Home Front
5 December 1914 - Joe Macknade
11 minutes
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Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Show more
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11 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Joe Macknade dearly wants to enlist, but is it for glory, or to escape home? Show more
58 minutes
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Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. In the first Season 2 omnibus, everyone is looking to do their bit for the war effort. Show more
A tense English rubber planter in Bengal fears a lethal snake is in his bed and nestling on his stomach. Stars Charles Dance. Show more
In Nick Perry's dark vision of the future, the River Thames has become a border separating the crime-free police state of North London from the lawless slum land of the South. Show more
Richard Monks' drama looks at the kidnapping of an aid worker in Pakistan. Lucy waits for her mother's release from captivity, with ambiguous feelings about her return. Show more
11 minutes
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On this day in 1917, at the Conference of Modern Churchmen, Canon Glazebrook described socialism as sharing Christian virtues. In Folkestone, Alice feels less than charitable. Show more
11 minutes
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Alice is released from prison, but really does not want to go home. Show more
London, 1965. Georgy is wonderfully sparky, funny and financially independent but desperate to fall in love. Show more
A tearful Georgy is worried about facing Jos again and is now thinking about accepting James's offer. Show more
Meredith's baby is on the way, and Georgy and Jos, an adulterer and his mistress, now have the long wait for news. Show more
11 minutes
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Councillor Graham sees a new side to Folkestone. Show more
58 minutes
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Folkestone honours its dead, and our characters' worlds all seem up-ended. With Katie Angelou, Michael Bertenshaw, Keely Beresford. Show more
Jos has Georgy all to himself once again, but having to care for a baby has changed everything, and a frustrated Jos takes drastic action. Show more
Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rival, blind detective Max Carrados, who tries to discover who caused a horrific train crash at Knight's Cross. Show more
1 hour
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True story of the post-war manhunt to avenge the Great Escape, by Robert Radcliffe and Robin Brooks. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From April 2013. Show more
15 minutes
Ben Crowe plays a boilerman who saves Primo's factory from disaster, and Evie Killip reads a short story about a little girl who is fascinated by a man painting with white paint. Show more
58 minutes
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In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the 'cheerful confidence' of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard-won in Folkestone. Show more
11 minutes
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Turkey declares war on Rumania and Russia, and a new arrival at the Grahams' fractures Esme's peace of mind. Show more
58 minutes
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By Mike Walker. Charles I's stammer famously disappeared on the morning of his execution. A story of the English Civil War, with Julian Rhind-Tutt and Anton Lesser. Show more
28 minutes
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The detective builds up a picture of Staniland, the 51-year-old victim whose case he is investigating because nobody else wants to. Show more