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Home Front - Omnibus
by BBC Radio 4
Omnibus editions of the epic drama series tracking the fortunes of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.
Episodes
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5-9 November 1918
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
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29 October - 2 November 1918
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
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22-26 October 1918
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
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15-19 October 1918
Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.
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8-12 October 1918
The third omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when General Haig warned against false rumours of peace. Cast Isabel ..... Keely Beresford Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook Nell ..... Alice St Clair Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell Victor ..... Joel MacCormack...
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1-5 October 1918
The second omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when British and Arab troops, joined by T.E. Lawrence, seized Damascus. Meanwhile at Keeper’s Lodge, Adeline has a moment of sudden realisation. Cast Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger Hilary ..... Craige Els Edie…
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24-28 September 1918 (Season 15 start)
The first omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Allies launched their final, and decisive campaign on the Western Front. Adam, meanwhile, is on a mission to the harbour. Cast Adam ..... Billy Kennedy Isabel ….. Keely Beresford Phyllis ..... Christine...
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6-10 August 1918
Final omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in the week when thousands of soldiers were given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest. Cast Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Charles Summer...
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30 July - 3 August 1918
The seventh omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when Allied forces arrived in northern Russia to support the White Army. On Dartmoor, meanwhile, Ivan lends Primrose a helping hand. Cast Ivan Jackson ..... Lloyd Thomas Cathy Lawrence ........
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23-27 July 1918
The sixth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners. Cast Emily Colville ..... Scarlett Brookes Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley Kitty Lumley...
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16-20 July 1918
The fifth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000. Cast Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Howard Argent ........
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9-13 July 1918
The fourth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Russian Soviet Republic adopted its first constitution, containing the slogan 'He who does not work, neither shall he eat!'. At Halecot Farm, meanwhile, Dieter has been toiling all…
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2-6 July 1918
The third omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Allied countries launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War. Cast Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci Primrose Holden ..... Jade Matthew Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker Sylvia...
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25-29 June 1918
The second omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the War Office called for 10,000 wounded, unfit and older men to help with the looming harvest. At Staverley Court, meanwhile, Hector and Cora receive a field postcard. Written by Lucy...
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18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)
The first omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations. Written by Lucy Catherine Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica...
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Home Front - Omnibus returns on 22 June
A preview of Home Front's penultimate season which is set in Devon. Its lead writer, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, gives an idea of what to expect.
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23-27 April 1918
Final omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in the week when a general strike was held in Dublin in protest against plans for Irish conscription. Cast Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Rev. Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart Dilys Walker ..... Ellie Piercy Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf…
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16-20 April 1918
The seventh omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when suffragist Nina Boyle claimed a 'moral triumph' after her nomination to run as an MP was rejected. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Florrie Wilson .....…
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9-13 April 1918
The sixth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when Maud Allen's production of Salome was cancelled following accusations of "moral perversity" involving 47,000 English traitors. Cast Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Marieke Argent ..... Olivia Ross...
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2-6 April 1918
The fifth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Operation Michael came to an end. Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie...
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26-30 March 1918
The fourth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when footballer Walter Tull was killed in the Spring Offensive. Cast Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Ivy Monk ........
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19-23 March 1918
The third omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the greatest German offensive began. Cast Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Jessie Moore .....…
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12-16 March 1918
The second omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Times published details for women registering to vote for the first time. Cast Rev. Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Ivy Monk…
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5-9 March 1918 (Season 13 start)
The first omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Northern Lights aided a deadly air raid on the South East. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Kitty Lumley ..... Ami...
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1-5 January 1918
Final omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in the first week of 1918, when Kaiser Wilhelm the second declared, "We face with firm confidence and iron will the year 1918". Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Shaun McKenna Sound:...
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25-29 December 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when the first Ladies' international football match was played in Belfast. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Lester Reed ..... Trevor Fox Fraser Chadwick ..... Edmund Wiseman Marion Wardle ........
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18-22 December 1917
The sixth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when negotiations for peace between Russia and Germany began at Brest-Litovsk. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer…
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11-15 December 1917
The fifth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Crimea proclaimed its independence, as a secular Muslim state, advocating ethnic and gender equality.. Cast Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Iris Reed ..... Charlie Hardwick Fraser Chadwick...
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4-8 December 1917
The fourth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Jerusalem was surrendered to the British. Cast Duncan Chadwick ..... Mark Stobbart Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Joyce Lyle ..... Tracy Whitwell Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone…
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27 November - 1 December 1917
The third omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Germany and the new Russian government began a cessation of hostilities. Cast Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Sarah Illingworth ..... Naomi Frederick Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Iris Reed...
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20-24 November 1917
The second omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in the week, in 1917, when the Battle of Cambrai marked the first mass use of tanks. Cast Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Sarah Illingworth ..... Naomi Frederick Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Fraser Chadwick ..... Edmund...
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13-17 November 1917 (Season 12 start)
The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when the Finnish Parliament declared their independence from Russia. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Shaun McKenna Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer…
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18-22 September 1917
The final omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the National Health Insurance Commission recommended free treatment for all invalided soldiers and sailors, and in Folkestone, Dorothea prepares for her first day back at the Bevan hospital. Written by...
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11-15 September 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Kerensky's provisional government proclaimed a Russian republic following Kornilov's failed coup. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Story led by Katie Hims Sound: Martha...
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4-8 September 1917
The sixth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when the entire French cabinet resigned over widespread army mutinies. Cast Maisie Harris ..... Cassie Layton Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Isabel Graham ..... Keely…
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28 August - 1 September 1917
The fifth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Wilfred Owen wrote 'Many of us who came to the Hydro slightly ill are now getting dangerously well'. Cast Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Howard Argent ..... Gunnar...
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21-25 August 1917
The fourth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the French Army regained territory in a new offensive at Verdun. Written by Mike Walker Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Story led by Katie Hims Sound: Martha Littlehailes…
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14-18 August 1917
The third omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. Cast Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Ulysses Pilchard ..... Khalid Abdalla Adeline Lumley...
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7-11 August 1917
The second omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when many in Folkestone heard the explosions of an air raid on Dover, and watched 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel. Cast Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise...
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31 July - 4 August 1917 (Season 11 start)
The first omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the battle of Passchendaele began. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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5-9 June 1917
The final omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when biggest man-made explosion in history removed Messines Ridge. Cast Eric Morton ..... Paul Rainbow Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Florrie Wilson ..... Claire...
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29 May - 2 June 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the death toll from the Folkestone air raid reached 72. Cast Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Jessie Moore ..... Lucy...
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22-26 May 1917
The sixth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid. Cast Maisie Harris ..... Cassie Layton Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Alec…
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15-19 May 1917
The fifth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet. Cast Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska Esme...
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8-12 May 1917
The fourth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German Imperialists Cast Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Joan Edkins ..... Rachel Davies Ralph Winwood ..... Nick Murchie Cynthia...
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1-5 May 1917
The third omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Archbishop of Canterbury warned, "when we come out of this war, we mean to come out with clean hands". Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole…
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24-28 April 1917
The second omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Food Controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Sarah Daniels Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer:...
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17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)
The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Sarah Daniels Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew...
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30 January-3 February 1917
In the week, in 1917, when America formally broke diplomatic relations with Germany, and in Tynemouth, people are making small steps forwards. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant...
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23-27 January 1917
In the week, in 1917, when the national press reported extensively on an explosion at an East London munitions factory, in Tynemouth, the workers are yet to have their story told. Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Sound:...
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