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

The Christmas tea for the Belgian Wounded doesn't go entirely to plan.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Christmas tea for the Belgian Wounded doesn't go entirely to plan. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

23 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham

Amidst a surge in drunken soldiers in town, a more refined visitor arrives at the Harbour station.Written by: Shaun McKenna
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Amidst a surge in drunken soldiers in town, a more refined visitor arrives at the Harbour station. Written by: Shaun McKenna Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

22 December 1914 - Phyllis Marshall

A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha LIttlehailes

A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha LIttlehailes

19 December 1914 - Alice Macknade

Maisie Plackett takes very seriously the question 'Is Your Best Boy in Khaki?'Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Maisie Plackett takes very seriously the question 'Is Your Best Boy in Khaki?' Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

18 December 1914 - Mervyn Harris

The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

17 December 1914 - Archie Tulliver

The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

16 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood

A surprise visitor at Folkestone Town Hall shakes Hilary Pearce's easy confidence.Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

A surprise visitor at Folkestone Town Hall shakes Hilary Pearce's easy confidence. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

15 December 1914 - Hilary Pearce

Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War.Written by: Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War. Written by: Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

12 December 1914 - Norman Harris

Despite the best of intentions, things don't go to plan for Reverend Winwood...Written by: Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

Despite the best of intentions, things don't go to plan for Reverend Winwood... Written by: Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

11 December 1914 - Isabel Graham

The Graham family welcome a charming visitor.Written by: Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Graham family welcome a charming visitor. Written by: Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

10 December 1914 - Victor Lumley

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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