme desperately needs a friend, and finds one in an unexpected place.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Esme desperately needs a friend, and finds one in an unexpected place. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

30 December 1914 - Esme Macknade

Warwickshire cricket captain Jim Troughton guest stars as England cricketer Colin Blythe on a recruitment drive in Folkestone, and appealing to one young man in particular.Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole 
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Warwickshire cricket captain Jim Troughton guest stars as England cricketer Colin Blythe on a recruitment drive in Folkestone, and appealing to one young man in particular. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

29 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

The Grahams plan a quiet harmonious Boxing Day.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Grahams plan a quiet harmonious Boxing Day. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

26 December 1914 - Isabel Graham

At St Jude's Vicarage, not everyone's feeling the festive spirit.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

At St Jude's Vicarage, not everyone's feeling the festive spirit. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

25 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

It's Christmas Eve and one keen young man has an appointment to keep.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

It's Christmas Eve and one keen young man has an appointment to keep. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

24 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

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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