Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack star in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2018 production of the Bard's dark psychological thriller. Show more
Home Front
11 August 1917 - Dennis Monk
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, the Labour leader resigned from the Cabinet under pressure from the press, and in Folkestone, Jessie directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk. Show more
Home Front
14 August 1917 - Howard Argent
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, Pope Benedict XV issued a Peace Note to the warring nations, and in Folkestone, Howard Argent plays mediator. Show more
Home Front
24 August 1917 - Dennis Monk
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, Italian troops took Mount Santo from the Austro-Hungarian forces, while in Folkestone, Dennis gives his advice away freely. Show more
Home Front
25 August 1917 - Sylvia Graham
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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On this day in 1917, 400,000 Moscow workers went on strike in defiance of the State Conference, while in Folkestone, Sylvia canvasses for support. Show more
Home Front - Omnibus
Episode 86: 11-15 September 1917
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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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. Show more
Offbeat comedy. Thrown out of home and with barely any money, a young call centre worker resorts to sleeping at the same humdrum office he spends his days. Show more
When giving a talk at a local school, Melody meets three friends whose secrets nearly cause disaster. Show more
Drama
Do You Like Banana, Comrades?
45 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In Csaba Szekely's first play, Robert is a young man growing up in Romania under Ceausescu's regime. Adolescence is different there. And bananas have an important role to play. Show more
Drama
Breaking Up with Bradford
44 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
When Kasim returns to Bradford after studying at university, he struggles to navigate himself in his beloved hometown. Drama by Kamal Kaan. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren is keeping his head down in Roarton, but when a pro-living MP erupts into the village his instinct is to flee. Amy returns home with stranger in tow. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren is a victim of Roarton's increasing Undead persecution and we delve deeper into Simon's fascinating past and dangerous present. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren faces his darkest fears when he turns rabid, while grave danger descends on PDS sufferers from an unexpected source. Show more
Five short dramas taking place in the city from sunset to sunrise, in response to a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren's dreams of escaping Roarton are dashed by Maxine, while Jem is humiliated at school, leading to dire consequences. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren's relationship with Simon takes an unexpected turn, provoked by PDS sufferer Freddie trying to win back his childhood sweetheart. Show more
Zombie drama series. Kieren makes a confession which sends shockwaves through the Walker family, and Philip's humiliating political downfall has an unexpected outcome. Show more
Home Front
26 April 1917 - Jessie Moore
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, the YMCA appealed for workers in their base camps in France, and Jessie Moore would rather be anywhere than here. Show more
Home Front
24 May 1917 - Jessie Moore
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, the manager of the Savoy ordered 10,000 plates to be destroyed after a guest noticed they were German-made, and Folkestone celebrates Empire Day. Show more
Home Front
25 May 1917 - Kitty Lumley
11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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On this day in 1917, Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid, and Tontine Street in Folkestone is packed with shoppers preparing for Whitsun weekend. Show more