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 Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone prepares for its variety show...Written by: Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

The Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone prepares for its variety show... Written by: Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

9 December 1914 - Ivy Layton

A newcomer spells trouble for the inhabitants of St. Jude's...Written by: Sarah Daniels
Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

A newcomer spells trouble for the inhabitants of St. Jude's... Written by: Sarah Daniels Directed and produced by: Lucy Collingwood Sound: Martha Littlehailes Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

8 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood

Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home?Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

5 December 1914 - Joe Macknade

In a town where recruitment is in the air, Jessie is determined to do her bit for the war effort, but can't seem to find anything to do.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

In a town where recruitment is in the air, Jessie is determined to do her bit for the war effort, but can't seem to find anything to do. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

4 December 1914 - Jessie Moore

All is not well in the Winwood household, but Ralph cannot fathom why not.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

All is not well in the Winwood household, but Ralph cannot fathom why not. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

3 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood

No news is good news, but for Kitty, good news is devastating.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

No news is good news, but for Kitty, good news is devastating. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

2 December 1914 - Kitty Lumley

In the first episode of Season 2, the Graham household prepares for an arrival.Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

In the first episode of Season 2, the Graham household prepares for an arrival. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

1 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham (Season 2 start)

The Graham household prepares for an arrival.

Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

The Graham household prepares for an arrival. Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

1 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham

In the last episode of Season 1, the Wilson family wave Victor off to war. Another lost boy.Written by Katie Hims
Music: Matthew Strachan
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

In the last episode of Season 1, the Wilson family wave Victor off to war. Another lost boy. Written by Katie Hims Music: Matthew Strachan Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

3 October 1914 - Florrie Wilson

Adam finally tells the whole truth, as all Reverend Winwood's chickens come home to roost.Written by Katie Hims
Music: Matthew Strachan
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Adam finally tells the whole truth, as all Reverend Winwood's chickens come home to roost. Written by Katie Hims Music: Matthew Strachan Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

2 October 1914 - Ralph Winwood

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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