Home Front Podcast
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.
Episodes to download
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12 February 1915 - Esther O'Leary
Thu 12 Feb 2015
Councillor Maud Burnett's controversial scheme is gathering pace.
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10 February 1915 - Johnnie Marshall
Tue 10 Feb 2015
Not everyone at Collingwood Park is in favour of Marshalls manufacturing munitions.
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9 February 1915 - Edie Chadwick
Mon 9 Feb 2015
Edie is excited about her new job, not least as it allows her to escape friction at home.
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6 February 1915 - Robert Lyle
Fri 6 Feb 2015
Robert Lyle never expected today to bring this many challenges.
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5 February 1915 - Cressida Marshall
Thu 5 Feb 2015
Six weeks after the birth of her third baby, Cressida is ready to get back in the saddle.
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4 February 1915 - Geoffrey Marshall
Wed 4 Feb 2015
Despite the profits of war, factory owner Geoffrey Marshall cannot rest on his laurels.
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3 February 1915 - Kitty Lumley
Tue 3 Feb 2015
Kitty discovers that the further she travels, the less she understands.
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2 February 1915 - Albert Wilson (Season 3 start)
Mon 2 Feb 2015
The Wilson household can only keep baby Peter a secret for so long.
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9 January 1915 - Kitty Lumley
Fri 9 Jan 2015
The Graham household is a hive of activity as they await a special delivery.
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8 January 1915 - Alice Macknade
Thu 8 Jan 2015
The Folkestone community mourns the loss of one of its missing.
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7 January 1915 - Ivy Layton
Wed 7 Jan 2015
At Folkestone's Pleasure Gardens Theatre, someone is in for a surprise.
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6 January 1915 - Jack Wilson
Tue 6 Jan 2015
A couple of visitors descend on the Wilsons, one more welcome than the other.
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5 January 1915 - Isabel Graham
Mon 5 Jan 2015
The women of Folkestone struggle to help returning soldiers suffering from frostbite.
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2 January 1915 - Ivor Davies
Fri 2 Jan 2015
The recruitment drive is bearing fruit for Sergeant Major Davies, but nothing is simple.
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New Year's Day 1915 - Sylvia Graham
New Year's Day 2015
A New Year with new prospects. A fresh start might be just what the Graham household needs
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New Year's Eve 1914 - Albert and Florrie Wilson
Wed 31 Dec 2014
Can the Wilsons draw a line under the terrible events of 1914?
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30 December 1914 - Esme Macknade
Tue 30 Dec 2014
Esme desperately needs a friend, and finds one in an unexpected place.
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29 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
Mon 29 Dec 2014
England cricketer Colin Blythe arrives on a recruitment drive in Folkestone.
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25 December 1914 - Dorothea Winwood
Christmas Day 2014
At St Jude's Vicarage, not everyone is feeling the festive spirit.
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24 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
Christmas Eve 2014
It is Christmas Eve, and one keen young man has an appointment to keep.
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23 December 1914 - Sylvia Graham
Tue 23 Dec 2014
The Christmas tea for the Belgian wounded does not go entirely to plan.
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22 December 1914 - Phyllis Marshall
Mon 22 Dec 2014
Amidst a surge in drunken soldiers in town, a more refined visitor arrives at the station.
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19 December 1914 - Alice Macknade
Fri 19 Dec 2014
A surprise turn of events in the Macknade household heralds a change in their fortunes.
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18 December 1914 - Mervyn Harris
Thu 18 Dec 2014
Maisie Plackett takes very seriously the question 'Is your best boy in khaki?'.
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17 December 1914 - Archie Tulliver
Wed 17 Dec 2014
The recruitment drive takes a new and charming turn on the streets of Folkestone.
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16 December 1914 - Ralph Winwood
Tue 16 Dec 2014
The day's events make Reverend Ralph Winwood question his own authority.
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15 December 1914 - Hilary Pearce
Mon 15 Dec 2014
A surprise visitor at Folkestone Town Hall shakes Hilary Pearce's easy confidence.
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12 December 1914 - Norman Harris
Fri 12 Dec 2014
Epic drama series set in Britain during the First World War.
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet the characters of Home Front.
